Patent · US Expired

Motorized walking aid

US5224562A · kind A · utility

18Cited by
4References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1991
Grant dateJul 6, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 30, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61H2003/046
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A walking aid has a supporting framework (2, 3) mounted on two independently driven wheels, (5, 7) driven by respective electric motors (6, 8). The motors are operable by respective switches (10, 11) provided on the framework, such that each wheel can be independently rotatably driven in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction.

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