Patents by Inventor Helen Langley

Helen Langley 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: 9168191
    Abstract: An adjustable wheelchair foot bracket that is releasably attachable to the footplate of a wheelchair between an attached position and an unattached position. The foot bracket includes an attachment member having a first plate and a second plate disposed in parallel to superimpose upon either side of a wheelchair footplate and frictionally engage the footplate therebetween. A rubberlike foot guard is disposed arcuately normal the attachment member, and curves to shield the foot of a user riding in the wheelchair, around said user's toes to terminate in a position proximal the tarsus of said user's foot. Impacts of the foot guard with objects externally situated relative the wheelchair act to compress the foot bracket directionally toward the attached position, whereby the attached position in maintained during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventor: Helen Langley