Patents Assigned to Etablissements Poirier (Societe Anonyme)
  • Patent number: 5291959
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an individual vehicle usable in a manual or a motorized version, in particular a wheelchair or a tricycle, including a chassis (1) provided at the rear with two bearings designed to receive removable wheels (2). According to the invention, this vehicle is able to be equipped with a self-contained propulsion unit (12) comprising driving wheels (13), a structure (14) for rotationally driving the driving wheels, a support suitable for supporting the bearings when the removable wheels (2) are removed, a locking device suitable for cooperating with a retaining device (11) provided on the chassis (1) when the bearings rest on the support, and a control (17) for moving the locking device between an active and an inactive position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Etablissements Poirier (Societe Anonyme)
    Inventor: Paul Malblanc