Oxygen tank holder for wheelchairs
US3970344A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1975 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1976 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 1995 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S297/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An oxygen tank holding device for ready attachment to most standard, foldable wheelchairs. The device is collapsible and includes a tank receiving basket and a pair of struts detachably supported on the wheelchair and pivotally connected to opposed sides of the basket; flexible cable means being provided to maintain the basket in a vertical position when the device is in operative position on a wheelchair. The device frees respiratory patients from confinement by providing them with available oxygen mounted on their wheelchairs.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.