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Wheelchair where the seat is divided longitudinally

US5405187A · kind A · utility

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6Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 6, 1993
Grant dateApr 11, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 6, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61G5/00
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wheelchair for handicapped people includes a frame structure which is carried by chair-rolling devices and which in turn carries a seat and back-support. The wheelchair is characterized in that the seat is divided longitudinally, preferably along a center line, and in that the seat parts are so journalled to the frame structure as to enable the seat parts to be swung outwardly on respective sides of the wheelchair, independently of one another.

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