Motorized accessory for a wheelchair
OwnerEdward Mauroinventor
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Abstract
A motorized accessory for a wheelchair includes a housing having a top end and a bottom end, a handlebar assembly secured to the top end of the housing, and a wheel assembly coupled to the lower end of the housing. The motorized accessory also includes an electric motor coupled to the wheel assembly that is configured to drive the wheel assembly. In addition, the motorized accessory includes a tow bar assembly having a proximal end coupled to the housing and extending outward to a free distal end, where the free distal end is configured to be removably coupled to the wheelchair. The motorized accessory is configured to latch to the manually driven wheelchair in order to convert the manually driven wheelchair into a motorized wheelchair.
Claims17
A motorized accessory for a wheelchair comprising:
- a housing having a top end and a bottom end;
- a handlebar assembly secured to the top end of the housing, the handlebar assembly having a first handgrip and an opposing second handgrip that are configured to be grasped by a user;
- a wheel assembly coupled to the lower end of the housing and configured to be turned by the handlebar assembly;
- an electric motor coupled to the wheel assembly and configured to drive the wheel assembly;
- a tow bar assembly having a proximal end coupled to the housing and extending outward to a free distal end, wherein the free distal end is configured to be removably coupled to the wheelchair;
- a speed control lever mounted to the first handgrip to control the electric motor;
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- and a brake lever mounted to the second handgrip to control braking of the wheel assembly and separate from the speed control lever.
A motorized accessory for a wheelchair comprising:
- a housing having a top end and a bottom end;
- a handlebar assembly secured to the top end of the housing, the handlebar assembly having a first handgrip and an opposing second handgrip that are configured to be grasped by a user;
- a wheel assembly coupled to the lower end of the housing and having a single wheel;
- an electric motor coupled to the wheel assembly and configured to drive the wheel assembly;
- a tow bar assembly having a collar coupled to the housing and a laterally positioned tow bar, wherein the tow bar is configured to be removably coupled to the wheelchair;
- a speed control lever mounted to the first handgrip to control the electric motor;
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- and a brake lever mounted to the second handgrip to control braking of the wheel assembly and separate from the speed control lever.
A motorized accessory for a wheelchair comprising:
- a housing having a top end and a bottom end;
- a handlebar assembly secured to the top end of the housing and having a first handgrip and an opposing second handgrip that are configured to be grasped by a user to turn the wheel assembly;
- a wheel assembly coupled to the lower end of the housing;
- an electric motor coupled to the wheel assembly and configured to drive the wheel assembly;
- a speed control lever mounted to the first handgrip and a brake lever secured to the second handgrip of the handlebar assembly and configured to control an operation of the wheel assembly;
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- a tow bar assembly having a proximal end coupled to the housing and extending outward to a free distal end, wherein the free distal end is configured to be removably coupled to the wheelchair.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.