Patent · US Expired

Wheelchair holding device for vehicles

US4027747A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
7References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 10, 1976
Grant dateJun 7, 1977
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 10, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G3/0808
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A fixture attached to the floor of a vehicle for restraining and securely holding a wheelchair and its occupant while the vehicle is in motion. The fixture comprises a framework to which is secured upper and lower clamping jaws which act to grip the propulsion wheels of the wheelchair and which are actuated by a manually controlled air cylinder or equivalent vacuum or hydraulic cylinder.

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