Swing-back detachable wheelchair armrest

Claim 2

A removable rotatable wheelchair armrest assembly comprising: a wheelchair frame; an arm support member having one end connected to said wheelchair frame; a stabilizer leg having one end connected to said arm support member; means on said one end of said arm support member for releasably locking said arm support member to said wheelchair frame to allow removal of said arm support member and stabilizer leg from said wheelchair frame; and a holding bracket attached to said wheelchair frame and having an opening for receipt of said one end of said arm support member, said bracket has a tubular sleeve into which said one of said arm support member having a tubular shape is placed, resulting in a rotatable connection between said arm support member and said bracket, said arm support member being retained in said bracket by a spring-biased button connected to said one end of said arm support member.

Claim 3

A swing-away armrest assembly for attachment to the backrest and seat framing members of a wheelchair, said assembly comprising: an arm support member; an anchoring member, having one end connected to said arm support member; means located on said backrest frame member for rotatably receiving said one end of said arm support member; means acting in cooperative relation between said seat frame member and said lower end of said anchoring member for releasably attaching said anchoring member to said seat frame member; and a holding bracket mounted adjacent said backrest frame member and having a first and second opening, said holding bracket comprising a collar flange on said one end of said arm support member to rotatably engage said first opening; and a spring-biased button extending from within and above the surface of said one end of said arm support member to retain said arm support member within said bracket.

Claim 4

A swing-away armrest assembly for attachment to the backrest and seat framing members of a wheelchair, said assembly comprising: an arm support member; an anchoring member, having one end connected to said arm support member; means located on said backrest frame member for rotatably receiving said one end of said arm support member; means acting in cooperative relation between said seat frame member and said lower end of said anchoring member for releasably attaching said anchoring member to said seat frame member; and a holding bracket mounted adjacent said backrest frame member and having a first and second opening, said holding bracket comprising a collar flange on said one end of said arm support member to rotatably engage said first opening; and a spring-biased button extending from within and above the surface of said one end of said arm support member to retain said arm support member within said bracket.

Claim 5

A swing-back armrest assembly for attachment to the backrest and seat framing members of a wheelchair, said assembly comprising: an arm support member; an anchoring member, having one end connected to said arm sUpport member; means located on said backrest frame member for rotatably receiving one end of said arm support member; means located on said one end of said arm support member for rotatably securing said arm support member within said receiving means; a holding socket having an upwardly extending open end and a locking aperture in its side surface; and a spring-biased button extending from within said anchoring member, said button designed for receipt in said locking aperture of said holding socket when said armrest is in the position for use as an armrest.

Claim 6

A swing-back armrest assembly for attachment to the backrest and seat framing members of a wheelchair, said assembly comprising: an arm support member; an anchoring member, having one end connected to said arm sUpport member; means located on said backrest frame member for rotatably receiving one end of said arm support member; means located on said one end of said arm support member for rotatably securing said arm support member within said receiving means; a holding socket having an upwardly extending open end and a locking aperture in its side surface; and a spring-biased button extending from within said anchoring member, said button designed for receipt in said locking aperture of said holding socket when said armrest is in the position for use as an armrest.

Claim 7

A swing-back armrest assembly as defined in claim 3, wherein said holding socket is connected to said seat frame member in such a manner that its longitudinal axis is aligned in tangential relation with respect to the rotation of said arm support member about said means on said backrest frame member for rotatably receiving said arm support member.

Claim 8

A swing-back armrest assembly as defined in claim 3, additionally comprising a release latch attached at one end to the outer surface of said holding socket adjacent said locking aperture to release said button from said locking aperture when said latch is pushed toward said holding socket.