Releasable bracket for a wheelchair
AssigneeAdaptive Engineering Lab, Inc.
InventorErik B. Holstad
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Abstract
A bracket, for attaching a support to a wheelchair frame, includes a coupling with a first body, a second body, and a link. The first body has a first bore with a clamp there around and has one connector for connection to the support or the wheelchair frame. The second body has a section with a second bore and which is received within the first bore and releasably engaged by the clamp. The second body has a second connector for connection to the other one of the support and the wheelchair frame. Releasing the clamp allows the first and second bodies to be separated so that the support can be moved with respect to the wheelchair frame, while the link, captured in the first and second bores, prevents total separation of the bodies. A key and keyway limit assembly of the first and second bodies in only one orientation.
Claims28
A bracket for releasably attaching a support to a frame of a wheelchair, said bracket comprising:
- a coupling having:
- (a) a first body having a first bore extending inwardly therein, a clamp, and a first connector adapted to connect the first body to one of the support and the frame of the wheelchair;
- (b) a second body having a second bore extending inwardly therein, a first section adapted to be received within the first bore and to be engaged by the clamp, and a second section with a second connector adapted to connect the second body to another one of the support and the frame of the wheelchair;
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- (c) a link slideably received and captured in the first and second bores, wherein the link allows the first and second bodies to separate and pivot about the link.
A bracket for releasably attaching a support to a frame of a wheelchair, said bracket comprising:
- a coupling including:
- (a) a first body having a clamp and a first connector adapted to connect the first body to one of the support and the frame of the wheelchair,
- (b) a second body having a first section adapted to be releasably engaged by the clamp, and a second section with a second connector adapted to connect the second body to another one of the support and the frame of the wheelchair,
- (c) a link coupled to the first and second bodies wherein the link allows the first and second bodies to separate from one another, wherein when the first and second bodies are separated the link ties the first body to the second body;
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- (d) a stop which prevents rotation of the first body with respect to the second body when the first section is received within the clamp.
A bracket for releasably attaching a support to a frame of a wheelchair, said bracket comprising:
- a coupling having:
- (a) a first body having a first bore extending inwardly therein, a clamp, and a first connector for attaching the first body securely to one of the support and the frame of the wheelchair;
- (b) a second body having a second bore extending inwardly therein, a first section adapted to be received within the first bore and to be engaged by the clamp, and a second connector for attaching the second body securely to another one of the support and the frame of the wheelchair;
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- (c) a stop which prevents rotation between the first and second bodies when the first section is received within the first bore;
- and the bracket further comprising a link moveably received and captured in the first and second bores, wherein the link allows the first and second bodies to separate from one another in which state the link ties the first body to the second body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.