Walker Trays A Mobile Work Station
These walker trays run from simple bag like construction to a formed and fitted plastic or metal tray built into the superstructure and these trays perform as part of the strength and stability of the 4 wheeled walker. The bag like fabricated trays are usually large enough to contain most grocery items that are not bulky. This is also true of the metal or plastic trays.
There has still been no decent design for storage of bulky grocery items like bread, sacks of flour, sacks of sugar, etc. And what do you do with a watermelon? Items like these are best left in the store furnished plastic bags and hung over hook-like protuberances on the frame of the walker. Special hooks may be purchased over the Internet or locally to add to the walker. These special hooks are placed at strategic places about the walker and helps carry these bulky bags around. They are shaped so that they will not tear the store furnished bags.
In recent years there have been several styles of bags designed for walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, and other ambulatory aids. These can be hung on the sides, front, or rear of most walkers. They have pockets, zippers, snaps; just like back packs. Some can convert to back packs if it is easier for the walker operator. With the freedom of today's walker traveler, a bag is almost a must.
There have been some recent designs in walkers with trays for internal use. These walkers are not meant for out-of-doors. This type of walker lets the operator carry food, dishes, books, folded clothes, or other items from room to room while enjoying the safety and stability of a sturdy walker. These are designed such, that they are easy to maneuver around home furnishings without loss of safety.
There are usually two plastic trays built into these internal use walkers, one at kitchen surface height and one about twelve inches lower. These trays are usually textured to reduce slip. A lip at the rear and sides of each tray prevents items from sliding off as the operator moves along. The front of each tray usually has only a slight lip to reduce slippage. This slight lip also makes it easier to slide items on and off.
These walkers usually have soft grip handles that are individually adjustable for height and angle. Also sturdy metal frame legs give the indoor walker a stronger construction, along with angled rear legs for extra stability. Special large casters, usually four inches in diameter, ride easily over thresholds or any transitions from carpet to tile or to wood floors.
These 4 wheeled walkers with trays and bags are designed to be used from sunrise to sundown and 24 by 7. They are basically maintenance free and the ones reviewed were noted as being exceptionally reliable. Walker trays have made the walker more than a walker—it is a mobile work station.
