Light-weight wheel assembly for wheelchairs

Details Light-weight wheel assembly for wheelchairs Light-weight wheel assembly for wheelchairs

1995-01-12

1997-02-18

Butler, Douglas C.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

188 2F, B60T 106

Patent

active

056035209

ABSTRACT:
A lightweight wheel assembly intended primarily for use on wheelchairs is disclosed and claimed. The assembly includes an injection-moldable fiber-reinforced plastic push rim comprising a variety of fastening devices. Important advantages of the invention include very light weight compared to prior art wheel assemblies while achieving the high component strength desired, shock absorption qualities beneficial to wheelchair users not provided by other wheel assemblies, and components which may be made from the inexpensive injection molding process.

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Copies of Promotional Materials in parent application Ser. No. 08/094,718, filed Jul. 20, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,379,866 issued Jan. 10, 1995.

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