Brace for a walker

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a brace for a walker embodying our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view thereof, the right side being a mirror image of FIG. 6.

The broken lines are showing the walker are for illustrative purposes only to show the position of the brace on the walker and form no part of the claimed design.

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Patent History
Patent number: D373555
Type: Grant
Filed: Nov 15, 1995
Date of Patent: Sep 10, 1996
Assignee: Rubbermaid Health Care Products Inc. (Statesville, NC)
Inventors: Evan T. Ward (Ann Arbor, MI), Shivaprasad Dhanapal (Statesville, NC)
Primary Examiner: Kay H. Chin
Law Firm: Renner, Kenner, Greive, Bobak, Taylor & Weber
Application Number: 0/46,465
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