Removable bag assembly and system for rollators, walkers, and other mobility-assistance apparatus

摘要

A system including a mobility-assistance apparatus and a bag. The apparatus includes one or more shafts. The shaft defines a lumen, has an open end in communication with the lumen, and defines a longitudinally-extending slot in communication with the lumen. An end cap is releasably engagable with the open end to enclose the lumen of the shaft. The bag includes a body and one or more attachment members coupled to the bag via flange portion(s). The attachment member is configured for receipt within the lumen of the shaft with the flange portion extending through the slot of the shaft. The attachment member is insertable into and removable from the lumen of the shaft when the end cap is disengaged from the open end of the shaft, and is retained within the lumen of the shaft when the end cap is engaged with the open end of the shaft.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a mobility-assistance apparatus, including:
at least one shaft, at least a portion of the shaft defining a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, the shaft having an open end in communication with the lumen and a longitudinally-extending slot in communication with the lumen; andat least one end cap releasably engagable with the open end of the shaft to enclose the lumen of the shaft; and a bag releasably engagable with the mobility-assistance apparatus, the bag including a body portion and at least one attachment member, the attachment member coupled to the bag via a flange portion, the attachment member configured for receipt within the lumen of the shaft with the flange portion extending through the slot of the shaft, wherein the attachment member of the bag is insertable into and removable from the lumen of the shaft when the end cap is disengaged from the open end of the shaft, and wherein the attachment member is retained within the lumen of the shaft when the end cap is engaged with the open end of the shaft.