Wheel assembly and wheelchair
OwnerLonnie Lamprich, Bradley Lamprichinventors
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Abstract
A wheel assembly having multiple small rotatable wheels mounted laterally thereon whereby lateral movement as well as forward and backward movement is provided. A pair of the wheel assemblies are utilized on a hand-propelled wheelchair that can be moved laterally as well as in the standard forward-reverse motion. The wheelchair comprises a frame, one or more axles, a pair of main wheels rotatable on the one or more axles, and a plurality of small rotatable outer wheels positioned laterally on the main wheels.
Claims20
A wheel assembly capable of forward or reverse motion as well as lateral motion comprising:
- a main wheel rotatable on an axle;
- and
- a plurality of small rotatable outer wheels positioned laterally on the main wheel.
A wheelchair capable of forward-reverse motion as well as lateral motion comprising:
- a frame;
- one or more axles;
- a pair of main wheels rotatable on one or more axles;
- and
- a plurality of small rotatable outer wheels positioned laterally on the main wheels.
A method of laterally moving a hand-propelled wheelchair comprising wheel assemblies capable of forward-reverse motion as well as lateral motion, the wheel assemblies including main wheels mounted rotatably on one or more axles and a plurality of small rotatable outer wheels laterally positioned on the main wheels comprising the steps of:
- exerting a lateral force against a proximate object;
- and
- moving the wheelchair laterally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.