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US 2011/0209931 A1Published application
Manual wheelchair power assist
OwnerFranklin Brent Butts, John David Goweninventors
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Abstract
A power assist apparatus for powering a manual wheelchair may include one or more wheels, one or more motors that drives the one or more wheels, a remote operable to control the one or more motors, and a connector operable to attach to the manual wheelchair. The power assist apparatus may be quickly and easily attached to, and removed from a manual wheelchair.
Claims10
A power assist apparatus for powering a manual wheelchair, comprising:
- one or more wheels;
- one or more motors that drives the one or more wheels;
- a remote operable to control the one or more motors;
- and
- a connector operable to attach to the manual wheelchair.
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A method for powering a manual wheelchair, comprising:
- attaching a power assist device to the manual wheelchair;
- using a remote control to control movement direction and speed of the power assist device;
- and
- driving one or more wheels on the power assist device in response to commands from the remote control.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.