Versatile knee rest walker

Claim 2

A versatile knee rest invalid walker comprising, a pair of spaced-apart rear legs and spaced-apart front legs in front of said rear legs defining together opposite sides between which a user may stand, and means for a user to grip the walker in use, a rest for a knee or the like, means removably securing said knee rest to said walker between the said sides thereof and adjacent the selected side thereof corresponding to the leg of the user requiring the rest, and, depending leg means for supporting the rear portion of said rest, said leg means being secured to said rest in spaced relation to the adjacent rear leg of the selected side of the walker.

Claim 3

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 further including a rear brace member detachably secured to and between said leg means and said selected adjacent walker rear leg.

Claim 4

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 wherein said rear leg means is spaced forwardly of said walker rear legs, whereby, during use by a user in walking, said rear legs engage the ground prior to said knee rest leg means thereby avoiding instability of said walker on irregular surfaces.

Claim 5

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 wherein said rest includes means for detachably securing said leg means thereto.

Claim 6

The versatile knee rest of claim 4 wherein said last named means is disposed on both the right side and the left said of said knee rest.

Claim 7

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 wherein said walker includes a front transverse brace extending between said front legs, and said securing means includes means for detachably connecting said knee rest to said front brace.

Claim 8

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 wherein said walker includes side braces extending between said front legs and said rear legs on each side, and said securing means includes means for detachably connecting said knee rest to a said side brace.

Claim 9

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 wherein said walker includes a front transverse brace extending between said front legs, and side braces extending between said front legs and said rear legs on each side, and said securing means includes means for detachably connecting said knee rest to said front brace and a said side brace.

Claim 10

The versatile knee rest of claim 1 wherein said rest is substantially trapezoidal in plan with a wider portion thereof toward the rear of said walker to maximize the area of engagement with a user's leg, said rest being substantially symmetrical about its fore-and-aft axis to facilitate its selective disposition o either side of said walker.

Claim 11

The versatile knee rest of claim 9 wherein said rest includes rounded corners to provide clearance with respect to said walker front and rear legs.

Claim 12

A versatile knee rest walker comprising: spaced-apart rear legs between which a user may stand and spaced-apart front legs cooperatively associated therewith, U-shaped means at the upper ends of said legs defining a transverse front brace and hand grip areas along the sides thereof extending between said front and rear legs, a U-shaped member spaced vertically above the bottoms of said legs having a middle portion extending transversely between said front legs and connected thereto and opposite end portions extending between said front and rear legs and connected to said rear legs thereby to brace said walker, a support for a user's knee or the like resting upon said U-shaped member, said support having ground-engageable means carried thereby, means selectively securing said support and said ground-engageable means carried thereby to one or the other of said end portions of said U-shaped member depending upon the knee to be supported when the walker is in use, whereby said knee support is respectively selectively connected to either of said U-shaped end portions and also supported by said ground-engageable means carried thereon.

Claim 13

A versatile knee rest walker comprising: spaced-apart rear legs between which a user may stand and spaced-apart front legs cooperatively associated therewith, U-shaped means at the upper ends of said legs defining a transverse front brace and hand grip areas along the sides thereof extending between said front and rear legs, a U-shaped member spaced vertically above the bottoms of said legs having a middle portion extending transversely between said front legs and connected thereto and opposite end portions extending between said front and rear legs and connected to said rear legs thereby to brace said walker, a support for a user's knee or the like resting upon said U-shaped member, said support having ground-engageable means carried thereby, means selectively securing said support and said ground-engageable means carried thereby to one or the other of said end portions of said U-shaped member depending upon the knee to be supported when the walker is in use, whereby said knee support is respectively selectively connected to either of said U-shaped end portions and also supported by said ground-engageable means carried thereon.