Foldable and demountable shopping bag support for a wheelchair
OwnerMyron C. Alexanderinventor
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Abstract
A foldable shopping bag support apparatus and method for removably supporting a shopping bag on the wheelchair. A mounting sleeve is telescopically mounted to the armrest of the wheelchair. A backstop is removably secured to the mounting sleeve and is braced against the frame of the wheelchair. A shopping bag support frame is pivotally mounted to the backstop and includes a pair of support arms from which the shopping bag is suspended. A pair of sockets on the shopping bag telescopically receive the support arms.
Claims19
A shopping bag support demountably attachable to a wheelchair comprising:
- a backstop;
- a mounting sleeve configured to be releasably mounted to the armrest of a wheelchair;
- a bracket on said armrest sleeve;
- mounting means on said backstop for mounting said backstop to said bracket;
- and
- a shopping bag support frame mounted to said backstop.
A shopping bag support for a wheelchair comprising:
- a backstop;
- a shopping bag support frame pivotally mounted to said backstop;
- a shopping bag;
- attachment means for removably mounting said shopping bag on said shopping bag support frame;
- and
- mounting means for removably mounting said shopping bag support to the wheelchair.
A method for removably supporting a shopping bag on a wheelchair comprising the steps of:
- forming a mounting sleeve for telescopically receiving at least a portion of the armrest of the wheelchair;
- mounting said mounting sleeve to the armrest by telescopically enclosing a portion of the armrest in said mounting sleeve;
- attaching a backstop to said wheelchair;
- pivotally supporting a shopping bag support frame on said backstop;
- removably engaging said shopping bag support frame to said armrest sleeve;
- suspending said shopping bag from said shopping bag support frame when said shopping baa support frame is engaged to said armrest sleeve;
- and
- shielding the wheelchair against said shopping bag with said backstop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.