Wheelchair trainer
AssigneeD&J Development Workshop, Inc.
InventorsJerome M. Burak, Douglas Mayes
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Abstract
Wheelchair trainer apparatus for use with a four-wheel everyday or sports wheelchair. The trainer includes a support plate carried by the trainer frame for holding the wheelchair front caster wheels in a position such that the wheelchair drive wheels drivably contact a roller with the center of each of the drive wheels directly vertically above the roller's rotational axis. In a preferred embodiment, the plate alternatively holds the wheelchair front caster wheels in a second position such that the wheelchair drive wheels drivably contact a second roller with the center of each of the drive wheels directly vertically above the second roller's rotational axis.
Claims17
Wheelchair trainer apparatus, comprising the combination of:
- a wheelchair having two rear drive wheels and two front caster wheels;
- a frame;
- a first roller having a longitudinal axis and mounted to said frame for being rotatably driven about said axis of said first roller;
- a second roller having a longitudinal axis and mounted to said frame for being rotatably driven about said axis of said second roller and with said axes of said rollers parallel to one another and horizontally spaced apart by a predetermined distance;
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- a support secured to said frame including a first trough parallel to said axes for receiving said wheelchair front caster wheels in a first position such that said wheelchair drive wheels contact said first roller for rotatably driving said first roller with the center of each of said drive wheels directly vertically above said axis of said first roller, said support further including a second trough parallel to said first trough and horizontally spaced therefrom by said predetermined distance for alternatively receiving said wheelchair front caster wheels in a second position such that said wheelchair drive wheels contact said second roller for rotatably driving said second roller with the center of each of said drive wheels directly vertically above said axis of said second roller.
Wheelchair trainer apparatus, comprising the combination of:
- a wheelchair having two rear drive wheels and two front caster wheels;
- a trainer frame;
- a roller having a longitudinal axis and mounted to said frame for being rotatably driven about said axis;
- a ramp secured to said frame for forwardly accessing said wheelchair up said ramp and to said frame;
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- a support secured to said frame for captively receiving said wheelchair front caster wheels in a position when said wheelchair is forwardly accessed to said frame such that said wheelchair drive wheels drivably contact said roller with the center of each of said drive wheels directly vertically above said axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.