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US3285619A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Wheel chair

Assignee: Lincoln Carriage Corp
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Filing: 1965-02-11
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Granted: 1966-11-15
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Expires: 1985-02-11
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 John V Kitrell
  • 👤 Robert R Wickes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 06:01
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/10; A61G5/1056; A61G5/1059; A61G3/00; A61G3/02; A61G3/06; A61G5/12; A61G5/125; A61G5/128

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 273 words
IN A WHEEL CHAIR IN COMBINATION OF: A MAIN FRAME; A CANTILEVER FRAME PORTION OF SAID MAIN FRAME; FIRST WHEELS DISPOSED TO SUPPORT SAID CANTILEVER FRAME PORTION, SAID FIRST WHEELS OF SMALL ENOUGH DIAMETER TO PASS UNDER A BED; FIRST AXLE MEANS FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID FIRST WHEELS RELATIVE TO SAID CANTILEVER FRAME PORTION; SECOND RELATIVELY LARGER WHEELS SUPPORTING SAID FRAME AND DISPOSED TO SUPPORT SAID WHEEL CHAIR AT A SIDE OF A BED, SECOND AXLE MEANS FOR SAID SECOND WHEELS FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING THEM TO SAID FRAME, SAID RELATIVELY LARGER WHEELS HAVING PERIPHERIES DISPOSED AND ADAPTED TO BE OPERATED BY A PATIENT IN SAID CHAIR; A SEAT FRAME PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN FRAME ON A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AXIS, SAID SEAT FRAME CANTILEVERED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME AND DISPOSED IN VERTICALLY SPACED RELATION WITH AND ABVOE SAID CANTILEVERED FRAME PORTION AND THEREBY ADAPTED TO BE PROJECTED OVER A BED WHEN SAID FIRST SUPPORTING WHEELS ARE DISPOSED UNDER A BED; AND MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME FOR HOLDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND AXLE MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND WHEELS IN VARIOUS RELATIVE FORWARD AND REARWARD SPACED POSITIONS ON SAID FRAME TO PERMIT VARIATIONS OF OPERATING POSITIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WHEELS IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID SECOND WHEELS RELATIVE TO THE SIDE OF A BED WHEN SAID FIRST SUPPORTING WHEELS ARE UNDER A BED AND FORWARD RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME AND A PATIENT SUPPORTED ON SID SEAT FRAME ABOVE THE BED; SAID MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME COMPRISING EXTENDABLE MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID FIRST WHEELS FOR EXTENDING THEM FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID WHEEL CHAIR FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 273 words
IN A WHEEL CHAIR IN COMBINATION OF: A MAIN FRAME; A CANTILEVER FRAME PORTION OF SAID MAIN FRAME; FIRST WHEELS DISPOSED TO SUPPORT SAID CANTILEVER FRAME PORTION, SAID FIRST WHEELS OF SMALL ENOUGH DIAMETER TO PASS UNDER A BED; FIRST AXLE MEANS FOR ROTATABLY MOUNTING SAID FIRST WHEELS RELATIVE TO SAID CANTILEVER FRAME PORTION; SECOND RELATIVELY LARGER WHEELS SUPPORTING SAID FRAME AND DISPOSED TO SUPPORT SAID WHEEL CHAIR AT A SIDE OF A BED, SECOND AXLE MEANS FOR SAID SECOND WHEELS FOR ROTATABLY COUPLING THEM TO SAID FRAME, SAID RELATIVELY LARGER WHEELS HAVING PERIPHERIES DISPOSED AND ADAPTED TO BE OPERATED BY A PATIENT IN SAID CHAIR; A SEAT FRAME PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN FRAME ON A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL AXIS, SAID SEAT FRAME CANTILEVERED FROM SAID MAIN FRAME AND DISPOSED IN VERTICALLY SPACED RELATION WITH AND ABVOE SAID CANTILEVERED FRAME PORTION AND THEREBY ADAPTED TO BE PROJECTED OVER A BED WHEN SAID FIRST SUPPORTING WHEELS ARE DISPOSED UNDER A BED; AND MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME FOR HOLDING SAID FIRST AND SECOND AXLE MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND WHEELS IN VARIOUS RELATIVE FORWARD AND REARWARD SPACED POSITIONS ON SAID FRAME TO PERMIT VARIATIONS OF OPERATING POSITIONS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WHEELS IN ORDER TO CLEAR THE PERIPHERIES OF SAID SECOND WHEELS RELATIVE TO THE SIDE OF A BED WHEN SAID FIRST SUPPORTING WHEELS ARE UNDER A BED AND FORWARD RELATIVE TO SAID FRAME AND A PATIENT SUPPORTED ON SID SEAT FRAME ABOVE THE BED; SAID MEANS SUPPORTED ON SAID FRAME COMPRISING EXTENDABLE MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID FIRST WHEELS FOR EXTENDING THEM FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID WHEEL CHAIR FRAME.

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