Abstract: A pair of pivoting parts are held together with a pin, with a first part, such as a rod end of a hydraulic actuator, positioned between two flanges of a bracket, with the flanges having surfaces mating with sides surfaces of the rod end. A seal is placed in each of a pair of recesses on the opposite side surfaces of the rod end to provide an annular seal around the surface of the pin as the parts pivot, and also having a flange forming a side seal that seats on one of the mating surfaces of the bracket at a location spaced outwardly from the pin and extending annularly around the pin. The seal portion engaging the pin is spaced inwardly from the respective side surface of the bracket, and the outer annular lip seals a space surrounding the pin to form a pocket to receive grease that is used to lubricate the pin relative to the rod end.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a biased actuator. The actuator includes, a reservoir, at least one piston in operable communication with the reservoir, at least one metal seal disposed about the at least one piston and in substantial sealing communication therewith, the at least one metal seal further being in substantial sealing communication with the reservoir and a biasing system in operable communication with both the reservoir and the at least one piston.

Abstract: A sealed joint for joining male and female parts which is tolerant of relative displacement of the parts. Either of the parts may carry a sealing member that sealingly contacts a sealing surface provided on the other part. Either of the parts may carry a support member that is in load communication with a support surface provided on the other part. The sealing member and support member are spaced apart in the direction of relative displacement such that over the range of relative displacement the sealing member remains in contact with the sealing surface and the support member remains in contact with the support surface.

Abstract: A stationary mating ring for a mechanical seal is provided, comprising an annular body having a central axis and a sealing face; a first circumferential groove formed into the body behind the sealing face; and a first annular fin extending radially from the central axis. The mating ring further may include a second circumferential groove formed in the body adjacent to the first circumferential groove, wherein the second circumferential groove defines a second annular fin extending radially from the central axis. Optionally, the first or second annular fins each include a plurality of subdivided fins extending radially from the central axis, and such fins are symmetrically spaced around the central axis. Also provided is a complete mechanical seal, comprising a rotating ring having a sliding interface against a mating ring constructed in accordance with the aforementioned features.

Abstract: A rotary lead-through includes a first rotary lead-through element having a first channel opening on a first boundary surface, and a second rotary lead-through element having a second channel opening on a second boundary surface which opposite from the first boundary surface and can rotate relative to the first boundary surface about an axis of rotation, the first and second channels being in fluid communication via a channel boundary space. A sealing arrangement acting between the first and second lead-through elements includes at least one sealing stage, each sealing stage including a first sealing element toward the boundary space and a second sealing element away from the boundary space, the first and second sealing elements enclosing a backpressure chamber surrounding the axis of rotation. Where successive sealing stages are provided, a pressure-limiting valve can be provided in parallel to the seal separating immediately successive backpressure spaces.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal gasket to be fitted between a cylinder head and a cylinder block to seal a gap between the surfaces thereof, which comprises: a thin metal plate with an opening formed at a position corresponding to a bore portion of the cylinder block, the opening having a diameter larger than that of the bore portion; and a pair of elastic metal substrates each having: an opening which substantially agrees with the bore portion of the cylinder block; an annular convex portion formed concentrically with the opening at a position apart from an edge portion of the opening by a specified distance; and an annular holding portion for holding a peripheral portion of the opening of the thin metal plate, horizontally extending out from an outer edge portion of the convex portion, wherein the pair of the elastic metal substrates are disposed so that top portions of the respective convex portions face each other and that the holding portions overlap with the thin metal plate, and engaged to the t

Abstract: A gasket for an engine is disclosed. The gasket may include a plate with at least one aperture formed therein, a half-bead or ramp portion formed in the plate adjacent an edge of the plate, and a wave portion or plurality of ridges formed adjacent the edge.

