Convertible wheelchair
OwnerLeo Harden, Jerrell Harden +2inventors
InventorsLeo Harden, Jerrell Harden, Russell Harden, Floyd Hicks
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Abstract
A convertible wheelchair is provided. The convertible wheelchair can have a wheelchair configuration and a walker configuration to allow a user to alternately sit and stand, and can include a frame supporting a chair. The chair can be foldable and can include a chair back and a chair seat. The convertible wheelchair can include support and stability mechanisms accessible in the wheelchair configuration and the walker configuration including one or more torso supports, a fall seat, and stability bars.
Claims19
A convertible wheelchair having a wheelchair configuration and a walker configuration, the convertible wheelchair comprising:
- a frame;
- a chair supported by the frame, the chair comprising:
- a chair back, and
- a chair seat rotatably coupled to the chair back, the chair seat positioned at an angle relative to the chair back in the wheelchair configuration and positioned adjacent to the chair back in the walker configuration;
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- a torso support attached to and extending from a bottom surface of the chair seat, the torso support configured to secure around a front of a torso.
A convertible wheelchair having a wheelchair configuration and a walker configuration, the convertible wheelchair comprising:
- a foldable chair comprising:
- a chair back, and
- a chair seat coupled to the chair back, the chair seat adjustable to be positioned adjacent to the chair back in the walker configuration;
- and
- an elevating mechanism coupled to the chair back, the elevating mechanism configured to vertically displace the foldable chair in both the wheelchair configuration and the walker configuration,
- wherein the elevating mechanism is configured to vertically displace the foldable chair in both an unfolded position and a folded position of the foldable chair.
A foldable chair for a mobility device, the foldable chair comprising:
- a chair back;
- a chair seat coupled to the chair back, the chair seat configured to support a user of the mobility device in the seated configuration and to rotate to move the foldable chair between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein when the user stands up, the chair seat automatically moves towards the chair back away and upward such that the user may stand in the space previously occupied by the chair seat;
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- a fall seat, wherein the fall seat is biased to be positioned adjacent to the chair seat.
A foldable chair for a mobility device, the foldable chair comprising:
- a chair back;
- a chair seat coupled to the chair back, the chair seat configured to support a user of the mobility device in the seated configuration and to rotate to move the foldable chair between a folded position and an unfolded position, wherein when the user stands up, the chair seat automatically moves towards the chair back away and upward such that the user may stand in the space previously occupied by the chair seat;
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- a torso support configured to secure around a front of a torso, the torso support attached to and extending from the chair seat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.