Wheelchair footrest assembly
US5209509A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1990 |
| Grant date | May 11, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S297/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A footrest assembly removably and pivotally connected to a wheelchair seat frame has a foot support rockable about two mutually normal axes to enable the elevation of the foot support to be adjusted and the foot support to swing between a normal position forwardly of the seat to an adjusted position to one side of the seat and facilitate movements of a person to and from the seat. The footrest also is bodily removable from the wheelchair seat frame.
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