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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 1988
Filed:
May. 09, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Lillian L Vinyard, St. Charles, MO (US);
Edward J Taylor, Winfield, MO (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2802 / ; 272 703 ; 280 / ; 297-5 ; 297D / ;
Abstract
A kit for converting a wheel chair into a walker for a patient comprising a seat for replacing the wheel chair bottom, a base for mounting the seat to the wheel chair to define an open space for the patient in front of the seat between the sides of the wheel chair, the seat positioned immediately below the patient's buttocks when the patient is standing in the space. The kit also includes an inverted U-shaped support bar is mounted across the front of the wheel chair in position where it can be grasped by the patient, the support bar retaining the patient between the sides of the wheel chair and the seat.