Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1995-10-12
1997-09-23
Boehler, Anne Marie
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
180 65, 180 655, 180907, 301 51, B60K 700
Patent
active
056696191
ABSTRACT:
A portable wheelchair including a seat assembly having a seat and a back rest, and a footrest having at least one guiding wheel. The seat assembly and the footrest are selectively secured between a first wheel and a second wheel. The first wheel includes a first tire mounted on a first rim and the second wheel includes a second tire mounted on a second rim, wherein a first cross-brace releasably couples the seat assembly to the first wheel and a second cross-brace releasably couples the seat assembly to the second wheel. The first cross brace includes a first motor and the second cross brace includes a second motor, wherein the first motor and the second motor are respectively coupled to the first wheel and the second wheel to facilitate movement of the wheelchair.
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Publication: Popular Mechanics, Wheelchair Disclosure, Oct. 1995, p. 28.
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