Patents Assigned to Meyra Wilhelm Meyer GmbH & Co., KG
  • Patent number: 5294142
    Abstract: Adjustable wheelchair with a frame on whose sides the wheel axles of hand-driven rear wheels are mounted on mounts provided on the frame with a negative camber, i.e., closer together at top than at bottom. The mounts each have a mounting part in which there is an inclined bore hole holding the rear wheel axle in order to achieve the negative angle. The mounting parts 16 of the wheel axles 8 on both sides are arranged so they can rotate independently of each other in the respective mounts 6 and can be secured in any set rotational position. By releasing the mounts, the mounting parts can be rotated to change the direction of the rear wheels to eliminate toe-in or tow-out. Thus, any desired variation in the angle of the rear wheels is possible and/or any toe-in or toe-out tendency can be corrected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Assignee: Meyra Wilhelm Meyer GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Rolf-Dieter Weege
  • Patent number: 5253886
    Abstract: A collapsible wheelchair having a pair of opposed side frames connected by scissors cross bars and having a pair of vertical shafts, which terminate in handles connected to the rear end of the side frame. A pair of seat-supporting members telescope into the side frames and move up and down as the side frames are brought together to collapse the wheelchair. To reduce the frictional forces in the telescoping members, rollers are provided on the telescoping members which bear against the vertical shafts and roll up and down as the chair is folded from use to non-use positions and back again.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Assignee: Meyra Wilhelm Meyer GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Rolf-Dieter Weege