Wheelchair with lift
US8622412B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2012 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G2200/52
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheelchair has a frame supported on wheels, a removable seat supported by the frame, a receptacle supported by the frame under the removable seat, a lifting tower supported by the frame and a sling carried by the lifting tower. The sling is operable by the lifting tower through a lifting range to move between positions in which a person carried in the sling is raised above the removable seat so that the removable seat may be removed and a person carried in the sling is lowered to be supported over the receptacle.
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