WO2011163571A3 - Wheelchair - Google Patents

Wheelchair Download PDF

Info

Publication number
WO2011163571A3
WO2011163571A3 PCT/US2011/041788 US2011041788W WO2011163571A3 WO 2011163571 A3 WO2011163571 A3 WO 2011163571A3 US 2011041788 W US2011041788 W US 2011041788W WO 2011163571 A3 WO2011163571 A3 WO 2011163571A3
Authority
WO
WIPO (PCT)
Prior art keywords
wheelchair
support member
wheel support
rear wheel
central portion
Prior art date
Application number
PCT/US2011/041788
Other languages
French (fr)
Other versions
WO2011163571A2 (en
Inventor
Thomas Tuckowski
Traian Mohan
Robert Bekoscke
Damon Jurkiewicz
Daniel James Yee
Howard Loewenthal
Joseph Spalding
Original Assignee
Invacare Corporation
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US29/364,463 external-priority patent/USD642499S1/en
Priority claimed from US29/364,464 external-priority patent/USD642500S1/en
Priority claimed from US29/378,840 external-priority patent/USD654408S1/en
Priority claimed from US29/378,841 external-priority patent/USD656070S1/en
Priority to CN2011800408354A priority Critical patent/CN103037825A/en
Priority to CA2803601A priority patent/CA2803601C/en
Priority to AU2011270765A priority patent/AU2011270765B2/en
Application filed by Invacare Corporation filed Critical Invacare Corporation
Priority to EP11798979.8A priority patent/EP2585021A4/en
Priority to NZ605615A priority patent/NZ605615A/en
Publication of WO2011163571A2 publication Critical patent/WO2011163571A2/en
Publication of WO2011163571A3 publication Critical patent/WO2011163571A3/en
Priority to AU2015202679A priority patent/AU2015202679A1/en

Links

Classifications

    • 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
    • A61G5/04—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven
    • A61G5/041—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven having a specific drive-type
    • A61G5/043—Mid wheel drive
    • 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
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/1056—Arrangements for adjusting the seat
    • A61G5/1059—Arrangements for adjusting the seat adjusting the height of the seat
    • 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
    • A61G5/04—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven
    • A61G5/041—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven having a specific drive-type
    • A61G5/045—Rear wheel drive
    • 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
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/1089—Anti-tip devices
    • 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
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
    • 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
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
    • A61G5/128—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet for feet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R16/00—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for
    • B60R16/02—Electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for; Arrangement of elements of electric or fluid circuits specially adapted for vehicles and not otherwise provided for electric constitutive elements
    • B60R16/0207—Wire harnesses
    • B60R16/0215—Protecting, fastening and routing means therefor
    • 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
    • A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
    • A61G2203/10—General characteristics of devices characterised by specific control means, e.g. for adjustment or steering
    • A61G2203/14—Joysticks
    • 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
    • A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
    • A61G5/1005—Wheelchairs having brakes
    • A61G5/1035—Wheelchairs having brakes manipulated by wheelchair user

Abstract

The present application relates generally to conveyances and, more particularly, to wheelchairs. In one embodiment, a wheelchair includes a seat assembly coupled to a chassis. The chassis includes a frame having a rear wheel support member, one or more front wheel support members extending in a forward direction from the rear wheel support member, and a seat support member. The rear wheel support member comprises a central portion and left and right portions extending downward from the central portion. The wheelchair also includes one or more drive wheels for propulsion of the wheelchair, a set of front wheels for supporting the wheelchair, and a shrouding system for at least partially covering the frame and other components of the wheelchair.
PCT/US2011/041788 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 Wheelchair WO2011163571A2 (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
NZ605615A NZ605615A (en) 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 Wheelchair
EP11798979.8A EP2585021A4 (en) 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 Wheelchair
CN2011800408354A CN103037825A (en) 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 Wheelchair
AU2011270765A AU2011270765B2 (en) 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 Wheelchair
CA2803601A CA2803601C (en) 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 A wheelchair having a shrouding system
AU2015202679A AU2015202679A1 (en) 2010-06-24 2015-05-18 Wheelchair

Applications Claiming Priority (18)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US35806610P 2010-06-24 2010-06-24
US29/364,464 2010-06-24
US29/364,463 USD642499S1 (en) 2010-06-24 2010-06-24 Wheelchair
US29/364,463 2010-06-24
US61/358,066 2010-06-24
US29/364,464 USD642500S1 (en) 2010-06-24 2010-06-24 Frame
US41204110P 2010-11-10 2010-11-10
US41203110P 2010-11-10 2010-11-10
US41204310P 2010-11-10 2010-11-10
US61/412,041 2010-11-10
US61/412,031 2010-11-10
US29378834 2010-11-10
US29/378,840 2010-11-10
US29/378,841 2010-11-10
US29/378,834 2010-11-10
US61/412,043 2010-11-10
US29/378,841 USD656070S1 (en) 2010-11-10 2010-11-10 Wheelchair shroud
US29/378,840 USD654408S1 (en) 2010-11-10 2010-11-10 Wheelchair frame

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
WO2011163571A2 WO2011163571A2 (en) 2011-12-29
WO2011163571A3 true WO2011163571A3 (en) 2012-03-15

