Patents Assigned to Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
  • Patent number: 5579793
    Abstract: A foldable walker (10) includes a first pair of opposed legs (14,16) and a second pair of opposed legs (13,15). A housing (25) is positioned between the first pair of legs (14,16). The housing (25) carries a lock/release mechanism (35) that includes a depressible button (36). The button (36) is connected to levers (45,47) such that when the button (36) is depressed, the levers (45,47) rotate to translate rods (51,53), respectively. When the rods (51,53) are so moved, pawls (68) connected to the rods (51,53) are rotated out of their normal engagement with bosses (60) carried by the first pair of legs (14,16). The first pair of legs (14,16) may then be rotated with respect to the housing (25) so that the second pair of legs (13,15) are positioned adjacent to each other and to the housing (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1996
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Gajewski, Evan T. Ward, Shivaprasad Dhanapal
  • Patent number: D373555
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 10, 1996
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: Evan T. Ward, Shivaprasad Dhanapal
  • Patent number: D375638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal, John Ledingham
  • Patent number: D375641
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 19, 1996
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal, Robert W. Jones, Charles F. T. Merritt
  • Patent number: D375854
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1996
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal, John Ledingham
  • Patent number: D377827
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal, Robert W. Jones, Charles F. T. Merritt
  • Patent number: D377971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: John Vanakkeren, Shivaprasad Dhanapal
  • Patent number: D382465
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1997
    Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc.
    Inventors: Shivaprasad Dhanapal, Brian H. Leonard, Joel M. Wittkamp