Land vehicles – Wheeled – Occupant propelled type
Patent
1998-12-29
2000-12-05
Swann, J. J.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Occupant propelled type
2803041, 297DIG4, 5 811HS, B62M 114, A61G 708
Patent
active
061555835
ABSTRACT:
A wheelchair which enables the user on the wheelchair to remove or reinstall larger diameter wheels without jacking up the entire structure. The wheelchair includes a seat, legs supporting the seat, a caster having a holder and a smaller diameter wheel rotatably installed at a center of the bottom surface of each of the respective legs, axle supporting levers reclinably mounted on both sides of the seat and a wheel axle for the respective larger diameter wheel, one end of which is removably installed on one end of the respective axle supporting lever. The other end of the axle supporting lever functions as a handle for reclining the lever. The diameter of the larger diameter wheel is larger than the diameter of the smaller diameter wheel.
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Bottorff Christopher D.
Swann J. J.
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