Patents by Inventor Rainer Kuschall

Rainer Kuschall 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: 11786420
    Abstract: A drive device for a wheelchair includes a control element, a chassis and a support frame. A fixing arrangement is mounted on the support frame and can be fixed to a wheelchair frame of the wheelchair. The fixing arrangement is designed such that it can be automatically connected to and released from the wheelchair frame of the wheelchair by a fixing drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Inventor: Rainer Küschall
  • Publication number: 20230257057
    Abstract: The invention relates to a clamping device (1) for fixing a wheelchair drive unit to a wheelchair frame. The clamping device (1) comprises a lever element (4), a first clamping jaw (2), a second clamping jaw (3) and a clamping jaw holder (5). The first clamping jaw (2) and the second clamping jaw (3) are movably mounted on the clamping jaw holder (5) via a jaw path (D0-D2) between an open position (D0) and a closed position (D2). The lever element (4) is movably coupled to the first clamping jaw (2) and the second clamping jaw (3) via a lever path (SH) such that a movement of the lever element (4) along the lever path (SH) causes the clamping jaws (2, 3) to move along the jaw path (D0-D2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Rainer KÜSCHALL
  • Patent number: 11246773
    Abstract: A folding wheelchair is disclosed having a frame with two side portions, a seat and a folding mechanism. The folding mechanism has coupling connections, pivoting connections and a cross-strut with two bars crossing at a pivot point. First ends of each of the cross-strut bars are mounted rotatably on the side portions of the frame via the pivoting connections. Second ends of each of the cross-strut bars are releasably mounted on the other of the two side portions of the frame via the coupling connections. A distance between the frame side portions may be modified if the cross-strut bars second ends are released from the frame side portions. The cross-strut bars are pivoted relative to each other about the pivot point. The cross-strut extends from the first ends to the second ends of the bars in a cross-strut direction which, in the operating position, extends substantially along the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Inventor: Rainer Küschall
  • Publication number: 20200405551
    Abstract: A folding wheelchair is disclosed having a frame with two side portions, a seat and a folding mechanism. The folding mechanism has coupling connections, pivoting connections and a cross-strut with two bars crossing at a pivot point. First ends of each of the cross-strut bars are mounted rotatably on the side portions of the frame via the pivoting connections. Second ends of each of the cross-strut bars are releasably mounted on the other of the two side portions of the frame via the coupling connections. A distance between the frame side portions may be modified if the cross-strut bars second ends are released from the frame side portions. The cross-strut bars are pivoted relative to each other about the pivot point. The cross-strut extends from the first ends to the second ends of the bars in a cross-strut direction which, in the operating position, extends substantially along the seat.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Rainer KÜSCHALL
  • Publication number: 20200281784
    Abstract: A drive device (1) for a wheelchair (2) comprises a control element (23), a chassis (9, 13) and a support frame (15). A fixing arrangement (19) is mounted on the support frame (15) and can be fixed to a wheelchair frame (7) of the wheelchair (2). The fixing arrangement (19) is designed such that it can be automatically connected to and released from the wheelchair frame (7) of the wheelchair (2) by a fixing drive (21).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventor: Rainer KÜSCHALL
  • Publication number: 20170296407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a foldable wheelchair (10) comprising two side frame components (11a, 11b), respectively a left and a right side frame components, each mounting front and rear wheels (12a, 13a; 12b, 13b), respectively left and right, front and rear wheels, said rear wheels (13a, 13b) having an axis of rotation (XX?), said side frame components (11a, 11b) being connected together for relative folding movement between an erected position and a folded position by foldable link element (20) extending between said two side frame components (11a, 11b), wherein the left, respectively the right, side frame component (11a, 11b) comprises a T-shaped bracket (17), along which is connected both a rear wheel suspension (19) of the left, respectively the right, rear wheel (13a, 13b) and a left, respectively a right, end (21a, 22b) of the foldable link element (20), wherein the position of T-shaped bracket (17) is adjustable along the back-to-front direction of the wheelchair so as to permit the adjustment
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Rainer Kuschall, Bernard Nicolas, Simon Brenner
  • Patent number: 9358164
