Patent · US Expired

Wheelchair seat system

US5074620A · kind A · utility

53Cited by
5References
18Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 17, 1990
Grant dateDec 24, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 17, 2010

Classification

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

Abstract

Disclosed is a wheelchair seat system which may be adapted to fit virtually any wheelchair frame and provides a high degree of adjustability in order to fit virtually any user and to achieve various therapeutically significant functions. Specifically, the wheelchair seat system of the present invention provides a seat which may be raised or lowered, pitched forwardly or rearwardly, rolled to one side or the other, and slide forward or backward to accommodate the wheelchair user's needs. Further, the seat system of the present invention provides for ready adjustments, and, at the same time, provides for easy disengagement and set-up of the seat system when it is desired to fold up the wheelchair for transport or storage.

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