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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2019
Avenue Mobility Ltd, Stamford, CT (US);
Helen Ix FitzPatrick, Greenwich, CT (US);
Geri W. Roper, Greenwich, CT (US);
Kenneth A Tarlow, San Rafael, CA (US);
Avenue Mobility, Ltd., Stamford, CT (US);
Abstract
A rollator having an auto brake system made of a rigid frame assembly, a pair of forward facing swivel wheels, a pair of rearward facing non-swivel wheels, a pair of support handles, a pair of momentary electrical switches, a seat member, a back-rest member and a pair of electro-mechanical brake assemblies. The electro-mechanical brake assemblies are mounted on the frame assembly just above each rearward facing non-swivel wheel. The momentary electrical switches are mounted on the support handles. The brake assembly is actively engaged when the momentary electrical switches are not pressed and unengaged when the momentary electrical switches are pressed by the user. A preferred embodiment includes a pair of LED lights mounted on the front end of each the support handle, the LED lights being aimable by the user.