Attachment for a wheelchair
OwnerRobert C. Eastinventor
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Abstract
The attachment comprises two U-shaped tubular members joined at their open ends and offset from each other by an adjustable obtuse angle. Material providing a head rest is secured to one of the U-shaped members adjacent its closed end and a non-skid material is applied to the closed end of the other U-shaped member. The ends of the other U-shaped member are offset at an angle to facilitate insertion into the tubular handles of a wheelchair. With the attachment secured to the wheelchair, the chair can be tipped backwards and is supported by the closed end of the other U-shaped member. Two additional straps extend about the one U-shaped member below the head rest to support the upper back of the wheelchair occupant.
Claims10
An attachment for a wheelchair having rearwardly extending spaced handles adapted to be grasped by a person pushing the chair comprising frame means, connectable to the handles of a wheelchair to secure the frame means thereto and including a chair supporting frame portion and an integrally connected head supporting frame portion extending at an obtuse angle relative to said chair supporting frame portion, head support means secured to said head support frame portion for engaging and supporting the head of an occupant of the wheelchair and floor engaging means on said chair supporting frame portion for supporting the wheelchair when the chair is tilted backwards.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.