Wheeled chair with leg rests
US9016706B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J1/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A leg rest for a patient transport device, such as a wheeled chair, bed, stretcher, cot, or the like, is movable between a stowed position underneath a seat and a use position extending forwardly from the seat. The leg rest includes a latch and a handle for releasing the latch. The latch is adapted to automatically retain the leg rest in whichever of the use and stowed positions it currently is in. Pulling on the handle releases the latch and allows the leg rest to be moved between the use and stowed positions. The leg rest includes a pad that is positioned, when the leg rest is in the use position, to contact a patient's calf. The leg rest is configured to both pivot about a pivot axis and to have two different sections that translate with respect to each other.
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