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US 4,679,807 AGranted
Wheelchair cart
OwnerJohnny D. Rayboninventor
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Abstract
A sulky or horse cart has a low floor. A wheelchair carrying a paraplegic may be rolled from the ground onto the low floor. Hooks on the floor provide a means for locking the wheelchair to the floor. Other features include a roll bar to protect the rider and shock absorbers for comfort.
Claims10
A sulky having:
- a "U" shaped frame having a bight and two distal ends,
- a stub axle, connected to each distal end of the "U" shaped frame,
- a wheel journaled to each of the stub axles,
- two horizontal shafts for a horse extending forward of the wheels,
- WHEREIN THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISES:
- a floor having a rear and front portion,
- said front portion of the floor connected to the bight of the "U" shaped frame,
- a roll bar frame connected to the shafts and connected to the front portion of the floor and extending upward therefrom,
- a horizontal roll bar at the top of the roll bar frame,
- a horizontal handrail on each side of the sulky,
- each handrail attached to and extending rearward of the roll bar,
- the rear of each handrail connected to the rear of the floor, and
- lock means on the floor for locking at least one wheelchair to the floor.
10 more elements
A sulky having:
- a rigid body including
- i. a floor panel with a front and a back,
- ii. a dashboard having a top and a bottom,
- iii. the bottom the dashboard connected to the front of the floor panel,
- iv. a cross bar at the top of the dashboard,
- v. a roll frame in the form of a rectangular loop having a top, bottom, and two sides,
- vi. the bottom connected to the floor panel near the front,
- vii. the top of the roll bar loop extending above the floor panel,
- viii. a shaft connected to each of the sides of the loop and connected to one side of the cross bar and extending forward to form a means for hitching a horse to the sulky,
- ix. a brace on each side extending from the cross bar to the side of the roll bar loop,
- x. horizontal handrails on each side attached to the side of the roll bar loop above the shaft,
- xi. stanchions at the back of the handrails extending to below the floor panel, and
- xii. said stanchions connected together by structural members below the floor panel at the rear thereof,
- running gear including:
- i. a "U" shaped frame having a bight and two distal ends,
- ii. a stub axle connected to each distal end of the "U" shaped frame,
- iii. a wheel journaled to each of the stub axles,
- iv. resilient structural means connecting the distal ends of the "U" shaped frame to the rigid body, and
- v. said bight mounted for rotation about said bight to the forward portion of the floor panel adjacent to the bottom of the roll loop, and
- lock means on the floor panel for locking at least one wheelchair to the floor.
17 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.