Walker with integrated illumination means and alarm
View Patent ↗The walker with integrated illumination means and alarm wires an alarm and lights into at least one side of a walker. The alarm includes a panic button located adjacent onto of the handles, and upon depression shall signal an alarm via a speaker located elsewhere on said walker. The illumination means includes at least one light that is operated via an on/off switch located adjacent one of the handles. The walker with integrated illumination means and alarm may be of foldable construction or a wheeled construction. An embodiment may include illumination means located and operated on a left side of said walker, whereas another illumination means is located and operated on a right side of said walker. The illumination means and alarm are portably powered, and increase the overall weight of the walker by a negligible margin.
1. A walker with integrated illumination means and alarm comprising:
a walker in which an illumination means provides a plurality of lights along a front portion of said walker, and which are in wired communication with an on/off switch;
wherein an alarm is integrated into said walker and includes a panic button that emits an alarm via a speaker in wired communication;
wherein powering means is in wired communication with the illumination means and the alarm;
wherein the lights are located at varying elevations along the front portion of the walker, and comprising an upper array and a lower array;
wherein the lights are further defined as being located on a right side of the front portion and a left side of the front portion;
wherein the walker is foldable such that the left side of the walker is capable of folding to a generally parallel or an acute orientation with a front rail of the front portion; wherein the right side of the walker is capable of folding to an acute or a generally parallel orientation with the front rail of the front portion, respectively;
wherein the on/off switch is adjacent a handle of said walker;
wherein the panic button is adjacent a handle of said walker;
wherein said speaker is directed rearwardly with respect to the direction of said walker;
wherein the powering means being in wired communication with the illumination means and alarm is comprised of at least one battery;
wherein said battery is/are rechargeable.
2. The walker with integrated illumination means and alarm as described in claim 1 wherein the walker is a wheeled walker.
3. A walker with integrated illumination means and alarm comprising:
a walker in which an illumination means provides a plurality of lights along a front portion of said walker,
wherein said lights are located on both a left side of said walker as well as a right side of said walker;
wherein the lights of the left side are in wired communication with an on/off switch located adjacent a handle of said left side, whereas lights of the right side are in wired communication with another on/off switch located adjacent a handle of said right side;
wherein an alarm is integrated into said walker and includes a panic button that emits an alarm via a speaker in wired communication;
wherein powering means is in wired communication with the illumination means and the alarm;
wherein the lights are located at varying elevations along the front portion of the walker, and comprising an upper array and a lower array;
wherein the lights of the left side are controlled by the on/off switch adjacent the handle of the left side, whereas the lights of the right side are controlled by the another on/off switch adjacent the handle of the right side;
wherein the panic button is adjacent a handle of said walker;
wherein said speaker is directed rearwardly with respect to the direction of said walker;
wherein the powering means being in wired communication with the illumination means and alarm is comprised of at least one battery;
wherein the walker is foldable such that the left side of the walker is capable of folding to a generally parallel or an acute orientation with a front rail of the front portion; wherein the right side of the walker is capable of folding to an acute or a generally parallel orientation with the front rail of the front portion, respectively;
wherein said battery is/are rechargeable;
wherein the walker is a wheeled walker.