Wheelchair armrest storage systems and subassemblies
AssigneeToyota Motor North America, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Paul Lee, Douglas A. Moore
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Abstract
A wheelchair armrest storage system may include a housing for a wheelchair, where: the housing includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side, the housing extends longitudinally between the proximal portion and the distal portion, and at least one cover receiving cavity is defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side. The wheelchair armrest storage system may further include a storage area defined within the housing, and a cover configured to translate within each of the at least one cover receiving cavity defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side.
Claims20
A wheelchair armrest storage system, comprising:
- a housing for a wheelchair, wherein:
- the housing includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side;
- the housing extends longitudinally between the proximal portion and the distal portion;
- and
- at least one cover receiving cavity is defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
- a storage area defined within the housing;
- and
- a cover configured to translate in a direction between the proximal portion and the distal portion within each of the at least one cover receiving cavity defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side.
A wheelchair armrest storage system, comprising:
- a housing for a wheelchair, wherein:
- the housing includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side;
- the housing extends longitudinally between the proximal portion and the distal portion;
- a plurality of cover receiving cavities are defined in a proximal portion of each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
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- a plurality of cover receiving cavities are defined in a distal portion of each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
- a first storage area defined within the proximal portion of the housing;
- a first cover configured to translate between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the housing within the plurality of cover receiving cavities defined in the proximal portion of each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
- a second storage area defined within the distal portion of the housing;
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- a second cover configured to translate between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the housing within the plurality of cover receiving cavities defined in the distal portion of each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side.
A wheelchair armrest subassembly, comprising:
- a wheelchair armrest storage system, including:
- a housing, wherein:
- the housing includes a proximal portion, a distal portion, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side;
- the housing extends longitudinally between the proximal portion and the distal portion;
- and
- at least one cover receiving cavity is defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
- a storage area defined within the housing;
- and
- a cover configured to translate between the proximal portion and the distal portion of the housing within each of the at least one cover receiving cavity defined in each of the first lateral side and the second lateral side;
- wherein the wheelchair armrest subassembly is configured to couple to a wheelchair by attaching to an armrest of the wheelchair or by replacing the armrest of the wheelchair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.