Wheelchair
OwnerIbrahim Abdelrahim Mohamed Nasrinventor
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Abstract
A wheelchair having adjustability to suit several body sizes and deformities in that the width of the seat and back rest panels may be adjusted, the height of the seat and arm rests may be adjusted independently of one another, and the length of the seat may be adjusted.
Claims14
A wheelchair including a chassis comprising spaced side frame means and adjustable interconnecting frame means extending between said side frame means;
- ground wheels mounted on said chassis;
- a flexible seat panel extending between said side frame means;
- means on said seat panel defining spaced attachment points for attaching said seat panel to both of said side frame means;
- a flexible back rest panel extending between and attached to the side frame means;
- means on said back rest panel defining spaced attachment points for attaching said back rest panel to both of said side frame means;
- and means for adjusting the length of said seat and back rest panels between their points of attachment to the side frames for varying the width of the seat of the chair to suit different widths of intended occupant.
A wheelchair including a chassis, ground wheels carried by said chassis, arm rest means carried by said chassis at each side of the chair, a generally horizontal seat panel, seat panel support means extending horizontally along said chassis below each arm rest means for supporting said seat panel, means mounting said seat panel support means on said chassis for adjustable positioning in a vertical direction relative to said chassis, a generally vertical back rest panel, back rest support pillars extending generally upwardly from said seat panel support means, and means mounting said back rest panel support pillars on said seat panel support means of said chassis in one of several positions spaced in a horizontal direction along said seat panel support means said support pillar mounting means comprising a plurality of longitudinally spaced vertical sockets in said seat panel support means for securing said support pillars, and pillar engaging fastening means for securing said pillars therein.
A wheelchair including a chassis;
- arm rest means carried by said chassis;
- seat panel support means extending horizontally along said chassis below each of said arm rest means;
- vertical tubular support means under each arm rest means and carrying said seat panel support means;
- means on each side of said chassis for slidably receiving said vertical tubular support means;
- means for locking said tubular support means in any one of several vertically spaced positions relative to said receiving means;
- a generally vertical arm rest support pillar under each arm rest means and carrying said arm rest, said arm rest support pillar being adapted to be slidably received in said tubular support means;
- means locking said arm rest support pillars in any one of a plurality of vertically spaced positions relative to said tubular support means;
- and a generally horizontal seat panel carried by said seat panel support means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.