Abstract: A dust boot retention system includes a jounce bumper having an end portion with an outer diameter and an annular recessed groove adjacent to the end portion. A dust boot is attached to the jounce bumper and has an upper flange including a radially inwardly extending portion and an axially extending portion extending from an innermost portion of the radially inwardly extending portion. The axially extending portion has an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the end portion of the jounce bumper. A rate ring secures the dust boot to the jounce bumper. The rate ring includes an inner diameter smaller than the outer diameter of the end portion of the jounce bumper. The rate ring includes an annular recessed channel in a first end thereof for receiving the axially extending portion of the dust boot.

Abstract: A tool with a replaceable tip includes a tool body including a tip holding portion, a tool tip having a shank portion adapted to be disposed proximate the tip holding portion comprising a wall defining an axial opening, the wall having at least one radial opening, at least one locking element being disposed in the radial opening, and, as a clamping ring is turned about the longitudinal axis of the tool body, a locking element contacting surface of the clamping ring contacts the locking element and urges it through the radial opening and into the recess in the tool tip. A method of retaining a tool tip is also disclosed.

Abstract: A spindle lock of a hand-held combination drill and chisel hammer has a gearbox housing and a countershaft rotatably supported in the gearbox housing about an axis of rotation. A locking plate is provided for selectively releasing and locking a rotational movement of the countershaft. Guide elements are disposed in the gearbox housing, wherein the locking plate is displaceably guided on the guide elements in the gearbox housing in a direction parallel to the axis of rotation of the countershaft. The guide elements have a guide rail arrangement wherein a part of the guide rail arrangement is provided on the gearbox housing and is integral with the gearbox housing.

Abstract: A floating chuck mechanism provided at a workhead that is arranged at a processing apparatus for sandwiching a cylindrical-shaped workpiece by means of two center members along a rotational axis, the floating chuck mechanism causing the workpiece to rotate about the rotational axis and correcting an eccentricity between the rotational axis and a center of an outer diameter of the workpiece, includes a chuck body portion including plurality of clamp jaws for holding the workpiece from the outer peripheral side thereof, and a chuck base portion fixed to the workhead so as to rotate therewith, the chuck base portion including a fixed portion fixed to the workhead and a slide portion slidable along a slide surface perpendicular to the rotational axis. The chuck body portion is fixed to the slide portion and sliding along the slide surface so as to correct the eccentricity.

Abstract: A vehicle for overcoming an obstacle that comprises a carriage and a translator. The translator comprises a translator member rotatably connected to the carriage and at least three wheels rotatably connected to the translator member. The three wheels have a coplanar, same orientation and substantially equilaterally triangular relation to each other for reducing resistance from the obstacle to the overcoming vehicle. A pulling force by the operator rotates the translator member and the third wheel joins the second wheel as both are biased against the same vertical second surface of the first stair. A still further pulling force by the operator rotates the translator member more so that the third wheel rolls over a corner of the first stair onto a horizontal third surface of the first stair while the second wheel still contacts the vertical second surface of the first stair.

Abstract: A suspension system for motor vehicles comprises adjustable hydraulic shock-absorbers of the type provided with a proportional solenoid valve for adjustment of the degree of damping. An axial passage is made through the stem of each hydraulic actuator for enabling the supply of fluid under pressure from an external hydraulic circuit to the shock-absorber or the discharge of fluid from the shock-absorber to the external hydraulic circuit in such a way that the shock-absorber functions also as actuator designed to exert a continuous active control of the movements of rolling and pitching of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A tilting vehicle comprising at least one section (17) tiltable about the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, tilt registration means (20) recording variations in the tilt position of the tiltable section (17), a control element (5), tilt control means (12) connecting the control element (5) to the tilt section (17), at least three wheels (42, 42a, 45) including wheels (42, 42a) laterally spaced, a castoring element including at least one front wheel (42, 42a) able to tilt with the tiltable section (17) and dynamically directionally controllable due to the tilt and speed of the vehicle, a speed sensitive control signal transmitter (21), a variable force steer transmitter (16) connected to the castoring element, the tilt registration means (20) and to the speed sensitive control signal transmitter (21), the variable force steer transmitter (16) being able to exert a directing moment and/or positioning moment on the castoring element, that directs and/or positions the castoring element according to the tilt regis

