| US 7,610,926 B2 | ||
| Mobility device | ||
| Michael E. Adams, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to StrongArm Inc., Lake Bluff, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 17, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/804,286. | ||
| Application 11/804286 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/259942, filed on May 17, 2006, abandoned. | ||
| Application 29/259942 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/259943, filed on May 17, 2006, abandoned. | ||
| Application 29/259943 is a continuation in part of application No. 29/259951, filed on May 17, 2006, abandoned. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0006314 A1, Jan. 10, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61H 3/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 135—71 [135/72; 135/84] | 29 Claims |
| 1. A mobility device for providing ambulatory support for a user, comprising:
a tubular body having an upper part and a lower part, the upper part having at least five spaced-apart bends and terminating
in a free end;
a U-shaped forearm engaging portion adjacent the free end comprising one of said bends;
a manually graspable handle portion disposed between two of said bends, an anterior bend curving downward toward the lower
part and a posterior bend curving upward toward the free end, the handle portion defining a vertical plane that includes an
axis of the user's forearm when the user's hand grasps the handle portion and the user's forearm is placed in the U-shaped
forearm engaging portion;
a generally S-shaped intermediate portion extending from the posterior bend between the handle portion and the U-shaped forearm
engaging portion; and
the lower part defining an axis extending substantially in the vertical plane and including a floor-engaging free end.
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