Walker seat
A walker seat may include a seat bottom and a support structure. The seat bottom may include an anterior region, a posterior region, an upper side, and a lower side. The lower side may include a central segment retention portion. The support structure may include a central segment, a left-side segment, and a right-side segment. The central segment may be retained by the central segment retention portion. The left-side segment may be extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom. Similarly, the right-side segment may be extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a seat bottom;
a support structure arranged underneath the seat bottom, wherein the support structure includes:
a central segment;
a left-side segment extendible beyond a left side of the seat bottom and removably engageable with the central segment; and
a right-side segment extendible beyond a right side of the seat bottom and removably engageable with the central segment; and
a spring extending through the central segment, attached to the left-side segment, and attached to the right-side segment.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the seat bottom further comprises an attachment portion in a posterior region of the seat bottom and configured to attach to an additional member, such that the seat bottom can rotate about the additional member.
3. The apparatus of claim 2 , further comprising a mounting member configured to mount to another structure, and wherein the additional member comprises the mounting member.
4. An apparatus comprising:
a seat bottom;
a central segment retention portion arranged:
on a lower side of the seat bottom; and
away from a posterior edge of the seat bottom by a distance;
a support structure including:
a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;
a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment;
a right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment; and
a spring extending through the central segment, attached to the left-side segment, and attached to the right-side segment.
5. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the central segment retention portion is located in an anterior region of the seat bottom.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising:
a left-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the left-side segment; and
a right-side segment retention portion configured to releasably retain the right-side segment,
wherein the right-side segment retention portion and the left-side segment retention portion are located on at least one of the lower side of the seat bottom or the central segment.
7. The apparatus of claim 4 , wherein:
the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment; and
the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment.
8. An apparatus comprising:
a seat bottom;
a central segment retention portion arranged on a lower side of the seat bottom; and
a support structure including:
a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;
a left-side segment telescopically arranged with the central segment and telescopically extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom; and
a right-side segment telescopically arranged with the central segment and telescopically extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom.
9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the seat bottom further comprises an attachment portion in a posterior region of the seat bottom and configured to attach to an additional member, such that the seat bottom can rotate about the additional member.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a mounting member configured to mount to another structure, and wherein the additional member comprises the mounting member.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the mounting member comprises:
an elongated portion having a left side and a right side;
a left-side mounting structure on the left side of the elongated portion, wherein the left-side mounting structure is mountable to the another structure; and
a right-side mounting structure on the right side of the elongated portion, wherein the right-side mounting structure is mountable to the another structure.
12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the central segment retention portion is located in an anterior region of the seat bottom.
13. An apparatus comprising:
a mounting member including:
an elongated portion having a left side and a right side;
a left-side mounting structure on the left side of the elongated portion, wherein the left-side mounting structure is mountable to a walker; and
a right-side mounting structure on the right side of the elongated portion, wherein the right-side mounting structure is mountable to the walker;
a seat bottom including:
an anterior region;
a posterior region;
an upper side; and
a lower side;
a central segment retention portion underneath the anterior region of the lower side;
an attachment portion rotatably attached to the elongated portion of the mounting member; and
a support structure including:
a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;
a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment;
a right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment; and
a spring extending through the central segment, attached to the left-side segment, and attached to the right-side segment.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the elongated portion comprises a U-shape.
15. An apparatus comprising:
a mounting member including:
an elongated portion having a left side and a right side;
a left-side mounting structure on the left side of the elongated portion, wherein the left-side mounting structure is mountable to a walker; and
a right-side mounting structure on the right side of the elongated portion, wherein the right-side mounting structure is mountable to the walker;
a seat bottom including:
an anterior region;
a posterior region;
an upper side;
a lower side including a central segment retention portion in the anterior region; and
an attachment portion rotatably attached to the elongated portion of the mounting member; and
a support structure including:
a central segment retained by the central segment retention portion;
a left-side segment extendable from a left side of the central segment, whereby the left-side segment extends beyond a left side of the seat bottom, wherein the left-side segment is removably engageable with the left side of the central segment; and
a right-side segment extendable from a right side of the central segment, whereby the right-side segment extends beyond a right side of the seat bottom, wherein the right-side segment is removably engageable with the right side of the central segment,
wherein the left-side segment, right-side segment, and central segment comprise a telescoping arrangement.