End Cap or Connector for Wheel System and Method
AssigneeBannack Medical LLC
InventorsArlen Olsen, Joel Price
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Abstract
Disclosed is an end cap or connector for a wheel system, the end cap or connector has a cylindrical portion for engagement with one of an extension or a quick release system, the cylindrical portion further including a catch for attachment to the extension; and a cap, extending from said cylindrical portion, said cap having a connector for attaching to a wheel carriage or another extension. Also disclosed is a method which includes the end cap and inserting the end cap into an extension such as a hollow tube or rod; and releasably attaching the end cap to a wheel system.
Claims18
An end cap or connector for a wheel system, said end cap or connector comprising:
- a cylindrical portion for engagement with one of an extension or a quick release system, said cylindrical portion further including a catch for attachment to the extension or quick release;
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- a cap, extending from said cylindrical portion, said cap having a connector for attaching to a wheel carriage or another extension.
An end cap for a wheel system, said end cap comprising:
- a lower portion for engagement with one of an elongate hollow tube or rod, wherein said elongate hollow tube or rod has openings therein for engaging said lower portion, said lower portion further including a catch for attachment to the elongate hollow rod and engaging with said openings;
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- an upper portion, extending from said lower portion, said upper portion having a connector for releasably attaching to a wheel carriage.
An end cap for a wheel system, said end cap comprising:
- a lower portion for engagement with one of an elongate hollow tube or rod;
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- an upper portion, extending from said lower portion, said upper portion having a connector for releasably attaching to a wheel carriage, wherein said connector has a joint that allows 360 degrees of rotation about the axis of the hollow tube or rod for alignment of a quick release.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.