Wheelchair back system
AssigneeJay Medical, Ltd.
InventorsEric C. Jay, Michael H. Nordquist
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Abstract
A wheelchair back system provides height adjustability of the back, adjustment of the tilt and a lumbar support for a user. The back system is removably-affixed to vertical wheelchair posts by pairs of upper and lower channels at the lateral edges of the back. One of the channels on each side is open to the rear and the other of said channels is open to the front, whereby the channels engage the wheelchair posts. A clip, affixed to the rear side of the wheelchair posts, releasably engages the front opening channels to secure the back in engagement with the wheelchair post.
Claims9
A wheelchair back system removably affixable to vertical wheelchair posts, said wheelchair back system comprising:
- a shell and a pair of post clips;
- said shell having an upper channel and a lower channel on each side, said upper channels being vertically aligned with the lower channels on the corresponding side, one of said channels on each side being open to the rear and the other of said channels on each side being open to the front, whereby said channels are adapted to engage vertical wheelchair posts;
- said post clips being affixed to the rear side of vertical wheelchair posts, said clips adapted to releasably engage said front opening channels and to secure said channel in engagement with said wheelchair post.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.