Wheel chair converter

Abstract

Abstract The present invention is a wheel chair converter for use in combination with a wheel chair having a frame with a seat member, a back member and side members, a pair of large rear wheels and a pair of small front wheels to convert the wheel chair to a dental chair. The wheel chair converter includes a back rest and head rest assembly and a rectangular plate member which is mechanically coupled to the back rest and head rest assembly and which is adapted to laterally span the back member of the wheel chair. The wheel chair converter also includes a pair of tubular members and a second pair of tubular members which slideably join together to form a pair of telescoped tubular members which are disposed parallel to each other and secured by the rectangular plate member disposed orthogonal thereto. The tubular members have L-shaped portions each of which has one leg parallel to and adjacent to its straight portion and its other leg disposed at an angle to its straight portion such that its other leg is perpendicular thereto. A pair of small wheels which are mechanically coupled to an axial member are mechanically coupled to the other legs of both L-shaped portions of the tubular members to form a transporting device. The wheel chair converter is placed behind the wheel chair with the back rest and head rest assembly placed in back of the seat member. The wheel chair converter is secured to the frame of the wheel chair by a pair of attaching cords and a belt assembly.

Inventors

• 👤 Leon B. Krupp

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