Collapsible cover apparatus
US6209611A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G5/1067
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A collapsible cover apparatus for mounting to a wheel chair to protect the occupant of the wheel chair from the weather. The collapsible cover apparatus includes a pair of frame support bars. Each of the frame support bars is elongate and each of the frame support bars is releasably couplable to a wheel chair. A plurality of brackets are slidably mounted in the frame support bars. A plurality of covering support bars support the covering. Each of the covering support bars generally has a U-shape which includes a base portion, a first leg portion and a second leg portion. Each of the leg portions has a free end that is fixedly coupled to one of the brackets. A fastener fastens the cover member to the frame. The fastener is fixedly coupled to an inside surface of the panels and fixedly coupled to each of the covering support bars.
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