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Wheelchair towing coupler

US12090098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 15, 2021
Grant dateSep 17, 2024
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G5/10
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wheelchair towing coupler that connects a wheelchair for towing behind a bicycle or other vehicle by connecting the wheelchair to a structural member of the vehicle or to an existing towing hitch, that enables towing the wheelchair while occupied by a seated user and that also provides the wheelchair user with the ability to decouple from the vehicle to operate the wheelchair independently as needed.

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