Mobility aid
US12036158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61H2203/0487
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A mobility aid is provided. The mobility aid includes a mobile base movable along a mobile-base-movement plane, the mobile base having a plurality of wheels. The mobility aid also includes a seat pivotably coupled to the mobile base in a manner so as to be pivotable between a sitting disposition, in which the seat is oriented parallel to the mobile-base-movement plane, and a standing disposition, in which the seat is oriented perpendicular to the mobile-base-movement plane and a sitting surface of the seat is facing forward with respect to a forward-movement direction of the mobile base. The mobility aid also includes a balance-assist unit having a balance-assist-linkage mechanism coupled to the seat, and a body-support-module coupled to the balance-assist-linkage mechanism. Components of the balance-assist-linkage mechanism are jointed in a manner movable to allow movements of the body-support-module relative to the seat along a module-movement-plane parallel to the mobile-base-movement plane when the seat is in the standing disposition.
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