WHEELCHAIR WITH DETACHABLE WALKER

摘要

A wheelchair having a detachable walker. The walker can be mechanically attached and detached from the wheelchair easily so that the user can safely rise from a sitting position on the wheelchair to a standing position assisted by the walker. During that transition, the user has the wheelchair attached to the walker in case the user falls backwardly or gets tired and wants to again be seated in the wheelchair. When the user has reached the standing position, the user can ambulate in a space intermediate the walker and the wheelchair or simply detach the walker from the wheelchair and continue ambulating while relying solely on the walker for support.

主权项

1. A combination of a wheelchair and a walker mechanically affixed together, the wheelchair comprising a wheelchair frame for supporting a user in a sitting position, a pair of front wheels and a pair of drive wheels rotatably affixed to the frame and being movable to propel the wheelchair over a flat surface, the walker comprising a walker frame having a handle adapted to be grasped by a user, and having at least two wheels that contact the flat surface when supporting a user, and an attachment system that enables the walker to be readily attached to and detached from the wheelchair.