Wheel Chair Abstract: The elevation of a chair seat from normal to raised bed level by cam action between the chair seat and a wheeled frame on which the chair seat is guided for up and down movement. A camshaft journaled on the underside of the chai...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A vehicle of the Volkswagen minibus type with sliding side doors and rear engine drive has a tray-like subframe affixed centrally in a cut out portion of the main frame. The subframe has a front wall, a rear wall, one side wall...
Wheel Chair Abstract: An electrically powered wheel-chair for indoor and outdoor use comprising a pair of rear main wheels, which are non-pivotably connected with the frame-work of the chair, at least one of said wheels being driven by an electric mo...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A hand operated wheel-chair with a pair of main wheels rigidly connected with the frame-work of the chair, at least one of which is either motor or hand operated and at least one castor wheel being pivotally connected with the f...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A portable device, which in a first configuration permits a person having the use of his arms, but due to a disability of his legs is confined to a wheel chair, to pull himself to an erect supported position on the device, and t...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A wheeled invalid-chair has leg-supports provided with levers for an invalid seated in the chair to adjust the inclination of the leg-supports. Each leg-support comprises a carrier spar pivoted at its upper end to the chair fram...
Wheel Chair Abstract: This invention relates to push rod apparatus for propelling wheel chairs. Several different embodiments of the invention are disclosed. All the embodiments include a plurality of push rod mechanisms that provide the occupant wit...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A foldable wheel chair wherein diagonal braces which are transversely foldable are coupled by universal joints to front and rear portions between two longitudinally foldable opposite side frames to prevent slidable motion. Caste...
Wheel Chair Abstract: Disclosed is a powered wheel chair with individual motors driving each of two separate drive wheels. The motors are controlled by the amount of torque applied to the handrim of the driving wheel. If the operator pushes on the ha...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A wheel chair with a retractable back rest, and a seat which may be uncovered to expose an opening that enables a patient in the wheel chair to use a toilet while remaining seated in the wheel chair. By actuating a switching arr...
Wheel Chair Abstract: An adjustable wheel chair which facilitates independent seat height and width adjustments to accommodate varying wheel chair size needs. The wheel chair includes a pair of side frame assemblies transversely movable relative to e...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A device for holding a wheel chair in a vehicle, such as a school bus, comprising a pair of movable arms for engaging the wheel chairs large wheels. The arms are adjustable to accommodate the distance between the wheels. Wheel C...
Wheel Chair Abstract: The present invention is a wheel chair converter for use in combination with a wheel chair having a frame with a seat member, a back member and side members, a pair of large rear wheels and a pair of small front wheels to conver...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A self-propelled wheel-chair capable of climbing up or down a curb is disclosed. The wheel-chair is able to elevate an occupant higher than existing types of wheel-chairs practically to the height of a person standing. The wheel...
Wheel Chair Abstract: A recliner-rocker geriatric wheel chair having a unitary member movable between a first position wherein the chair is allowed to rock and a second position wherein the chair is prevented from rocking motion. In the first positio...
Wheel Chair Abstract: An apparatus for hoisting a wheel chair into and out of an enclosure including a swivel base having a stationary section that may be secured within the closure and a section rotatable on the stationary section about a vertical a...
Wheel Chair Abstract: The present wheel chair lift apparatus has a rotatable post at the front of a doorway in the side of a van. A pivotally mounted electric motor rotates this post through a pinion and gear drive at the lower end of the post. A car...