Securing means

Claim 1

In the combination of an invalid's wheelchair and a vehicle for conveying said wheelchair, means for releasably securing the chair in a predetermined position on the floor of the vehicle, said securing means comprising: hook means having spaced, substantially horizontal upper and lower limbs and cross bar means; one of said means fastened to the floor of the vehicle and the other means fastened to the wheelchair adjacent one end thereof; the cross bar means fitting closely between said limbs when the wheelchair is in said position to prevent substantial vertical relative movement between the wheelchair and the floor; first complementary locating elements on the hook means and the cross bar means to prevent substantial lateral movement of the cross bar means relative to the hook means when engaged therewith; complementary latching elements on the floor and on the wheelchair to prevent, when latched with the wheelchair in said position, disengagement of the hook means and the cross bar means; second complementary locating elements, one of said elements located on the floor of the vehicle and the other element located on the wheelchair adjacent the other end thereof to prevent substantial relative vertical movement between the floor of the vehicle and the wheelchair when the latter is in said position; and guide portions on the wheelchair and on the floor of the vehicle to guide into inter-engagement the elements of the latching means on the one hand and the hook and cross bar means on the other hand as the wheelchair is wheeled into said position on the floor.