Chairs and seats – Rest for knee – leg – or foot – Connected to chair or seat for relative movement
Patent
1984-08-20
1986-02-25
Lyddane, William E.
Chairs and seats
Rest for knee, leg, or foot
Connected to chair or seat for relative movement
297DIG4, 297433, A47C 750
Patent
active
045725764
ABSTRACT:
A wheelchair having swingable foot supports which are capable of being shifted out of the way of the user to enable easy entry and exit from the wheelchair. The wheelchair generally comprises a pair of laterally spaced apart longitudinally extending side frames. At least one of these side frames and preferably both of the side frames have a main frame section. A foot support is mounted on the front frame section of each side frame and is adapted to be located in a frontal region of the wheelchair for support of the feet of the user. Individual pivot means enable the front frame sections to be angularly shifted out of the plane of the main frame sections and to carry therewith the foot supports. In this way, when the foot support member is shifted laterally, a user having a lower body disability will have easier access to and from the wheelchair. A releasable locking means is provided for normally retaining the first frame section in alignment with the main frame section e.g. generally in a co-planar relationship, when in use. The present invention also provides a foot support assembly of the type which can be used with existing wheelchairs.
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Chen José V.
Lyddane William E.
Quadra Wheelchairs, Inc.
Schaap Robert J.
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