ROLLATORS FOR MOBILITY

$269.00 suggested retail

Larger wheels make this rollator perfect for both indoor and outdoor use.

The Mimi Lite Elite adds extra style and function to the Mimi family. In addition to larger wheels, it offers a sleek frame design and durable cast aluminum rear forks. The lightweight Mimi Lite Elite can handle up to 225 pounds.

Winning features include:

• comfortable padded seat and backrest
• locking loop brakes
• large 6" wheels for indoor and outdoor capabilities
• adjustable handle height
• under-seat tote bag for storage
• easy folding for transportation
• cast aluminum rear forks for longer life and improved braking performance

The Mimi Lite Elite weighs 13 pounds. Its aluminum frame comes in champagne or forest green and carries a lifetime warranty.

*Oversize item requires $15 additional shipping*

With walker wheels, the general rule is the larger the wheel, the easier it is to push, especially over rough ground.  Walkers with small solid wheels are really only suitable for indoors.

Three wheels or four?

Walkers with three wheels are more maneuverable but less stable than those with four wheels.

Four wheel walkers are easy to push, especially if the wheels are large and swivel.  This is a real advantage.  

If you need to lean or push against the rollator's frame for support, you may find the standard walker too mobile - the frame may "run away" from you.  The solution is a wheeled walker, such as the Dannie rollator, that can also function as a rolling classic "step walker."  In normal operation, the locks engage between steps, so you stay in control.  By continually squeezing the hand brake, though, you can allow the wheels to roll freely.

Rollator frame

Steel or aluminum?

Steel is stronger, but aluminum is lighter. If you weigh more than 250 pounds, you will want a steel walker.  Otherwise, you can go with one of the lighter (and more easily pushed) aluminum rollators.

Rollator handle height

How high should it go?

The handle height on rollators adjusts, either at the base or with individual handle adjustments.  The minimum height setting may be as low as 30" (on a petite model), the maximum can go as high as 38."  The exact range varies with the walker.  One rollator model might have a 31" minimum and a 35" maximum.  Another might run from 33" to 36."  Yet another, from 34" to 38."  

Select a rollator whose handles can be adjusted to a comfortable height for you.  Taller folk will need higher ranges (say between 34" and 38"), shorter folk will need lower ranges (perhaps 30" to 33"), with others falling somewhere in between.  Ranges overlap, and you don't have to fit into the middle of a range, so long as it includes your preferred handle height.   

Rollator brakes

What's to stop you?

With a rollator you want brakes that are easy and quick to operate so you feel in control.  Traditional choices include push-down and loop.  In addition, an innovative reverse braking system aids those who have trouble walking with a "natural" gait.

Push-down

Push down brakes are operated by downward pressure on the spring-loaded frame.  These are the easiest brakes to operate. When you lean on the rollator frame, the motion of the rear wheels is interrupted.  This halts forward movement while you shift weight from one foot to the other.  

Push down brakes may be unsuitable for either petite users who can not push down heavily enough on frame or heavy users who may engage the brakes too constantly.

Available on Mimi-Lite Pushdown Rollator & Aussie Pushdown

Loop

Cable loop brakes resemble bike brakes.  They require squeeze action and simultaneous use of both hands.  However, they provide greater stability than pressure brakes. 

Because they offer instant braking action, cable brakes must be used cautiously.

Available on Mimi Lite Elite Rollator and Aussie Lite Rollator

Reverse braking

On this system, the rollator's brakes are locked at all times unless they are manually released by squeezing any one of three brake handles.  Squeeze the brake handle and the walker becomes free-wheeling.  Release the brake handle and the brakes automatically engage.  

This patented reverse braking system is ideal for anyone who has difficulty walking with a "natural" gait.  

Available on Dannie Rollator & Dannie II

Special brake features

A locking feature frees you from having to continuously maintain a grip.  Instead the rollator's brakes can be locked in the "on" position.  This is a "must have" for being able to safely use a wheeled walker's built-in seat. 

Available on Mimi-Light Elite Rollator and Aussie Lite Rollator

Locking the walker's wheels becomes even simpler with a thumb-touch locking mechanism.  A simple push of the thumb lever does it.  Brakes are locked and released with 80% less hand motion than required with standard cable brakes.  Rollators with the thumb-touch feature may also be operated in standard locking mode.

Available on Mimi Lite Deluxe, Winnie Deluxe and Winnie Lite Supreme (optional Timmie Hemi handle allows single-handed braking), Nanny Deluxe, and Shopper EXE rollators

Rollator Options

Rollators come outfitted in various ways.  Some features are standard, others optional.  The most popular items include:

	seat
	shopping basket or bag
	walking stick holder

Seat

If you tire easily, you will want a seat on your walker so you can rest when fatigued.  Some rollators even include a small backrest and armrests that assist with sitting down or standing up.

Shopping basket/bag

It's nice to be able to carry items easily from place to place while using a rollator.  Baskets and bags of various sizes and position are available for this purpose. Open wire baskets are a snap to load and unload, but under-seat tote bags provide privacy for things like purses.

Baskets positioned low on the rollator frame may be difficult to reach.

Walking stick holder

There are places where rollators don't function very well - such as extremely tight spaces.  A holder enables you to have a walking stick on hand for those times when using the walker itself proves inconvenient.

Rollator comparison chart

Whew!  It is easy to be overwhelmed by the variety of features and options available on rollators.  Recommendation: decide upon your must have features - no more than a two or three.  Then restrict your search to rollators offering those options.  By comparing these models to one another in terms of nice to have features, you will probably quickly develop a preference. 

Once you have limited your search, you might find the following chart helpful.  It gives side-by-side comparisons of the different rollators, so you can see at a glance which has the features you want. 

Questions?  Concerns?  Send them our way, by phone (913- 390-0247) or email.  Any answers we don't have, we will get!