WHEELCHAIR - INVACARE CORP

Title:

WHEELCHAIR

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/060345

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

A conveyance such as a wheelchair that includes a seat assembly and a chassis. The chassis comprises a central frame member disposed substantially along the centerline of the wheelchair. The central frame member includes portions for connecting to or supporting one or more front casters, a seat assembly, one or more drive wheel assemblies, an energy source (e.g., one or more batteries), rear anti-tip wheels, and/or at least one footplate. The central frame member is disposed substantially along the centerline of the wheelchair and structurally distributes of the weight of the seat assembly (and optionally the weight of the energy source) to the supporting drive wheels and casters. In this manner, a clean- looking, simple, and lightweight chassis structure is provided for a conveyance.

Inventors:

JURKIEWICZ DAMON (US)
GREINER JOSHUA (US)
YEE DANIEL JAMES (US)
WATSON DANIEL (US)
MOHAN TRAIAN (US)
BEKOSCKE ROBERT (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2010/056663

Publication Date:

October 06, 2011

Filing Date:

November 15, 2010

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

INVACARE CORP (US)
JURKIEWICZ DAMON (US)
GREINER JOSHUA (US)
YEE DANIEL JAMES (US)
WATSON DANIEL (US)
MOHAN TRAIAN (US)
BEKOSCKE ROBERT (US)

International Classes:

B61G5/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2003045299A1	2003-06-05
WO1994011235A1	1994-05-26
WO2006053437A1	2006-05-26

Foreign References:

US5480179A	1996-01-02
US6092822A	2000-07-25

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