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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2020
The United States Government As Represented BY the Department of Veteran Affairs, Washington, DC (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Ronald J. Triolo, Cleveland Heights, OH (US);
Marc Louis Vitantonio, Cleveland, OH (US);
Robert Craig Allen, Cleveland, OH (US);
Shawn William Dellinger, Cleveland, OH (US);
Anna E. Krakora, Cleveland, OH (US);
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, Cleveland, OH (US);
THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AS REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
As an example, a walker includes a first leg pair, a second leg pair and a cross beam connecting the first and second leg pairs in a parallel, spaced apart relationship. Each leg pair includes a U-shaped tube defining a front leg and a rear leg. A front strut is telescopically movable within the front leg and extends outwardly therefrom. A rear strut is telescopically movable within the rear leg and extends outwardly therefrom. A mechanical linear actuator includes a rotating element adapted to rotate relative to at least one of the front leg or the rear leg. The rotating element includes an interface with a track on the respective strut relative to which the rotating element rotates, whereby rotational motion of the rotating element translates to corresponding linear motion of the strut.