Swing-away joystick assembly

A swing-away joystick mounting assembly for mounting a joystick to a wheelchair frame supporting a seat, comprising:

• extending means having a wheelchair frame mounting end and a joystick mounting end, said extending means movably supporting the joystick carried by said joystick mounting end in pantographic movement between a retracted position proximate said seat and an extended position displaced away from said retracted position and away from said seat;
• locking means coupled between said frame mounting end and said joystick mounting end for releasably locking said extending means in a selected one of said retracted position and said extended position;
• and
• spring biasing means coupled to said locking means for biasing said extending means toward an intermediate position from both said retracted position and said extended position.

A joystick mounting assembly for mounting a joystick to a frame member, comprising;

• first mounting means mounted to the frame member;
• second mounting means supporting the joystick;
• a pair of arms pivotally mounted at first ends to said first mounting means at spaced apart locations and pivotally mounted at second ends to said second mounting means at spaced apart locations, said pair of arms being mounted to said first mounting means and said second mounting means at said locations to produce pantographic movement of said second mounting means between a retracted position and an extended position when moving said joystick in a direction away said frame member;
• latch means coupled to said pair of arms for releasably securing said pair of arms with said second mounting means in a selected one of said retracted position and said extended position;
• and
• spring biasing means coupled between said latch means and one of said arms and biasing said pair of arms toward an intermediate position from both said retracted position and said extended position.