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US 12,616,622 B2Granted
Device to facilitate the transport or storage of items by a person seated in a wheelchair or using other mobile devices
Assigneeincludesign LLC
InventorsDiana Perkins Kamada, Chloe Anna Joelle Rosenberg, Hannah Stewart Mintz
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Abstract
A collapsible device designed to assist individuals to securely store and transport items while using, for example, a wheelchair. The design allows the user, in some instances, to transport and store items, such as groceries, quickly and effortlessly while seated in the wheelchair.
Claims12
An apparatus for use in personal wheelchairs comprising:
- one or more structural members that provide a collapsible frame including an open wall and first and second sides, each of the sides being attached to a respective end of the open wall, wherein each of the first side and the second side comprises ends formed as hooks, each hook receiving a portion of the open wall therethrough to attach the first side and the second side to the open wall;
- an external cover containing the collapsible frame so as to define a container-like structure having an inner space, wherein the external cover attached to the collapsible frame defines an inner space comprising four upward extending walls, an open top and a bottom wall, and wherein a vertical edge of a first upward extending wall contacting a vertical edge of a second upward extending wall forms a corner;
- means to secure the apparatus to a person who is seated, wherein the means to secure the apparatus to a person who is seated includes a belt, the belt comprising at least one of a side release buckle or a hook and loop fastener;
- wherein the belt is attached on a first end to a middle of a first corner, thereby extending along a length around a waist of a person, and wherein the belt is attached on a second end to a middle of a second corner:
- wherein, in an unfolded state, a connecting portion of the first side and a connecting portion of the second side are each disposed within respective recesses formed into a base across an entire width of the base, each of the recesses having a diameter across the entire width of the base relative to a diameter of the connecting portions to releasably secure the connecting portions within the recesses, each of the connecting portions engaging the recesses across a portion of the width of the base.
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An apparatus for use in personal wheelchairs comprising:
- a collapsible frame including:
- an open wall;
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- first and second sides, each of which is attached to a respective end of the open wall, wherein each of the sides is operable to be swiveled partially about the respective one of the ends of the open wall so that the collapsible frame can be placed in a folded or unfolded state, and wherein each of the first side and the second side of the collapsible frame comprises ends formed as hooks, each hook receiving a portion of the open wall therethrough to attach the first side and the second side to the open wall, in an unfolded state, a connecting portion of the first side and a connecting portion of the second side each being disposed within respective recesses formed into a base across an entire width of the base, each of the recesses having a diameter across the entire width of the base relative to a diameter of the connecting portions to releasably secure the connecting portions within the recesses, each of the connecting portions engaging the recesses across a portion of the width of the base;
- an external cover on the collapsible frame so as to provide a container-like structure having an inner space, wherein the external cover on the collapsible frame provides an inner space comprising four upwardly extending walls, a bottom and an open top, and wherein a vertical edge of a first upward extending wall contacting a vertical edge of a second upward extending wall forms a corner;
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- a strap configured to secure the apparatus to a person who is seated, wherein the strap is a belt;
- and wherein the belt is attached on a first end to a middle of a first corner, thereby extending along a length around a waist of a person, and wherein the belt is attached on a second end to a middle of a second corner.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.