Patents Assigned to ANCRA JAPAN LTD.
  • Publication number: 20090084884
    Abstract: A wheelchair fixing apparatus (2) according to the present invention includes belts (21) having connecting members (23) which can be attached to and detached from fixing hardware pieces (3) installed on a floor and winding devices (22) for winding up and accommodating the belts (21) and the winding devices (22) are disposed on the wheelchair (1). Therefore, the fixing hardware pieces (3) to which the belts (21) are connected through the connecting members (23) suffice as the floor-side equipment. Moreover, with this apparatus, a user of the wheelchair can perform the fixing operation by himself/herself. Even when a caretaker performs the operation, the burden on the caretaker in performing the operation can be reduced. Furthermore, the apparatus need not be carried by the caretaker, nor need it be ready in advance in a place where the wheelchair (1) is to be fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicants: ANCRA JAPAN LTD., Tohoku University
    Inventors: Taizo Nakamura, Masaru Uchiyama, Atsushi Konno, Daisuke Sato, Koyu Abe