Mobile bed for the handicapped

Claim 1

In a vehicle for the crippled or handicapped person, the combination comprising a frame with a plurality of wheels attached thereto including a pair of larger diameter driving wheels, each of said drivng wheels rotatable on one side of said frame at a first end of said vehicle, a pair of upright support members secured to said frame adjacent said first end of said vehicle, a horizontal support secured to the top of said upright supports adjacent said first end of said vehicle, an adjustably inclined support attached to said frame and forming an acute angle of inclination therewith, a support arm attached to the lower surface of said inclined support and adjustably mounted in any one of a plurality of positions on said frame with respect to the length thereof thereby providing for a variation in said angle of inclination when said support arm is mounted in any one of said plurality of said positions along the length of said frame, a padded support attached to the bottom central portion of the upper surface of said adjustably inclined support and a pair of feet-holding stirrups on the upper surface of the lower portion of said inclined support, thereby supporting the lower extremities of the crippled or handicapped occupant of said vehicle, and wherein the upper end of said inclined support is positioned with respect to said horizontal support and said pair of driving wheels so that the crippled or handicapped occupant of said vehicle can reach the upper surface of said horizontal support and said driving wheels with his arms.