Motor vehicle with wheelchair caddy
OwnerRoy E. Day, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for a wheelchair caddy to be attached to a disabled rider adapted cycle or scooter that may include connectors connecting the caddy and cycle, a rear or double rear axle attached to the base of the caddy frame, a handle for the user to grip while pulling the wheelchair onto the caddy, a rod as an emergency brake, a ratcheting strap or straps and bungee cord for securing the wheelchair in the caddy, walled footwells for the securing the passengers feet, a secured foam rubber middle console, a fitted, padded back rest, thigh restraining straps, lower ribcage restraining straps and other features.
Claims27
A caddy for enabling transport of a wheelchair by a cycle to which the caddy has been connected, the caddy comprising:
- a base having first and second side walls and front and rear portions,
- the first and second side walls rising above the base,
- the first side wall being disposed on the same side as a cycle when the caddy is connected to the cycle,
- the second side wall being disposed on a side of the caddy opposite a cycle when the caddy is connected to the cycle,
- the first side wall including a first portion projecting upwards from the base a first distance and a second portion extending upwards from the base a second distance, the second portion being a rear portion, and the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- the second side including a third portion projecting upwards from the base a third distance, a fourth portion projecting upwards from the base a fourth distance, and a fifth portion projecting upwards from the base a fifth distance the fourth portion being a rear portion the fifth portion being a middle portion, and the fourth distance and the fifth distance each being greater than the third distance,
- at least one axle supporting the base,
- at least one wheel mounted along the axle,
- a wheelchair securing mechanism configured to releasably secure the wheelchair on the base, and
- at least one connecting mechanism mounted to the base and adapted to releasably connect the caddy to a cycle.
A caddy for enabling transport of a wheelchair by a cycle to which the caddy has been connected, the caddy comprising:
- a base having first and second side walls and front and rear portions,
- the first and second side walls rising above the base,
- the first side wall being disposed on the same side as a cycle when the caddy is connected to the cycle,
- the second side wall being disposed on a side of the caddy opposite a cycle when the caddy is connected to the cycle, and
- the front portion of the base comprising an upwardly projecting panel and at least one cut-out configured in the panel to allow a rider's feet to go forward over the front of the caddy,
- at least one axle supporting the base,
- at least one wheel mounted along the axle,
- a wheelchair securing mechanism configured to releasably secure the wheelchair on the base, and
- at least one connecting mechanism mounted to the base and adapted to releasably connect the caddy to a cycle.
A caddy for enabling transport of a wheelchair by a cycle to which the caddy has been connected, the caddy comprising:
- a base having first and second side walls and front and rear portions;
- a cycle connecting assembly by which the caddy is attachable to a cycle adjacent the first side wall;
- a wheelchair securing mechanism configured to releasably secure a wheelchair on the base;
- at least one axle supporting the base;
- and
- at least one wheel mounted along the axle, wherein
- the first and second side walls rise above the base,
- the first side wall including a first portion projecting upwards from the base a first distance and a second portion extending upwards from the base a second distance, the second portion being a rear portion, and the second distance being greater than the first distance,
- the second side including a third portion projecting upwards from the base a third distance, a fourth portion projecting upwards from the base a fourth distance, and a fifth portion projecting upwards from the base a fifth distance, the fourth portion being a rear portion, the fifth portion being a middle portion, and the fourth distance and the fifth distance each being greater than the third distance, and
- at least the first portion is approximately the same height as a footrest of the wheelchair when the wheelchair is secured on the base.
A caddy for enabling transport of a wheelchair by a cycle to which the caddy has been connected, the caddy comprising:
- an inboard side;
- an outboard side disposed opposite the inboard side;
- a rear;
- a cycle connecting assembly by which the caddy is attachable to a cycle adjacent the inboard side;
- a base defining a wheelchair receiving zone and having at least a rider transfer side and a wheelchair entry side;
- at least one axle supporting the base;
- at least one wheel mounted on the at least one axle adjacent the outboard side;
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- one or more wall segments defining a retention perimeter about at least a portion of the base,
- wherein the one or more wall segments comprises:
- a first transfer side wall segment positioned along the transfer side of the base and extending upwards from the base a first distance;
- and
- a second transfer side wall segment extending upwards from the base a second distance, the second transfer side wall segment being rearward of the first transfer side wall segment, and the second distance being greater than the first distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.