Automatic braking device for a manually propelled vehicle

Abstract

An automatic braking device for a manually propelled vehicle such as a standard wheelchair. The device is configured to substantially lock the wheel thus preventing the vehicle from rolling backwards when the occupant—while attempting to exit the vehicle—for example forgets to lock a standard brake of the vehicle, thereby preventing the sometimes-serious fall of the occupant. The impeding of the backward rotation of the wheel and/or substantially preventing of the wheel from so rotating is carried out with the use of a flexible leg of the brake pad, repositionable with respect to the stationary plate of the brake pad during the wheel rotation. The device is cooperated with the wheel of the vehicle to not interfere with the intentional movement of the wheelchair in any direction, nor does it interfere with the typical locking mechanism of the standard wheelchair.

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