Wheelchair bowling kit
OwnerRichard Shane Hartman, Jack Samuel Horoxinventors
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Abstract
A wheelchair bowling kit and bowling wheelchair are described. Embodiments of the wheelchair bowling kit can be implemented to allow a handicapped bowler to bowl more conventionally. Generally, the wheelchair bowling kit can include a drive mechanism and a locking mechanism. The drive mechanism can be implemented to propel a wheelchair forward using only one hand while the other hand is free to hold a bowling ball. The locking mechanism can be included to keep a castor of the wheelchair from rotating, resulting in the wheelchair moving in a substantially straight line. The bowling wheelchair can include components similar to the drive mechanism and locking mechanism that are manufactured as part of the bowling wheelchair.
Claims20
A kit comprising:
- a drive mechanism adapted to be operatively coupled to a wheelchair;
- and
- a locking mechanism adapted to be operatively coupled to the wheelchair;
- wherein the drive mechanism includes:
- a crank;
- a first sprocket operatively coupled to the crank;
- a second sprocket operatively coupled to the first sprocket and adapted to be operatively coupled to the wheelchair;
- an extension rod adapted to be coupled to the wheelchair and the first sprocket;
- and
- a chain adapted to operatively couple the first sprocket to the second sprocket;
- wherein the locking mechanism includes:
- a lever adapted to be rotatably coupled to the wheelchair;
- and
- a plate adapted to be coupled to a castor of the wheelchair, wherein the plate includes a groove adapted to receive an end of the lever.
A bowling wheelchair comprising:
- a wheelchair;
- a drive mechanism operatively coupled to the wheelchair, the drive mechanism including:
- a crank;
- a first sprocket operatively coupled to the crank;
- a second sprocket operatively coupled to (i) a wheel assembly of the wheelchair and (ii) the first sprocket;
- an extension rod coupled to the wheelchair and the first sprocket;
- and
- a chain operatively coupling the first sprocket to the second sprocket;
- a locking mechanism operatively coupled to the wheelchair, the locking mechanism including:
- a lever rotatably coupled to the wheelchair;
- and
- a plate coupled to a castor of the wheelchair, wherein the plate includes a groove adapted to receive an end of the lever.
A wheelchair kit comprising:
- a locking mechanism adapted to be operatively coupled to a castor of a wheelchair, wherein the locking mechanism is adapted to keep the castor from rotating;
- and
- a drive mechanism including:
- a crank;
- a first sprocket operatively coupled to the crank;
- a second sprocket operatively coupled to the first sprocket and adapted to be operatively coupled to a wheelchair;
- an extension rod adapted to be coupled to the wheelchair and the first sprocket;
- and
- a chain adapted to operatively couple the first sprocket to the second sprocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.