Wheelchair controls
US4078627A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 11, 1976 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 1978 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 11, 1996 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T74/20012
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A control unit for a motorized wheelchair for an invalid the control unit having a part engageable with the occupants chin and being movable in a first direction in order to cause movement of the wheelchair in a forwards direction and in a second and third direction to steer the wheelchair either to the left or to the right, an on/off and reverse/forward switch being provided operable by the occupants head.
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