Wheelchair fender and method of mounting wheelchair fender
AssigneeSunrise Medical HHG Inc.
InventorsDarryl R. Pauls, Paul C. Dickie, Darin J. Trippensee
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Abstract
A wheelchair swing-arm is adapted to be pivotally connected to a wheelchair base frame and support a wheelchair drive wheel. A fender is supported in a substantially fixed position relative to the wheelchair swing-arm. A method for attaching a fender to a wheelchair includes the steps of providing a wheelchair having a base frame and a swing-arm pivotally connected to the base frame and a drive wheel motor supported by the swing-arm, and supporting a fender in a substantially fixed position relative to the swing-arm.
Claims5
In combination:
- a wheelchair swing-arm adapted to be pivotally connected to a wheelchair base frame, the wheelchair swing-arm being further adapted to support a wheelchair drive wheel;
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- a fender supported in a substantially fixed relation to the wheelchair swing-arm so that the fender moves with the swing-arm, wherein the wheelchair swing-arm supports a motor for driving the wheelchair drive wheel and the fender is connected directly to the motor.
A wheelchair comprising:
- a base frame;
- a swing-arm pivotally connected to the base frame, the swing-arm being adapted to support a wheel;
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- a fender supported in a substantially fixed relation to the swing-arm so that the fender moves with the swing-arm, wherein the wheelchair swing-arm supports a motor having a shaft for driving the wheel, the fender being connected directly to the motor so as to move with the swing-arm and relative to the base frame.
A method of attaching a fender to a wheelchair comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a wheelchair having a base frame, a swing-arm pivotally connected to the base frame, a drive wheel motor supported by the swing-arm;
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- (b) supporting a fender in a substantially fixed relation to the swing-arm so that the fender moves with the swing-arm by connecting the fender directly to the drive wheel motor so as to remain in a substantially fixed relation to the swing-arm.
A wheelchair comprising:
- a base frame;
- a swing-arm pivotally connected to the base frame, the swing-arm supporting a motor having a drive shaft supporting a drive wheel, the swing-arm defining a shroud having a bridge element and a tab each having a threaded aperture;
- a fender supported in a substantially fixed relation to the swing-arm, the fender including:
- a main body portion adapted to receive an upper portion of the wheelchair drive wheel,
- an awning extending laterally from an inner surface of the main body portion and covering the motor drive shaft,
- a web extending laterally from an inner surface of the main body portion and having an aperture aligning with the threaded aperture in the bridge element, and
- a flange extending laterally from an inner surface of the awning and having an aperture aligning with the threaded aperture in the tab;
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- a fastener inserted into the web and flange apertures and threadably engaging the threaded apertures of the bridge element and the tab.
A wheelchair comprising:
- a base frame;
- a swing-arm pivotally connected to the base frame, the swing-arm being adapted to support a wheel, the swing-arm defining a shroud having a threaded aperture;
- a fender supported in a substantially fixed relation to the swing-arm, the fender having an aperture aligning with the threaded aperture in the shroud, and
- a fastener inserted into the fender aperture and threadably engage the swing-arm aperture to connect the fender to the swing-arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.