Abstract: A wheelchair includes a support frame and wheels and casters rotatably cocted to the support frame. A rotatable steering member is slidably connected to a caster swivel support frame for steering the wheelchair. The wheelchair also includes a collapsible seat frame as well as a pedal operated transmission to drive the wheels of the wheelchair. A single brake lever brings two brake elements into engagement with the wheels to lock the wheelchair against rolling movement.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 10, 1998
Date of Patent:
July 25, 2000
Assignee:
Jim Roger Salmon and Chris Phillip Berryhill, A California Partnership