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Wheel chair attachments

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-01
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Granted: 1966-01-25
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Expires: 1984-06-01
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Ernest C Loustaunau
  • 👤 Road Gray

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 03:36
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/10; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S297/00; Y10S297/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 153 words
FOR DETACHABLE CONNECTION TO A WHEEL CHAIR FRAME HAVING A SIDE WHEEL AND AN UPWARD-OPENING PAIR OF ATTACHMENT SOCKETS SPACED THEREALONG FOR MOUNTING AN ARMREST AND THE LIKE: A COMBINATION ARMREST AND WHEEL GUARD ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A LONGITUDINAL ROD ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED CHORDALLY AND LATERALLY SPACED FROM THE INNER FACE OF SAID WHEEL ALONG THE TOP THEREOF, SAID ROD BEING FORMED WITH A PAIR OF DOWNWARD PROJECTING, ATTACHMENT STUD MEANS, SPACED THEREALONG IN POSITION FOR MOUNTING IN SAID ATTACHMENT SOCKETS OF THE FRAME, AND AN ARCUATE, DOWNWARDLY CONCAVE GUARD WHICH IS SECURED NEAR ITS RESPECTIVE ENDS TO SAID ROD ADJACENT A SIDE EDGE OF THE GUARD WHICH THUS PROJECTS TRANSVERSELY THEREFROM SO AS TO DISPOSE THE GUARD LENGTHWISE CLOSELY OVERLYING THE UPPER CURVATURE OF THE WHEEL WHEN THE ATTACHMENT STUDS ARE MOUNTED IN SAID SOCKETS, WITH A LENGTH OF THE MOUNTED GUARD THUS OFFERING ARMREST SUPPORT ALONG ITS UPPER SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 153 words
FOR DETACHABLE CONNECTION TO A WHEEL CHAIR FRAME HAVING A SIDE WHEEL AND AN UPWARD-OPENING PAIR OF ATTACHMENT SOCKETS SPACED THEREALONG FOR MOUNTING AN ARMREST AND THE LIKE: A COMBINATION ARMREST AND WHEEL GUARD ASSEMBLY COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A LONGITUDINAL ROD ADAPTED TO BE DISPOSED CHORDALLY AND LATERALLY SPACED FROM THE INNER FACE OF SAID WHEEL ALONG THE TOP THEREOF, SAID ROD BEING FORMED WITH A PAIR OF DOWNWARD PROJECTING, ATTACHMENT STUD MEANS, SPACED THEREALONG IN POSITION FOR MOUNTING IN SAID ATTACHMENT SOCKETS OF THE FRAME, AND AN ARCUATE, DOWNWARDLY CONCAVE GUARD WHICH IS SECURED NEAR ITS RESPECTIVE ENDS TO SAID ROD ADJACENT A SIDE EDGE OF THE GUARD WHICH THUS PROJECTS TRANSVERSELY THEREFROM SO AS TO DISPOSE THE GUARD LENGTHWISE CLOSELY OVERLYING THE UPPER CURVATURE OF THE WHEEL WHEN THE ATTACHMENT STUDS ARE MOUNTED IN SAID SOCKETS, WITH A LENGTH OF THE MOUNTED GUARD THUS OFFERING ARMREST SUPPORT ALONG ITS UPPER SURFACE.

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