Abstract: A goalie skate having a skate boot comprising a thermoformed outer shell with a sole and an ankle portion for receiving the ankle of the foot, the ankle portion comprising medial and lateral sides for facing the medial and lateral malleoli respectively, the medial side comprising an upper edge that is a first distance away from the sole and the lateral side comprising an upper edge that is a second distance away from the sole, the first distance being greater than the second distance. By having a goalie skate boot that has the lateral upper edge located below the medial upper edge, the lateral outward flexion of the foot is eased when the goalie skate is in an angled position. The invention also relates to a goalie skate with a skate boot comprising an outer shell that is thermoformed such that it comprises an integrated toe portion, thereby eliminating the traditional toe cap.

Abstract: An inline skate with a braking system has a boot and a braking assembly. The boot has a bottom, a rear end and rollers. The rollers are rotatably mounted on the bottom of the boot. The braking assembly is pivotally mounted on the bottom near the rear end of the boot. When the braking assembly abuts the ground, the braking assembly pivots toward the rollers of the boot to stop the rotation of the rollers of the boot so that the ground does not have a trace of the stain. The total length of a combination of the boot and the braking assembly can be short so that a skater has a smooth movement when the skater is skating and the inline skate has better control. The inline skate with shorter length has a neat appearance.

Abstract: An inline skate includes a boot having a sole, a toe area, and a heel area. The skate has a plurality of wheels each wheel respectively including: a bearing having an inner race, and a wheel mount rigidly mounted between the wheel frame and the inner race for mounting the inner race to the wheel frame in a rotationally fixed manner.

Abstract: A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart.

Abstract: The dolly-pallet of the present invention includes a load bearing deck that may be alternately supported by the retractable support skid or the wheel elements. Initial displacement of the skid during the retraction process is along an upward substantially vertical path. Once the retractable support skid is retracted such that the dolly-pallet is being supported by the wheel elements, the retractable support skid may be further displaced along an upward substantially arcuate path so as to move it away form the wheel elements, allowing them to swivel if they are so configured. In this way, the center of mass of the load is lowered vertically, thereby reducing stress on the displacement mechanism until the load is supported by the wheel elements.

Abstract: A mobile article transporter for transporting items distances on a ground surface that has a set of expandable side panels supported on a corresponding set of rear side frame members to form a set of side walls that are moveable between an expanded position and a compressed position and further contains a collapsible inner support frame associated with the set of rear side frame members to support an at least one storage tray. The at least one storage tray is moveable at one end such that the at least one storage tray is able to sit substantially planarly parallel to a rear wall when in said folded position. The mobile article transporter may optionally be provided with a top cover that is retractable located above the at least one storage tray that provides a top shield to protect the items in an upper internal area of the mobile article transporter.

Abstract: The garden wagon includes a main body, front and rear pairs of wheels rotatably mounted to the bottom of body, and a top shelf and a bottom shelf mounted to a frame assembly on the main body of the garden wagon. The top and bottom shelves include a plurality of corresponding apertures and slots that are aligned vertically for receiving tools. The garden wagon includes a trash bag holder, and may include a sun umbrella.

Abstract: A skateboard deck is formed of several layers pressed and bonded together. Apertures are formed through the bottom-most layers, and impact support members are arranged within the apertures. The impact support members are more rigid than the other portions of the skateboard deck, and provide localized impact support while allowing the remaining layers of the deck to retain their performance characteristics and feel while strengthening the most vulnerable areas of the deck.

Abstract: A suspension arm supporting structure supported by a frame-side supporting portion of a vehicle body frame includes a suspension arm. The suspension arm includes first and second arm-side supporting portions and an arm portion which are integrally formed. The first arm-side supporting portion is supported by the frame-side supporting portion in a radial direction and in an axial direction. The second arm-side supporting portion is supported by the frame-side supporting portion only in the radial direction.

Abstract: A leading or trailing arm vehicle suspension system comprised of a fabricated vehicle axle and a fully integrated beam casting providing bending stiffness to control axle windup and longitudinal stiffness to control axle position is disclosed. The beam casting is attached to the vehicle axle with a thru-bolt connection. The beam casting includes rack and pinion mounting attachment holes and also includes other built-in features providing efficient transfer of loads into the vehicle axle.

