Motorized wheelchair for disabled or elderly users

A motorized wheelchair for disabled or elderly users, the motorized wheelchair comprising;

• a frame;
• a seat adapted for use by a disabled driver;
• a handlebar;
• a motor having an acceleration controller;
• a wheel assembly;
• a brake cooperative with said wheel assembly;
• and
• a dual-action control device interfaced with said acceleration controller of the motor and with said brake, said dual-action control device comprising:
• a shell-shaped housing having with a cylindrical internal chamber closed by a cap;
• a maneuvering lever movable from an idle position both in a clockwise direction and in a counterclockwise direction relative to a longitudinal axis (X) of said cylindrical internal chamber;
• a first annular disc cooperative said maneuvering lever, said first annular disc having a center on the longitudinal axis (X);
• a second annular disc interfaced with and cooperate with said first annular disc, said second annular disc housed inside said chamber and having a center thereof on the longitudinal axis (X);
• a shaft whereon said first annular disc and said second annular disc are revolvingly mounted;
• and
• a coupler positioned between said first annular disc and said second annular disc such that said second annular disc is driven into rotation by said first annular disc only in one of the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction of the maneuvering lever, said coupler comprising slots on said first annular disc and pegs on said second annular disc.