Upright extension for personal walkers

1. An upright extension assembly being configured to attach to a walker to support a person in an upright position during use of the walker, said assembly comprising:

a cross-member being removably coupled to a cross-brace of a walker, said cross-member having a first end and a second end orientated opposite each other;

a coupler removably coupling said cross-member to said cross-brace of the walker;

a pair of lateral members each being attached to and extending rearwardly from a one of said first end and said second end of said cross-member, each of said pair of lateral members having a support being attached to a distal end with regard to said cross-member, each of said supports extending outwardly away from said pair of lateral members with respect to said cross-member;

a pair of vertical members each being attached to and extending upwardly from a one of said lateral members positioned adjacent to a one of said first end and said second end of said cross-member;

a pair of grips each being attached to a one of said pair of vertical members; and

a pair of armrests being attached to and extending rearwardly from each of said pair of vertical members.

2. The upright extension assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said cross-member is cylindrical in shape.

3. The upright extension assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said coupler is positioned between said first end and said second end.

4. The upright extension assembly according to claim 1 , wherein a securing pad is attached to and covers an exterior of said supports.

5. The upright extension assembly according to claim 4 , wherein each of said securing pads engages with a one of a pair of rear legs of the walker.

6. The upright extension assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of vertical members comprises:

a first section being attached to a one of said lateral members;

a second section being telescopically coupled to and extending upwardly away from said first section;

a locking member releasably engaging each of said first section and said second section to selectively secure said first section and said second section at a chosen position relative to each other.

7. The upright extension assembly according to claim 6 , wherein said second section has an end wall positioned opposite said lateral member.

8. The upright extension assembly according to claim 7 , wherein each of said pair of grips being positioned around a portion of a one of said second sections adjacent to a one of said end walls.

9. The upright extension assembly according to claim 1 , wherein said pair of grips allow a user to hold and move the walker when holding each of said grips in the user's hands.

10. The upright extension assembly according to claim 1 , wherein each of said pair of armrests is positioned on a one of said second sections between a one of said grips and a one of said first sections such that a forearm of the user rests upon said armrest while the user's hands are engaged with said grips.

11. An upright extension assembly being configured to attach to a walker to support a person in an upright position during use of the walker, said assembly comprising:

a cross-member being removably coupled to a cross-brace of a walker, said cross-member having a first end and a second end orientated opposite each other, said cross-member being cylindrical in shape;

a coupler removably coupling said cross-member to said cross-brace of the walker, said coupler being positioned between said first end and said second end;

a pair of lateral members each being attached to and extending rearwardly from a one of said first end and said second end of said cross-member, each of said pair of lateral members having a support being attached to a distal end with regard to said cross-member, each of said supports extending outwardly away from said pair of lateral members with respect to said cross-member, a securing pad being attached to and covering an exterior of said supports, each of said securing pads engaging with a one of a pair of rear legs of the walker;

a pair of vertical members each being attached to and extending upwardly from a one of said lateral members, each of said pair of vertical members being positioned adjacent to a one of said first end and said second end of said cross-member, each of said pair of vertical members comprising:

a first section being attached to a one of said lateral members;

a second section being telescopically coupled to and extending upwardly away from said first section, said second section having an end wall positioned opposite said lateral member;

a locking member releasably engaging each of said first section and said second section to selectively secure said first section and said second section at a chosen position relative to each other;

a pair of grips each being attached to a one of said vertical members, each of said pair of grips being positioned around a portion of a one of said second sections adjacent to a one of said end walls, said pair of grips being configured to allow a user to hold and move the walker when holding each of said grips in the user's hands; and

a pair of armrests each being attached to and extending rearwardly from a one of said pair of vertical members, each of said pair of armrests being positioned on a one of said second sections between a one of said grips and a one of said first sections such that a forearm of the user rests upon said armrest while the user's hands are engaged with said grips.