Removably engaged wheelchair headrest
US8979196B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G5/121
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A support frame removably engageable with a wheelchair using no fasteners or tool-requiring engagement components. The support frame is slidably engaged and disengaged to the wheelchair by vertical translation. In an engaged position the weight of the support frame and anything attached thereto is born entirely by the rigid frame of the wheelchair through a positioning of support members of the frame in a frictional engagement atop the push handles of the wheelchair. So engaged, the support frame allows for easy transfer to other wheelchairs or easy removal and engagement from a collapsible wheelchair prior to or after transport of the wheelchair in a car or vehicle.
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