Warming device for wheelchair handrim
OwnerKathryn Greenwell, Leah Schulzeinventors
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Abstract
A warming device for the handrim of a wheelchair is disclosed herein to relieve discomfort caused by manually wheeling a wheelchair in cold and/or wet weather conditions. The warming device includes a hand interface, a mount, and a heating element. The warming device is configured to mount the tube of a handrim. The heating element of the warming device is coupled to an electronics system including a printed circuit board and a battery. The electronics system may be internal to the warming device, or may be housed in an external electronics box mounted similarly to the handrim or the rear wheel of the wheelchair.
Claims19
A warming device for a wheelchair handrim comprising:
- a hand interface,
- a mount configured to mount to a handrim of a wheelchair, and
- a heating element.
A warming device for a wheelchair handrim comprising:
- a hand interface,
- a mount configured to mount to a handrim of a wheelchair,
- an internal plastic frame;
- a heating element coupled to the internal plastic frame,
- at least one circuit board coupled to the internal plastic frame, and
- at least one battery coupled to the internal plastic frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.