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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 04, 1996
Randall D Block, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Darla R Gill, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Momentum Medical Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Abstract
A dual handled walking-assist and uprisal-assist device is disclosed having the handles spaced at a predetermined distance to provide a stable structure for rising from and lowering to a seated position, in addition to serving as a walking aid. The walking- and uprisal-assist device has a structure having a first handle or first pair of handles which are useful whenever a user is in a standing position. A second handle or second pair of handles are spaced a preselected distance from the first handle or handles and at a preselected distance from the bottom of the device. An infirmed user can use the second handle or handles as a grip to push against when the user is rising from a chair. The second handle or handles are connected to one or more load-bearing shafts and the geometrical centers of the handles are positioned relative to the load-bearing shafts to provide a stable structure when used for uprisal and walking. The load-bearing shaft or shafts of the device may be configured with height adjustment means to selectively determine the overall height of the device. The walking- and uprisal-assist device of the present invention may be manifest in either a cane or a walker.