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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2012
Applicant:
Paul Smith, Paignton, GB;
Inventor:
Paul Smith, Paignton, GB;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 1/00 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Knee-walkers allow amputees and individuals with injuries to maintain independent movement. Their stability and steering is very important. The invention comprises a knee-walker () comprising a frame (), at least two ground-engaging wheels () at the front, a seat (), a steering column (), and a steering belt () linking the steering column to the two front wheels, the two front wheels being steered by rotation of the steering column and consequent rotation of the belt.