Portable tracks for a wheelchair
OwnerPamelia Zuckerbrodinventor
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Abstract
A portable track device for a wheelchair includes at least two track sections which can be coupled removably to each other, and each track section has a bottom channel between a right sidewall and a left sidewall, with a reinforcement rod in each sidewall and with transverse supports located in the bottom channel. Each track section is equal to, or greater than, the length of the wheelchair. The occupant of the wheelchair can travel safely across difficult terrain, such as a sandy beach.
Claims12
A track upon which a wheelchair can be moved, said wheelchair having a length, said track comprising
- at least two track sections placed in tandem, one behind the other, and adjacent to each other;
- each track section having a length at least equal to the length of the wheelchair;
- wherein each track section comprises a bottom channel having a right edge and a left edge;
- a right sidewall attached to said right edge of said bottom channel and extending above said bottom channel;
- a left sidewall attached to said left edge of said bottom channel and extending above said bottom channel;
- wherein the right sidewall has a length;
- wherein the left sidewall has a length;
- a right side reinforcement rod within the right sidewall extending along the length of said right sidewall;
- and
- a left side reinforcement rod within the left sidewall extending along the length of said left sidewall.
A set of two parallel tracks upon which a wheelchair can be moved, said wheelchair having a length, said set comprising
- a first track having at least two track sections placed in tandem one behind the other and adjacent to each other;
- each track section having a length at least equal to the length of the wheelchair;
- in combination with a second parallel track having at least two track sections placed in tandem, one behind the other, and adjacent to each other;
- each track section of the second parallel track having a length at least equal to the length of the wheelchair;
- wherein each track section comprises a bottom channel having a right edge and a left edge;
- a right sidewall attached to said right edge of said bottom channel and extending above said bottom channel;
- a left sidewall attached to said left edge of said bottom channel and extending above said bottom channel;
- wherein the right sidewall has a length;
- wherein the left sidewall has a length;
- a right side reinforcement rod within the right sidewall extending along the length of said right sidewall;
- and
- a left side reinforcement rod within the left sidewall extending along the length of said left sidewall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.