Curb-climbing power wheelchair
US6129165A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 1998 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S180/907
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A curb-climbing front wheel drive power wheelchair has a frame, a seat connected to the frame, a pair of drive wheels connected to the frame and rotatable about a transverse axis below a portion of the seat supporting the wheelchair occupant's thighs. The power wheelchair also has at least one ground-engaging idler wheel connected to the frame behind the drive wheels and anti-tip wheels forward of the drive wheels, rigidly connected to the motors for pivotal movement.
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