Foldable wheel chair
AssigneeYaesu Rehabili Co., Ltd.
InventorsJun Igarashi, Tadao Koga, Satoshi Ueda
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Abstract
A foldable wheel chair wherein diagonal braces which are transversely foldable are coupled by universal joints to front and rear portions between two longitudinally foldable opposite side frames to prevent slidable motion. Caster wheels and drive wheels are mounted on the side frames thereby folding the wheel chair in longitudinal and transversal directions to render it compact.
Claims4
A foldable wheel chair comprising a three-dimensional link mechanism with two opposite side frames including horizontal upper frames with central portions base posts, said central portions being fixed to upper ends of said base posts, front and rear lower frames pivotally mounted on said base posts to swing from the vertical to the horizontal position universal joints, and a pair of diagonal braces pivotally mounted by said universal joints on said upper frames, the front lower frame at their forward ends, and on the upper and rear lower frames, said diagonal braces being folded simultaneously by folding the front and rear lower frames to reduce the distance between said two opposite side frames and simultaneously bring a caster wheel and a drive wheel mounted on the front and rear lower frames closer together.
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