Lever and wheel attachment device for chairs
OwnerHenry Keith Claytoninventor
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Abstract
Lever and wheel attachment device (1) for a chair with a pair of front legs (X, Y) comprising: a) a pair of lever arms (10, 20) each having first and second ends, (10A, 10B: 20A, 20B), with the second ends (10B, 20B) being joined together, b) a foot pedal (40) at the second ends, c) a chair leg engaging member (14, 24) at each first end, d) a ground engaging wheel (15, 25) between the first and the second ends of each lever arm, each wheel (15, 25) providing a pivot point about its axis for each lever arm, in use the device (1) engages the pair of front legs and raises them off the ground, the chair is movable forward with the rear legs remaining on the ground, and the weight of the chair and a person is taken at least in part on the wheels.
Claims9
A lever and wheel attachment device for a chair with a pair of front legs comprising:
- a) a pair of lever arms each having first and second ends, and a curved portion from which the lever arms diverge, said second ends of each lever arm being integrally formed with the curved portion such that said second ends are joined to the curved portion without hinges, the second ends of the lever arms being adjacent the curved portion, the front legs having inner faces which face each other, and the first ends of the lever arms being securable adjacent the inner faces of the front legs of the chair,
- b) a foot pedal on the curved portion,
- c) a chair leg engaging member which is at each first end of each lever arm, said chair leg engaging members for connecting the first ends of the lever arms to the inner faces of the front legs,
- d) a ground engaging wheel between the first and second ends of each lever arm, each wheel providing a pivot point about its axis for each lever arm,
- in use the lever and wheel attachment device being such that it only engages the pair of front legs of the chair, each chair leg engaging member being connected to each front leg of a chair respectively with said pair of lever arms extending towards the rear of the chair and said foot pedal being normally in a first raised position whilst the legs of the chair are on the ground, and when downward pressure is applied to said foot pedal, said lever arms pivoting about the wheels with the perimeter of each wheel engaging the ground, raising said front chair legs off the ground so allowing the chair to be moved forward with rear legs of the chair remaining on the ground, with weight of the chair and any person on the chair being taken at least in part on said wheels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.