Patent · US Expired

Adjustable collapsible wheelchair

US4431076A · kind A · utility

30Cited by
19References
11Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 24, 1981
Grant dateFeb 14, 1984
Priority date—
Expiry dateJun 24, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S297/04
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wheelchair in which the armrests and the seat are vertically adjustable by the occupant so that the occupant may selectively move himself to a "sitting" or "standing" position. The seat has seat belts by means of which the occupant connects himself to the seat and such seat is carried by a vertically adjustable rod which may be locked in adjusted position. The armrests are selectively mounted on upper or lower portions of the side frames of the wheelchair.

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