Family

ID=45372126

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
PCT/US2011/041788 WO2011163571A2 (en) 2010-06-24 2011-06-24 Wheelchair

Country Status (5)

Country Link
CN (1) CN103037825A (en)
AU (2) AU2011270765B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2803601C (en)
NZ (1) NZ605615A (en)
WO (1) WO2011163571A2 (en)

Families Citing this family (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN104840315B (en) * 2015-05-22 2017-03-15 浙江全球跑电动轮椅有限公司 A kind of electric wheelchair walking basal seat
CN104840314B (en) * 2015-05-22 2017-07-11 浙江全球跑电动轮椅有限公司 A kind of electric wheelchair front-wheel support structure
CN104840313B (en) * 2015-05-22 2017-06-30 浙江全球跑电动轮椅有限公司 A kind of accumulator mounting structure of electric wheelchair
JP7089722B2 (en) 2017-03-16 2022-06-23 Ｗｈｉｌｌ株式会社 Connector structure
US10864127B1 (en) 2017-05-09 2020-12-15 Pride Mobility Products Corporation System and method for correcting steering of a vehicle

Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD462639S1 (en) * 2001-12-07 2002-09-10 Samuel Lin Wheelchair
USD468669S1 (en) * 1998-08-21 2003-01-14 Electric Mobility Corporation Personal mobility vehicle base
USD491115S1 (en) * 2003-07-14 2004-06-08 Pride Mobility Products Corporation Power wheelchair
USD523788S1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2006-06-27 Pride Mobility Products Corporation Powered vehicle
USD540221S1 (en) * 2004-10-06 2007-04-10 Invacare Corp. Base for an ambulatory device
US20080087481A1 (en) * 2006-09-18 2008-04-17 Pride Mobility Products Corporation Powered wheelchair having an articulating beam and related methods of use

Family Cites Families (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP2547548A4 (en) * 2010-03-16 2015-04-01 Invacare Corp Wheelchair seat assembly
AU2011268382B2 (en) * 2010-06-15 2014-11-27 Invacare Corporation Electric motor and brake assembly

Patent Citations (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
USD468669S1 (en) * 1998-08-21 2003-01-14 Electric Mobility Corporation Personal mobility vehicle base
USD462639S1 (en) * 2001-12-07 2002-09-10 Samuel Lin Wheelchair
USD491115S1 (en) * 2003-07-14 2004-06-08 Pride Mobility Products Corporation Power wheelchair
USD540221S1 (en) * 2004-10-06 2007-04-10 Invacare Corp. Base for an ambulatory device
USD523788S1 (en) * 2004-10-22 2006-06-27 Pride Mobility Products Corporation Powered vehicle
US20080087481A1 (en) * 2006-09-18 2008-04-17 Pride Mobility Products Corporation Powered wheelchair having an articulating beam and related methods of use

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
NZ605615A (en) 2014-11-28
CA2803601C (en) 2015-09-15
AU2015202679A1 (en) 2015-06-18
WO2011163571A2 (en) 2011-12-29
AU2011270765B2 (en) 2015-05-28
CA2803601A1 (en) 2011-12-29
CN103037825A (en) 2013-04-10
AU2011270765A1 (en) 2013-01-31

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
WO2011060345A3 (en) Wheelchair
EP3238682A3 (en) Wheelchair suspension with opposite movement of anti-tip arms
WO2007091022A3 (en) Improved wheelchairs and wheeled vehicles
WO2011163571A3 (en) Wheelchair
WO2013024407A3 (en) A tricycle vehicle having a swivel wheel and a cart
EP2007337A4 (en) Wheelchair
PL2159137T3 (en) Substructure for motor vehicles, in particular for commercial vehicles
EP2295308A3 (en) Buggy transporting a child, modular supporting system, and components
WO2012031150A3 (en) Personal mobility vehicle
WO2012024275A3 (en) Knee walker
WO2007108676A3 (en) Vehicle for carriage of children
EP2216231A4 (en) Rear wheel steering hand cart with integrated brake system
CA2636483A1 (en) Vehicle frame structure
WO2013009291A3 (en) Lawn care vehicle with rear wheel steering assembly
WO2008145523A3 (en) Pushchair for children
WO2010133968A3 (en) Tricycle with wheelchair platform
US20120169021A1 (en) Chassis for two-seat children's pushchairs
WO2008142551A3 (en) Method for mounting a forklift to a vehicle
NZ701862A (en) Wheelchair
WO2011032544A3 (en) Bicycle comprising a power steering system
USD644569S1 (en) Vehicle
CN201694320U (en) Bicycle parallel connection module
WO2015025322A3 (en) Wheelchair
WO2010095922A3 (en) Push-pull rod steering system and solar panel for tandem typed cycle vehicle
WO2007138358A3 (en) Recline mechanism

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 201180040835.4

Country of ref document: CN

121 Ep: the epo has been informed by wipo that ep was designated in this application

Ref document number: 11798979

Country of ref document: EP

Kind code of ref document: A2

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2803601

Country of ref document: CA

NENP Non-entry into the national phase

Ref country code: DE

WWE Wipo information: entry into national phase

Ref document number: 2011798979

Country of ref document: EP

ENP Entry into the national phase

Ref document number: 2011270765

Country of ref document: AU

Date of ref document: 20110624

Kind code of ref document: A