ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,527,703, issued on Jan. 20.
"Walker wheelchair connector device" was invented by Michael Esposito (Belleville, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A device to operatively connect a walker and a wheelchair utilizing the wheelchair foot rest connection apparatus and the support pole of the walker to assist patients and physical therapists in gait training and restorative strength, endurance, and balance training. The device has an attachment clamp to grip the support pole of the walker and a proprietary mechanism to adapt for connection to the footrest attachment mechanism already existing on a wheelchair."
The patent was filed on July 11...