Apparatus enabling disabled persons to move independently
OwnerSven Arne Lennart Karlssoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus with vertical frame with a pedal driven wheel inside said frame for supporting or being driven by legs of an invalid standing on said pedals or seated upon a seat at the upper interior part of the frame and a steering wheel extending forwardly of said frame and additional wheeled means supporting said frame on a substrate upright so that the person can move about or be pulled for being moved while exercising the person legs.
Claims1
An apparatus for the independent movement and exercise of disabled persons comprising a wheel supported frame including a lower horizontal frame member, an upper frame member substantially parallel to, but spaced from said lower frame member, vertically extending posts connecting said frame members, a wheel being pivotally connected to and extending forwardly of said lower frame member, a steering bar being operatively connected to said wheel, a driving wheel provided with pedals, being rotatably connected to and extending within said lower frame member, said lower frame member and said upper frame member each being U-shaped having two legs diverging from a waist portion connecting said legs, a vertical saddle post extending from the central waist portion of said lower frame member and a saddle adjustably mounted on said saddle post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.