Patent · US Expired

Wheelchair drive mechanism

US6893035B2 · kind B2 · utility

12Cited by
16References
14Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateDec 2, 2002
Grant dateMay 17, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 2, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF16D41/088
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wheelchair which shifts between forward and reverse by virtue of a roller mechanism which grabs in one direction and slips an opposite direction, thereby preventing binding. The shift mechanism is initiated by rotation of a shift paddle which is located on a extremity of a lever arm remote from the roller mechanism.

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