Multi-directional motorized wheelchair
US5445233A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 4, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S180/907
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A multi-directional motorized wheelchair having a seat portion and, a back portion, and having two drive wheels, each having a separate motor for driving one drive wheel forwardly or backwardly, independently of the other wheel, a drive wheel mounting beneath the seat, and controls for operating the wheels either simultaneously in the same direction, or one of them in one direction, or simultaneously in opposite directions, and, stabilizer wheels mounted beneath the seat, and extending outwardly from and around the drive wheels, to stabilize the chair.
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