Lightweight wheelchair having swing-away footrest assembly

Details Lightweight wheelchair having swing-away footrest assembly Lightweight wheelchair having swing-away footrest assembly

1987-11-16

1988-12-13

Pekar, John A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

280 42, 297429, A47C 752, A61G 502

Patent

active

047905530

ABSTRACT:
A lightweight wheelchair (10) including a front frame (27), footrest assembly (33), and mounting means (34,48) for mounting the footrest assembly (33) to the frame (27) for pivotal movement between a position in front of the chair and a position beside the chair is disclosed. The footrest assembly (33) is mounted to a front frame member (27) of the chair by a pivotal joint (34) and is further supported by a support bracket (48) which engages a side of the front frame member (27) below the pivotal joint (34). Mounted to the bracket (48) and front frame member (27) are cooperating subassemblies (56,57) which latch the footrest assembly (33) in a position in front of the chair and simultaneously bind or cam-down the inner end (49) of the bracket (48) against the side of the vertical front frame member (27). The latch assembly (52) can be operated by one of relatively limited manual dexterity, and the footrest assembly ( 33) can be removed from the wheelchair (10) by unlatching, rotating and lifting the footrest assembly (33). A mounting block (23) for securement of the seat frame (11) of the wheelchair (10) is also disclosed.

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