Aquatic wheelchair

An aquatic wheelchair comprising, a main flotation body having a seat portion and a backrest portion, a pair of flotation paddle wheels, means connecting said pair of paddle wheels to said seat portion on each side thereof in proximity to the front of the seat portion, each of said flotation paddle wheels comprising an inner hub portion, an outer hub portion spaced radially outwardly from said inner hub portion, end walls extending between said inner and outer hub portions, to thereby form an annular flotation chamber, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially extending, hollow spokes connected to the outer hub portion, each spoke being closed at its outer end and on its sides, a pair of laterally spaced tubular ring portions connected to the outer ends of said spokes, whereby an occupant of the chair can grasp the outer ends of the spokes between the pair of laterally spaced tubular ring portions for manually propelling the wheelchair in the water and on terrain.

An aquatic wheelchair comprising, a main flotation body having a seat portion and a backrest portion, a pair of flotation paddle wheels, means connecting said pair of paddle wheels to said seat portion on each side thereof in proximity to the front of the seat portion, each flotation paddle wheel of said pair of paddle wheels comprises an inner hub portion, an outer hub portion, spaced radially outwardly from said inner hub portion, end walls extending between said inner and outer hub portions, to thereby form an annular flotation chamber, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially, extending, hollow spokes connected to the outer hub portion, each spoke being closed at its outer end and on its sides, a pair of laterally spaced tubular ring portions connected to the outer ends of said spokes to reinforce the spokes, the inner end of each spoke being open and communicating with said annular flotation chamber to enhance the flotation of the wheel, a flotation stabilizer wheel assembly, means connecting the stabilize wheel assembly to the backrest portion, whereby an occupant of the chair can grasp the paddle wheels for manually propelling the wheel chair not only on soft terrain but also in the water.

An aquatic wheelchair comprising, a main flotation body having a seat portion and a backrest portion, a pair of flotation paddle wheels, a pair of depending hangers connected to said seat portion on each side thereof in proximity to the front of the seat portion for connecting said pair of paddle wheels on each side of the seat portion, transverse axle means extending through said depending hangers, each flotation paddle wheel of said pair of paddle wheels comprises an inner hub portion rotatably mounted on said axle means, an outer hub portion spaced radially outwardly from said inner hub portion, end walls extending between said inner and outer hub portions, to thereby form an annular flotation chamber, a plurality of circumferentially spaced, radially extending, hollow spokes connected to the outer hub portion, each spoke being closed at its outer end and on its sides, the inner end of each spoke being open and communicating with said annular flotation chamber to enhance the flotation of the wheel, a flotation stabilizer wheel assembly, means connecting the stabilizer wheel assembly to the backrest portion, whereby an occupant of the chair can grasp the paddle wheels for manually propelling the wheelchair not only on soft terrain but also in the water.

An aquatic wheelchair comprising, a main flotation body having a seat portion and a backrest portion, a pair of flotation paddle wheels, means connecting said pair of paddle wheels to said seat portion on each side thereof in proximity to the front of the seat portion, a flotation stabilizer wheel assembly including a pedestal, a hollow wheel rotatably mounted on the lower end of the pedestal, said backrest portion having a back wall portion, a tongue provided on the upper end of said pedestal, a groove provided in the back wall portion of the backrest, said tongue being slidably mounted in said groove, whereby the stabilizer wheel assembly is detachably connected to the main flotation body to thereby facilitate the transportation and storage of the wheelchair and an occupant of the chair can grasp the paddle wheels for manually propelling the wheelchair not only on soft terrain but also in the water.