Wheelchair rear wheel support assembly and detachable armrest
AssigneeMotion Composites Inc.
InventorsDavid Gingras, Michael Archambault, Pierre-Andre Couture, Jacques Desbiens
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Abstract
A wheelchair rear wheel support assembly and a detachable arm assembly is described. The rear wheel support assembly is adjustable by finite adjustment both in the horizontal and vertical planes whereby to adjust the position of the rear wheels at a center of gravity to suit a user person to optimize the efforts of propulsion of the wheelchair by the user and thereby significantly increasing its quality of life. The detachable armrest is easily adjustable in height and can be pivoted away from its position of use by simple hand-operating levers easily accessible to the user person. It can also be easily removed with little effort.
Claims14
A wheelchair rear wheel support assembly for supporting the rear wheels of a wheelchair, said support assembly comprising an axle support bracket having attachment means adapted for securing said axle support bracket to a side frame of said wheelchair, said axle support bracket having a straight vertical slot therein defining opposed parallel inner vertical edge walls having incremental engageable means, an axle support means for adjustably supporting said axle through said vertical slot, said axle support means having clamping means for clampingly engaging same with said incremental engageable means at a desired location along said vertical slot, said incremental engageable means comprises a plurality of engageable grooves formed in opposed outer side end portions of each said opposed parallel inner vertical edge walls.
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