Devices For A Walker

Abstract

Sliders or end caps which are secured to the bottom ends of the legs of walkers assist an individual in using the walker on various surfaces, such as rugs, without the danger of the legs of the walker becoming snagged on the carpet and the walker becoming unstable. The sliders or end caps have a concave bottom portion which is designed to always present a “trailing edge” to the outer perimeter of the slider or end cap. This “trailing edge” will be present even as the concave bottom portion wears away from use. Thus, the “trailing edge” will prevent the slider and walker from becoming snagged by a carpet or other surface on which the walker is used.

1 . A slider for use on an end of a leg of a walker comprising:
 a hollow tubular member open at both ends;   a disk shaped element secured to and closing off a bottom end of said hollow tubular member, said disk shaped element having an upper surface and a lower surface;   said hollow tubular member being secured to said upper surface of said disk shaped element at a central portion;   said disk shaped element being upwardly concave and circular, said disk shaped element having a substantially flat central region at a central portion of said lower surface of said disk shaped element, said disk shaped element having a rim at an outermost portion of said disk shaped element, said upper surface of said disk shaped element being concave, said lower surface of said disc shaped element being convex;   a majority of said disk shaped member extending upwardly above said bottom end of said hollow tubular member; and   said lower surface of said disk shaped member having a trailing edge, said trailing edge permitting said slider to glide along a rough surface without becoming entangled therein.   
     
     
         2 . The slider of  claim 1  wherein said hollow tubular member includes a securing member, said securing member being located proximate said bottom end of said hollow tubular member, said securing member being constructed and arranged to be crushed and deformed by a lower end of a leg of a walker,
 whereby said slider is secured onto a lower end of a walker leg. 
 
     
     
         3 . The slider of  claim 1  wherein said concave upper surface and said convex lower surface are complementary to each other respectively. 
     
     
         4 . The slider of  claim 2  wherein said slider is made from a non-porous, deformable material. 
     
     
         5 . The slider of  claim 2  wherein said slider is a single unitary member without any joints or connections. 
     
     
         6 . The slider of  claim 2  wherein said hollow tubular member has a cross section which is circular in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         7 . The slider of  claim 2  wherein said slider is a single unitary member without any joints or connections. 
     
     
         8 . The slider of  claim 3  wherein said slider is made from a non-porous, deformable material. 
     
     
         9 . The slider of  claim 3  wherein said hollow tubular member has a cross section which is circular in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         10 . The slider of  claim 2  wherein said concave upper surface and said convex lower surface are complementary to each other respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The slider of  claim 10  wherein said slider is made from a non-porous material, deformable material. 
     
     
         12 . The slider of  claim 10  wherein said slider is a single unitary member without any joints or connections. 
     
     
         13 . The slider of  claim 10  wherein said hollow tubular member has a cross section which is circular in the horizontal direction. 
     
     
         14 . The slider of  claim 10  wherein said slider is made from a non-porous material, said slider is a single unitary member without any joints or connections, and said hollow tubular member has a cross section which is circular in the horizontal direction.