Patent · US Expired

Collapsible wheelchair

US5244222A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
4References
8Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 2, 1991
Grant dateSep 14, 1993
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 2, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G5/0891
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to a collapsible wheelchair (1) having a chassis (2) composed of two separate, lateral symmetrical sides (6) each including at least one virtually vertical upright bar (7), an upper arm (12), a lower arm (15) a carrying wheel (10) at the rear of the chassis and a guiding wheel (17) at the front of the chassis. The upper and lower arms (12, 15) are solid with the upright bar (7) and the lateral sides are only connected by the joint action of a seat (3) and a back (4), each including two rigid and symmetrical half-pieces (18, 28), articulated between each other following a median axis respectively of seat (3) and back (4).

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