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US 6,886,843 B1Granted
Seating frame for wheelchair
AssigneePlain Sense Wheelchairs, Inc.
InventorJames B. Papac
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Abstract
A seating frame for wheelchairs in which a bottom and a back pivotally connect for selectively angling the back relative to the bottom, with the bottom and the back each defining elongate slots for receiving fasteners that connect cushioned pads to the bottom and the back in selected positions relative to the bottom and the back upon moving the fasteners along the respective slots between a first extent of the slots to a distal second extent. A method of moving a seat cushion relative to a support therefore is disclosed.
Claims12
A seating frame for wheelchairs, comprising:
- a bottom defining at least two spaced-apart parallel slots extending from a first portion of the bottom to a second portion thereof;
- a back defining at least two spaced-apart parallel slots extending from a first portion of the back to an second portion thereof;
- cushioned pads received on the bottom and the back;
- fasteners extending through the respective slots in the bottom and the back and engaging the respective cushioned pad thereon, whereby the cushioned pads are selectively positionable relative to the bottom and the back upon moving the cushions guided by the fasteners in the respective slots between a first extent of the slots to a distal second extent thereof;
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- connectors for attaching the seating frame to a chassis of a wheelchair.
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