Wheelchair tilting seat conversion kit
AssigneeBiomedical Horizons, Inc.
InventorFred Sosnoff
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Abstract
A conversion kit for standard wheelchairs whereby a wheelchair with a stationary fixed seat can be retrofitted with a tiltable seat having a reclinable back. The seat and back may be separately infinitely variably adjusted by extendible lockable adjusters and the seat and back apparatus is readily mountable upon conventional wheelchair constructions.
Claims11
Apparatus for converting a standard non-tilting seat wheelchair to a tilting seat wheelchair wherein the wheelchair includes spaced upper and lower support rails, the improvement comprising, an elongated seat support extending between the upper support rails having ends, upper wheelchair rail mounting clamps defined on said seat support ends, a first elongated seat adjuster support having ends, means for attaching said seat adjuster support ends upon the upper wheelchair rails below said seat support, a seat frame mounted upon said seat support pivotal about a pivot axis, a seat adjuster anchor defined on said seat frame spaced from said pivot axis, an elongated longitudinally extendible lockable seat adjuster affixed to and extending between said first seat adjuster support and said seat adjuster anchor, and a manually operated control controlling locking of said seat adjuster.
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