Patents by Inventor Frederic Leonard

Frederic Leonard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5255696
    Abstract: A collapsible walker for elderly and disabled persons including first and second U-shape side frames which are pivotal relative to a front frame, enabling the walker to be collapsed substantially flat. At each corner between the front and side frames, a corner brace is provided in the form of a plastic sleeve which rides/slides on a horizontal rib in the side frame and a connecting rod which connects the sleeve to the front frame A detent in the sleeve snaps into catch slots in the horizontal rib to lock the walker in an open position. A pushbutton on the sleeve permits disengaging the detent from the catch slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1993
    Assignee: Diamond Medical Equipment Corp.
    Inventor: Frederic Leonard