Wheelchair handle bar mechanism

Details Wheelchair handle bar mechanism Wheelchair handle bar mechanism

1990-12-14

1992-08-25

Marmor, Charles A.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

297DIG4, 745511, B62K 1500

Patent

active

051412420

ABSTRACT:
A wheelchair guidance system connectable to a conventional wheelchair for permitting the person guiding the wheelchair to stand beside the disabled person in the wheelchair as he or she guides movement of the wheelchair. The wheelchair guidance system according to the present invention is composed of a handle-bar and a brake mechanism. The handle-bar is composed of three portions, a first portion which clamps to the frame of the wheelchair at the rear thereof, a second portion bent at 90 degrees to the first portion so as to generally follow along one of the armrests of the wheelchair, and a third portion which is bent at 90 degrees outwardly from the armrest so as to form a handle member that may be gripped by a person who guides movement of the wheelchair. Preferably, the third portion of the handle-bar is pivotally connected to the second portion of the handle-bar. The brake mechanism includes at least one hand-brake control provided on the third portion of the handle-bar so that the person guiding movement of the wheelchair can effect stopping of the wheelchair without difficulty.

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