US3271785A
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Convertible wheel chair and commode
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-30
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Granted: 1966-09-13
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Expires: 1984-12-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Bose Robert F Du
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 08:33
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/10; A61G5/1002
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
257 words
A CHAIR COMPRISING: (A) A FRAME HAVING A FRONT AND A REAR, (B) A PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER FIXED IN SAID FRAME, (C) SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH, (D) A SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER COMPRISING A BASE AND A PLUG MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, (E) SAID PLUG BEING ADAPTED TO FILL SAID OPENING FLUSH WITH SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER WHEN SAID SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER IS IN RAISED CLOSED POSITION, (F) A PAIR OF ELONGATED RUNNERS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME SPACED BENEATH SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER AND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID OPENING FOR SLIDABLY SUPPORTING SAID BASE FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST LOWERED POSITION WITHIN THE VERTICAL PROJECTION OF AND BENEATH SAID OPENING AND A SECOND LOWERED INOPERATIVE POSITION BEHIND AND REMOVED FROM SAID VERTICAL PROJECTION, SAID PLUG BEING BENEATH SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER IN SAID FIRST LOWERED POSITION AND DURING ITS LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREFROM, (G) CAM MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID BASE TO VERTICALLY MOVE SAID SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER BETWEEN SAID FIRST LOWERED POSITION AND SAID RAISED POSITION (H) FIRST HANDLE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CAM MEANS AND ACCESSIBLE TO AN OCCUPANT OF SAID CHAIR FOR OPERATING SAID CAM MEANS, (I) SECOND HANDLE MEANS OPERATIVELY FIXED TO SAID BASE FOR MOVING SAID SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID RUNNERS BETWEEN SAID FIRST LOWERED POSITION AND SAID SECOND LOWERED POSITION, (J) A RECEPTACLE HAVING AN OPEN TOP, AND (K) MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID RECEPTACLE IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID OPENING SO THAT SAID TOP IS BENEATH THE PLANE OF SAID RUNNERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
257 words
A CHAIR COMPRISING: (A) A FRAME HAVING A FRONT AND A REAR, (B) A PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER FIXED IN SAID FRAME, (C) SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER HAVING AN OPENING THERETHROUGH, (D) A SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER COMPRISING A BASE AND A PLUG MOUNTED ON SAID BASE, (E) SAID PLUG BEING ADAPTED TO FILL SAID OPENING FLUSH WITH SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER WHEN SAID SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER IS IN RAISED CLOSED POSITION, (F) A PAIR OF ELONGATED RUNNERS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME SPACED BENEATH SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER AND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID OPENING FOR SLIDABLY SUPPORTING SAID BASE FOR LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN A FIRST LOWERED POSITION WITHIN THE VERTICAL PROJECTION OF AND BENEATH SAID OPENING AND A SECOND LOWERED INOPERATIVE POSITION BEHIND AND REMOVED FROM SAID VERTICAL PROJECTION, SAID PLUG BEING BENEATH SAID PRIMARY SEAT MEMBER IN SAID FIRST LOWERED POSITION AND DURING ITS LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT THEREFROM, (G) CAM MEANS FOR ENGAGING SAID BASE TO VERTICALLY MOVE SAID SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER BETWEEN SAID FIRST LOWERED POSITION AND SAID RAISED POSITION (H) FIRST HANDLE MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID CAM MEANS AND ACCESSIBLE TO AN OCCUPANT OF SAID CHAIR FOR OPERATING SAID CAM MEANS, (I) SECOND HANDLE MEANS OPERATIVELY FIXED TO SAID BASE FOR MOVING SAID SECONDARY SEAT MEMBER LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID RUNNERS BETWEEN SAID FIRST LOWERED POSITION AND SAID SECOND LOWERED POSITION, (J) A RECEPTACLE HAVING AN OPEN TOP, AND (K) MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID RECEPTACLE IN VERTICAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID OPENING SO THAT SAID TOP IS BENEATH THE PLANE OF SAID RUNNERS.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-09-12 | 1970-03-14 | 1970-09-13 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-09-12 | 1974-03-14 | 1974-09-13 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-09-12 | 1978-03-14 | 1978-09-13 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |