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 for the user, a lumbar support and bolsters for the back, as well as adjustment of the tilt of the back. The back system is removably affixed to the wheelchair by a pair of vertical channels adapted to partially encircle the vertical wheelchair posts, brackets affixed to the wheelchair posts, and straps which engage the brackets. A twist lock may be used to secure the straps in the brackets.
Claims12
A wheelchair back system adapted to be mounted on the vertical posts of a wheelchair, said back system comprising:
- a shell, a mounting system and a cushion;
- said mounting system comprising a pair of vertical channels attached to said shell, said channels having an upper end and a lower end, said channels adapted to partially encircle vertical wheelchair posts and contact said posts at said upper end and said lower end;
- bracket means affixed to a vertical post of a wheelchair;
- strap means affixed to said channels adapted to engage said bracket to hold said shell adjacent to said wheelchair post and to affix said shell in a selected vertical position on said wheelchair post;
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- said cushion affixed to the front side of said shell.
A wheelchair back system which includes a mounting system by which said back system is removably affixed to a wheelchair having a pair of vertical posts, said mounting system including a pair of vertical channels open to the rear, attached to said back system, said channels being about two inches wide, said channels adapted to encircle the front side of the vertical posts of a wheelchair, and said mounting system including strap means to encircle the rear side of the vertical posts and to removably affix said channels to said vertical posts said strap means further including an elongated slot and said mounting system further including a twist lock mounted on the back of said shell, said twist lock being aligned with said slot and adapted to maintain said strap means in close engagement with said shell.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.