WALKER

摘要

A walker (10) is disclosed having two sets of handles positioned for rising from and lowering to a seated position in addition to serving as a walking aid. The walker comprises a frame having a front section comprising a pair of front vertical supports (11, 12) and a rigid cross-piece (13), and two side sections each comprising a rear vertical support (14, 15) having a load-bearing axis formed through a ground-engaging point, rigid connectors connecting the side sections to the front section, a first pair of handles (36, 37) positioned to support a user in a standing or walking position, and a second pair of handles (38, 39) positioned below and to the rear of the first set of handles to support a user in rising from or lowering to a seated position, in which the geometric centers of each of the second pair of handles is positioned to the rear of the load-bearing axis of each of teh rear vertical supports.