CA2466259A1 - Wheelchair two-speed wheel assembly and quick-release mounting - Google Patents
Wheelchair two-speed wheel assembly and quick-release mounting Download PDFInfo
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- CA2466259A1 CA2466259A1 CA002466259A CA2466259A CA2466259A1 CA 2466259 A1 CA2466259 A1 CA 2466259A1 CA 002466259 A CA002466259 A CA 002466259A CA 2466259 A CA2466259 A CA 2466259A CA 2466259 A1 CA2466259 A1 CA 2466259A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
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- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
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- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F16H3/00—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion
- F16H3/44—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion using gears having orbital motion
- F16H3/70—Toothed gearings for conveying rotary motion with variable gear ratio or for reversing rotary motion using gears having orbital motion in which the central axis of the gearing lies inside the periphery of an orbital gear
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
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- F16H2200/0034—Transmissions for multiple ratios characterised by the number of forward speeds the gear ratios comprising two forward speeds
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Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US09/954,576 US6805371B2 (en) | 2001-09-14 | 2001-09-14 | Two-speed wheel assembly for manual wheelchairs, with a quick-release mounting capability |
| US09/954,576 | 2001-09-14 | ||
| PCT/US2002/028963 WO2003024182A2 (en) | 2001-09-14 | 2002-09-11 | Wheelchair two-speed wheel assembly and quick-release mounting |
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| CA2466259A1 true CA2466259A1 (en) | 2003-03-27 |
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| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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| CA002466259A Abandoned CA2466259A1 (en) | 2001-09-14 | 2002-09-11 | Wheelchair two-speed wheel assembly and quick-release mounting |
Country Status (7)
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| US (1) | US6805371B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP1432607A4 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP2005502410A (enExample) |
| AU (1) | AU2002331849A1 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2466259A1 (enExample) |
| MX (1) | MXPA04002393A (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2003024182A2 (enExample) |
Families Citing this family (19)
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| US20060197302A1 (en) * | 2005-03-03 | 2006-09-07 | Magic Wheels, Inc. | Two-speed manual wheelchair wheel |
| SE530021C2 (sv) * | 2006-06-16 | 2008-02-12 | Gearwheel Ab | Växelförare vid ett nav hos ett hjul med snabblåsningsfunktion och metod för att ändra utväxling mellan en drivanordning och ett hjul hos ett fordon |
| US20080029992A1 (en) * | 2006-08-02 | 2008-02-07 | Lindsay Stuart M | Multi-Speed Fixed-Drive Push Rim Wheelchair |
| US20080073869A1 (en) * | 2006-09-26 | 2008-03-27 | Sam Harwell Patterson | Human powered vehicle drive system |
| KR100768644B1 (ko) * | 2006-12-15 | 2007-10-18 | 김덕영 | 보행보조기의 자동 브레이크장치 |
| US7641210B2 (en) * | 2007-08-29 | 2010-01-05 | Martin Babcock | Hand-driven wheelchair |
| ES2370330B2 (es) * | 2009-04-24 | 2012-07-16 | Universidad De Extremadura | Sistema autoblocante con reductora planetaria para sillas de ruedas. |
| WO2013016655A1 (en) | 2011-07-27 | 2013-01-31 | The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois | Gear-shifting system for manually propelled wheelchairs |
| WO2013049642A2 (en) * | 2011-09-29 | 2013-04-04 | Intelliwheels, Inc. | Low-gear system for manually propelled wheelchairs and methods of use |
| BR102012004615A2 (pt) * | 2012-03-01 | 2018-09-18 | Mueller Flex Ind E Comercio De Plasticos E Cabos Ltda | redutor mecânico de torque combinado com freio anti-retorno |
| TWI480037B (zh) * | 2012-12-27 | 2015-04-11 | Ind Tech Res Inst | 可拆裝動力模組 |
| SE538008C2 (sv) | 2014-04-30 | 2016-02-09 | Gearwheel Ab | Växelanordning för ett rullstolshjul |
