Patents by Inventor Bernard E. Hodgkins

Bernard E. Hodgkins has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4231589
    Abstract: A supporting frame for a wheelchair seat includes an axle tube mounting rear wheels, tubular side members pivotally mounted on the axis tube and carrying front castor wheels, a front transverse tube of rectangular cross-section connected to the side members by pin connections allowing limited vertical movement of the side members relative to each other, and a T-shaped member, the lower end of the upright limb thereof being connected to the middle of the front tube to allow turning of the T-shaped member about a middle longitudinal axis, and the horizontal limb thereof bearing the front of the wheelchair seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1979
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1980
    Assignee: Zimmer Orthopaedic Limited
    Inventors: Bernard E. Hodgkins, Raymond C. C. Wadey