Apparatus to aid walking
US12208048B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63B2071/0018
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An apparatus to aid walking, the apparatus including a base unit, housing a motor; and further including first and second horizontally orientated foot supports, mounted for back and forth parallel motion relative to the base unit; the foot supports each being operably connected to the motor; each foot support including a plurality of planar members, including a base plate, an intermediate plate and a foot plate having an upper surface to receive a user's foot, the intermediate plate being pivotally linked at a first end to the base plate and at a second end to the foot plate.
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