Attachment for a wheelchair

Details Attachment for a wheelchair Attachment for a wheelchair

1992-10-07

1994-04-19

Hill, Mitchell J.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

280244, 280253, 2802501, A61G 502, B62M 116

Patent

active

053039459

ABSTRACT:
An attachment is provided which may be mounted on a conventional wheelchair to enable the conventional wheelchair to traverse a regular terrain. The attachment comprises a pair of wheel drive assemblies which are mounted to the rear wheels of the wheelchair. Each of the wheel drive assemblies comprises inner and outer plates which embrace the inner and outer surfaces of the wheel and which are interconnected by means of bolts. The nut or bolt head is positioned outwardly of the outer surface of the outer plate and has a ratchet wrench mounted thereon. A hollow pipe embraces the upper end of the ratchet wrench and extends upwardly therefrom. An inverted U-shaped member has its opposite ends rotatably received by the upper ends of the hollow pipes.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4358126 (1982-11-01), Mitchell et al.
patent: 5020818 (1991-06-01), Oxford

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Attachment for a wheelchair does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Attachment for a wheelchair, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Attachment for a wheelchair will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-15818