Wheel chair propulsion system

Details Wheel chair propulsion system Wheel chair propulsion system

1980-08-28

1982-10-19

Peters, Jr., Joseph F.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

280244, B62M 116

Patent

active

043546919

ABSTRACT:
A wheel chair propulsion device particularly for use by quadriplegics that includes an annular ring smaller in diameter than the large wheel of a conventional wheel chair and having a plurality of spaced apart recesses in a surface thereof. The ring is fastened to the wheel of the wheel chair in co-axial relation therewith and spaced outward therefrom. A lever is pivotally mounted on the wheel chair axle and an opposite end of the lever projects above the conventional arm rest on the wheel chair. A drive mechanism is mounted on the lever arm and positively engageable with the annular ring for rotating the same and disengageable therefrom to allow free rotation of the wheel. The drive mechanism comprises a lug movable into and out of the recesses in the ring in response to movement of the lever in a direction transverse to the plane of the wheel and resilient compressible means which is compressed by movement of the lever in a direction to move the lug into a recess in the ring.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1317360 (1919-09-01), Dutmer
patent: 3189368 (1965-06-01), Petersen
patent: 3309110 (1967-03-01), Bulmer
patent: 3623748 (1971-11-01), Haynes
patent: 3869146 (1975-03-01), Bulmer
patent: 3877725 (1975-04-01), Barraza

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