    Abstract: A wheelchair (10) comprising:—a seat module (10) including a seat frame (11) supporting a seat (12);—a backrest module (20) including a backrest frame (21) connected to said seat frame (11) and supporting a backrest (22);—a front frame module (30) including a front frame (31), said front frame (31) including left and right bended legs (31a, 31b) removably connected at their upper end to said seat frame (11) and at their lower end to a footrest (32), said bended legs (31a, 31b) being supported by caster wheel assemblies (35, 36) via caster support (34);—a rear wheel module (40) including left and right rear wheels (41a, 41b) pivotally connected to an axle (42), said rear wheel module (40) being removably connected to said seat module (10) through left and right connecting elements (43a, 43b); wherein said seat frame (11) consists in left and right longitudinal profiles (11a, 11b) extending in the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Invacare International Sarl
    Inventors: Simon Brenner, Rainer Kuschall
  • Publication number: 20150048600
    Abstract: A wheelchair (10) comprising:—a seat module (10) including a seat frame (11) supporting a seat (12);—a backrest module (20) including a backrest frame (21) connected to said seat frame (11) and supporting a backrest (22);—a front frame module (30) including a front frame (31), said front frame (31) including left and right bended legs (31a, 31b) removably connected at their upper end to said seat frame (11) and at their lower end to a footrest (32), said bended legs (31a, 31b) being supported by caster wheel assemblies (35, 36) via caster sup port (34);—a rear wheel module (40) including left and right rear wheels (41a, 41b) pivotally connected to an axle (42), said rear wheel module (40) being removably connected to said seat module (10) through left and right connecting elements (43a, 43b); wherein said seat frame (11) consists in left and right longitudinal profiles (11a, 11b) extending in the same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Applicant: INVACARE INTERNATIONAL SARL
    Inventors: Simon Brenner, Rainer Kuschall
  • Patent number: 7896376
    Abstract: The wheelchair comprises a seat and two main wheels connected by an axle. A support device, comprising an exchangeable intermediate element consisting of an elastomer element located in the lacuna provided by the spiral turns of a spring, is detachably fixed at one of its end to a chassis of the seat and at its other end to the axle through a center part attached to the middle part of the axle. The center part is arranged to receive the rear ends of the two left and right main frame tubes of the wheelchair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Invacare Corporatopm
    Inventors: Dirk Dauw, Rainer Küschall, Simon Watterton, Erich Glanzmann, Thomas Markus Kohler, Romain de Jonckheere
  • Publication number: 20080067777
    Abstract: The wheelchair comprises a seat and two main wheels connected by an axle. A support device, comprising an exchangeable intermediate element consisting of an elastomer element located in the lacuna provided by the spiral turns of a spring, is detachably fixed at one of its end to a chassis of the seat and at its other end to the axle through a center part attached to the middle part of the axle. The center part is arranged to receive the rear ends of the two left and right main frame tubes of the wheelchair.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2006
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Dirk Dauw, Rainer Kuschall, Simon Watterton, Erich Glanzmann, Thomas Markus Kohler, Romain de Jonckheere
  • Patent number: 5355977
    Abstract: The parking brake can be fitted to the wheelchair frame largely regardless of the nominal position of the brake element, and conversely the position of the brake element can be exactly matched to the position of the rear wheel. A two-piece clamp connects a cylindrical bearer to a part of the wheelchair frame and allows the bearer's rotation and lengthwise displacement relative to the frame. One end of the bearer holds the pivoting brake element and locking lever. One arm of the locking lever acts together with the brake element and has two recesses. When the locking lever is moved to a released position, spring action forces the brake element to engage one of the recesses and to be located beside the rear wheel approximately perpendicular to the wheel's rotational axis. When the locking lever is moved to a braking position, the brake element engages the second recess and is located more or less parallel to the rotational axis of the rear wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1994
    Inventor: Rainer Kuschall
  • Patent number: 4682783
    Abstract: A foldable wheelchair, which may be moved along a predetermined direction of movement, includes first and second side frames, drive wheels and travelling wheels rotatably supported on the side frames, and a folding mechanism which extends between the side frames, which can be moved between a folded position and an unfolded position, and which, in turn, includes first and second pivoting devices. Each pivoting device may be pivoted about a respective center axis, which extends approximately along the direction of movement, and each pivoting device has ends facing away from its respective center axis. Each side frame defines first and second pivot axes, which extend substantially parallel to the center axes. The ends of the first pivoting device are pivotable about corresponding of the first pivot axes, and the ends of the second pivoting device are pivotable about corresponding of the second pivot axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1983
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1987
    Assignee: Paratec AG
    Inventor: Rainer Kuschall