Patents Assigned to James E. Sousa
  • Wheelchair restraining system
    Patent number: 5186585
    Abstract: A wheelchair security system particularly useful with vehicles used to transport individuals with ambulatory handicaps is shown having a pair of pincer elements for each wheel to be secured. The pincer elements are movable between an open wheel receiving position and a closed wheel securing position. The system is either manually or electrically actuated and can be controlled either at the wheelchair station or the driver's station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1993
    Assignee: James E. Sousa
    Inventors: James E. Sousa, Ronald A. Rogers, Allen Grota