Powered wheelchair with a detachable power drive assembly

Details Powered wheelchair with a detachable power drive assembly Powered wheelchair with a detachable power drive assembly

1992-06-02

1994-10-04

Culbreth, Eric

Motor vehicles

Power

Electric

180 11, 180907, 267 41, 267 47, 267229, 2802501, 2803041, 280699, 280721, B60K 102

Patent

active

053517741

ABSTRACT:
A wheelchair (20) including a wheelchair frame (22) and a seat assembly (24) carried by the wheelchair frame (22). A detachable power drive assembly (32) having power driven wheels (40, 40') is releasably coupled to the wheelchair frame (22) and is mounted for selective removal of the drive assembly (32) as a unit from the wheelchair frame (22). Wheel mounting ports (76, 76') are also provided in the wheelchair frame (22) for releasably receiving a pair of manually-operable drive wheels (34, 34'). An anti-tip suspension (80) is also provided and includes a suspension arm (84) which is mounted to resist rearward tipping of the wheelchair by a non-linear restoring force. A wheel lock (108) is mounted for movement between a deployed operable position and a stored inoperable position. In the deployed position, the wheel lock (108) extends laterally outwardly of the wheelchair frame (22) for engagement with and braking of manually operable drive wheels (34, 34').

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