| US10864128B2 (en) | 2016-06-29 | 2020-12-15 | Stryker Corporation | Patient support systems with rotary actuators having cycloidal drives |
| US10813807B2 (en) * | 2016-06-29 | 2020-10-27 | Stryker Corporation | Patient support systems with hollow rotary actuators |
| US10765575B2 (en) | 2016-06-29 | 2020-09-08 | Stryker Corporation | Patient support systems with rotary actuators comprising rotation limiting devices |
| IL246622B (en) | 2016-07-06 | 2018-07-31 | Yaron Weiss | Wheel braking system that responds to gravity |
| US11419773B2 (en) | 2019-11-09 | 2022-08-23 | The Onward Project, LLC | Convertible wheelchair |
| KR102807979B1 (ko) * | 2023-03-10 | 2025-05-15 | 충북대학교 산학협력단 | 수동휠체어의 주행보조장치 |
| CN118855949B (zh) * | 2024-07-04 | 2025-02-25 | 武汉理工大学 | 一种适用于轮椅的换挡式助行装置、轮椅及其使用方法 |
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| US4274650A (en) * | 1979-06-21 | 1981-06-23 | Hans Gilles | Hand drive assembly for a wheelchair |
| CA1196936A (en) | 1982-09-22 | 1985-11-19 | Luigi Tosti | Child's chariot |
| CH657985A5 (de) | 1982-10-20 | 1986-10-15 | Rainer Kueschall C O Paratec A | Faltbarer rollstuhl. |
| US4679862A (en) * | 1986-01-30 | 1987-07-14 | Luo Chung I | Quick-release wheelchair axle |
| US5037120A (en) | 1989-12-26 | 1991-08-06 | Parisi Paul J | Wheelchair manual drive mechanism |
| US5160156A (en) * | 1990-09-13 | 1992-11-03 | Concentric Industries | Wheelchair with coasting, braking and multi-speed features |
| JPH0793B2 (ja) * | 1991-12-24 | 1995-01-11 | 光義 山口 | 車椅子のバックストップ機構 |
| US5362081A (en) * | 1993-03-10 | 1994-11-08 | Beidler Michael T | Wheelchair drive system |
| CA2095681A1 (en) | 1993-05-06 | 1994-11-07 | Gary Godin | Wheel assembly for a wheelchair, incorporating a change speed hub |
| BE1007148A3 (fr) * | 1993-05-17 | 1995-04-11 | Solvay | Support pour catalyseurs, procede pour la fabrication d'un gel precurseur d'un support pour catalyseurs, procede de preparation d'un support pour catalyseurs, catalyseur pour la polymerisation d'olefines et procede pour la polymerisation d'olefines au moyen de ce catalyseur. |
| US5482305A (en) * | 1995-01-06 | 1996-01-09 | University Of Washington | Shifting mechanism and quick release for multispeed wheelchair |
| FR2734152B1 (fr) * | 1995-05-19 | 1997-07-11 | Tis Sa | Dispositif de securite et de controle de verrouillage d'un moyeu de roue, notamment pour fauteuils roulants |
| US5941547A (en) | 1996-01-16 | 1999-08-24 | Drake; Carl F. | Manually propelled wheelchair device |
| US6047980A (en) * | 1997-06-18 | 2000-04-11 | University Of Washington | Two-speed manual wheelchair |
| US6203041B1 (en) * | 1998-06-10 | 2001-03-20 | Hulbert Robertson Helm | Incline anti-rollback system for wheelchairs |
| US6682152B2 (en) * | 2000-09-25 | 2004-01-27 | Freedom Designs Incorporated | Secure wheel locking system |
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- 2001-09-14 US US09/954,576 patent/US6805371B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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- 2002-09-11 CA CA002466259A patent/CA2466259A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-09-11 MX MXPA04002393A patent/MXPA04002393A/es active IP Right Grant
- 2002-09-11 AU AU2002331849A patent/AU2002331849A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2002-09-11 WO PCT/US2002/028963 patent/WO2003024182A2/en not_active Ceased
- 2002-09-11 EP EP02768842A patent/EP1432607A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2002-09-11 JP JP2003528087A patent/JP2005502410A/ja active Pending
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| Publication number | Publication date |
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| US6805371B2 (en) | 2004-10-19 |
| EP1432607A2 (en) | 2004-06-30 |
| JP2005502410A (ja) | 2005-01-27 |
| US20030052531A1 (en) | 2003-03-20 |
| MXPA04002393A (es) | 2005-04-11 |
| WO2003024182A2 (en) | 2003-03-27 |
| EP1432607A4 (en) | 2010-04-21 |
| AU2002331849A1 (en) | 2003-04-01 |
| WO2003024182A3 (en) | 2003-07-10 |
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Legal Events
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| EEER | Examination request | ||
| FZDE | Discontinued |