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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2015
Howard J. Liles, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Stephen Sprigle, Marietta, GA (US);
Kenneth Curtis Paulus, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas Randy Kirk, Ii, Bear Creek, NC (US);
Howard J. Liles, Wethersfield, CT (US);
Stephen Sprigle, Marietta, GA (US);
Kenneth Curtis Paulus, Charlotte, NC (US);
Thomas Randy Kirk, II, Bear Creek, NC (US);
Edison Nation Medical, LLC, Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A walker to assist a person rising from a seated position, the walker comprising: two or more front legs each having a proximal end, a center and a distal end, the distal end being adapted to contact the ground, one or more cross members secured to and joining the front legs to one another, a handle engaged to the proximal end of each front leg, a joint mechanism engaged to each the front leg, and a rear leg having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being engaged to each joint mechanism allowing the rear legs to pivot relative to the front legs.