Stair climbing wheelchair
US5577567A · kind A · utility
44Cited by
11References
24Claims
0Family size
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S280/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In order to provide safe and effective surface climbing and descending vehicles, the vehicle includes a base for supporting a platform to be maintained in a generally horizontal orientation. The mechanism automatically raises and lowers the platform as the vehicle is descending or climbing the surface, respectively, in order to maintain the platform in the generally horizontal orientation. With this arrangement, the vehicle further includes a pair of endless belts normally to be maintained in driving engagement with the surface in a manner to conform to the surface during climbing and descending.
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