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Folding wheel chair

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-10-23
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Granted: 1967-08-22
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Expires: 1985-10-23
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Russell E Nihlean
  • 👤 Fred A Sass

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 14:06
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61G; A61G5/00; A61G5/08; A61G5/0808; A61G5/0816; A61G5/0891; A61G5/10; A61G5/1054; A61G5/1078; A61G5/12; A61G5/125; A61G5/128

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 124 words
A FOLDING WHEELCHAIR COMPRISING A SQUARE BOX FRAME HAVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES THEREOF TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGED TO EACH OTHER FOR COLLAPSING, A SET OF RESILIENTLY MOUNTED CASTERS AT EACH CORNER THEREOF TO SUPPORT THE WHEELCHAIR FROM THE GROUND, AND A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED DRIVE WHEEL MOUNTED FROM AN X-SHAPED FRAME AT THE CENTER OF EACH SIDE THEREOF SO THAT THE DRIVE WHEEL IS EQUALLY RESILIENTLY APPLIED TO THE GROUND, A BRAKE MECHANISM THAT IS DISPOSED IN FIXED RELATION TO THE SHAFT OF THE DRIVE WHEEL SO THAT THE BRAKE FORCE IS SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANTLY APPLIED THROUGHOUT, A PAIR OF SEAT SECTIONS BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT THE OUTER EDGES THEREOF ON THE BOX FRAME, A CYLINDER AND PISTON ARRANGEMENT HAVING ONE END MOUNTED AT THE LEFT
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 124 words
A FOLDING WHEELCHAIR COMPRISING A SQUARE BOX FRAME HAVING THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES THEREOF TELESCOPICALLY ENGAGED TO EACH OTHER FOR COLLAPSING, A SET OF RESILIENTLY MOUNTED CASTERS AT EACH CORNER THEREOF TO SUPPORT THE WHEELCHAIR FROM THE GROUND, AND A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED DRIVE WHEEL MOUNTED FROM AN X-SHAPED FRAME AT THE CENTER OF EACH SIDE THEREOF SO THAT THE DRIVE WHEEL IS EQUALLY RESILIENTLY APPLIED TO THE GROUND, A BRAKE MECHANISM THAT IS DISPOSED IN FIXED RELATION TO THE SHAFT OF THE DRIVE WHEEL SO THAT THE BRAKE FORCE IS SUBSTANTIALLY CONSTANTLY APPLIED THROUGHOUT, A PAIR OF SEAT SECTIONS BEING PIVOTALLY MOUNTED AT THE OUTER EDGES THEREOF ON THE BOX FRAME, A CYLINDER AND PISTON ARRANGEMENT HAVING ONE END MOUNTED AT THE LEFT

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