Adjustable limb support for personal mobility vehicles
AssigneePride Mobility Products Corporation
InventorsMichael Grant, John Carminati, Matthew Tolan
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Abstract
An arm support for a personal mobility vehicle can include a first member having a first end that defines a first cavity, and a first attachment member that extends through the first cavity so as to define an axis. The arm support can further include a second member having a first end that is disposed within the first cavity such that the second member is pivotally attached to the first member by the first attachment member. The arm support can further include an actuator that extends through the first end of the second member and through the first cavity. The actuator can be operatively coupled to the second member such that actuation of the actuator causes the second member to pivot about the axis.
Claims19
An arm support for a wheelchair, the arm support comprising:
- a first support member including a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a respective first direction, the first end defining a first cavity, and the first support member further including a first attachment member that extends through the first cavity so as to define an axis that extends along a second direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
- a second support member having a first end and a second end spaced from the first end along a respective first direction, the second support member including an angled body member that extends between first and second ends of the second support member such that the second member is offset with respect to the first member along the second direction, the first end of the second support member being disposed within the first cavity such that the second support member is pivotally attached to the first support member by the first attachment member;
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- an actuator that extends through the first end of the second support member and through the first cavity along a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to at least the second direction, the actuator being operatively coupled to the second support member such that actuation of the actuator causes the second support member to pivot about the axis.
An arm support for a wheelchair, the arm support comprising:
- a first support member having a first end and including a first attachment member that extends through the first end so as to define an axis that extends along a transverse direction;
- a second support member having a first end that defines a first pair of plates that are spaced from each other along the transverse direction, at least one plate of the first pair of plates including a slot that is elongate along a longitudinal direction that is perpendicular to the transverse direction, the second member further including a nut having at least one engagement member that engages the slot of the at least one plate to thereby pivotally couple the nut between the plates of the first pair of plates, wherein the first attachment member extends through the first pair of plates to thereby pivotally attach the second member to the first member;
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- an actuator that extends through the first cavity and through the nut, whereby rotation of the actuator moves the nut along the actuator and along the slot to thereby cause the second support member to pivot about the axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.