Abstract: A shock-absorbing device for a stroller includes: a wheel mounting seat including a sleeve part having first and second sides, and an extending part extending outwardly from the first side of the sleeve part; a shock-absorber seat having a first end portion that is formed with a wheel axle-disposing hole, and a second end portion that is pivoted to the second side of the sleeve part, the wheel axle-disposing hole being defined by an axle hole-defining wall; and a resilient shock absorber abutting resiliently against the extending part and the axle hole-defining wall.

Abstract: An air suspension system for a load bearing vehicle which includes a pair of air springs fluidly connected to a pair of auxiliary air reservoirs and to a main air reservoir. The system includes control valves which permit the air in the air springs to be exhausted therefrom to lower the vehicle frame without exhausting the air from the auxiliary air reservoirs.

Abstract: A simply-structured movable step for a motorcycle. A step lifting and lowering mechanism includes a securing plate secured to a body frame with a shift cover attached to the securing plate so as to be movable upwardly and downwardly. A step plate is attached to the shift cover to support a foot-resting step. A lock mechanism is provided for locking the step plate at different height-positions. A gas spring expands and contracts in response to the upward and downward movements of the step plate for smoothly moving the step plate by the gas spring.

Abstract: A step apparatus for a vehicle on which a passenger steps when ingressing to and egressing from the vehicle through an opening formed in a vehicle body, which includes a step panel provided at the opening to be closed or opened by a vehicle door movably supported on the vehicle body through a supporting member. The step panel disposed between a lower end portion of the opening and the supporting member.

Abstract: A step apparatus for a vehicle is provided at an entrance of a vehicle body opened and closed by a slide door slidably supported to the vehicle body via a door arm in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The step apparatus includes a main body provided at a lower position than a vehicle floor, a drive mechanism provided in the main body, and a step provided in the main body to be movable between a protruded position and a retracted position relative to the main body in association with an opening movement and a closing movement of the slide door. The drive mechanism includes a drive portion driving the step to move to the protruded position relative to the main body in a width direction of the vehicle with an inclination towards a backward side of the vehicle in association with the opening movement of the slide door.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an arm and leg powered bicycle, comprising handle levers, a front wheel, a rear wheel, a handle shaft, supporting frames, pedals, a pedal shaft, front and rear sprockets and a chain belt, wherein the bicycle further includes an operating means for vertically rotating the handle levers, said member consisting of a handle rotation shaft, an operating rod or rods and a handle rotation shaft support, and a means for transferring the rotating force of the handle levers to a pedal shaft, said means consisting of a crank shaft, a rotating shaft, a flexible joint, a driving gear and a driven gear mounted on a pedal shaft.

Abstract: A drive mechanism for a lever propulsion wheelchair includes at least one clutch and at least one gear set contained within a central hub housing operatively coupled to the drive surface of the main wheel being driven. In the preferred embodiment, there are additional clutches and gear sets contained within the hub housing and coaxial to the wheel. By locating the transmission components within the hub housing and providing the coaxial arrangement, various user capabilities may be enabled without a significant increase in wheelchair width, as compared to the width of conventional pushrim propulsion wheelchairs. Transmission components are cooperatively arranged to provide capabilities that may include forward, rearward and neutral “gears,” braking, anti-rollback, and quick-release removal.

Abstract: A wheelchair includes a seat carried by a frame including at least one front wheel and opposed rear wheels. A circular handrim is coupled to one of the rear wheels with spaced-apart connecting pins. A framework is secured to the handrim, and a ratchet operatively couples an inner end of a lever to the framework. The lever extends upwardly from the ratchet to the outer end allowing a user seated in the seat of the wheelchair to grasp the outer end of the lever and move the lever between a first position and a second position. The ratchet acts on the framework to impart rotation to the one of the rear wheels in response to movement of the lever between the first and second positions.

Abstract: An apparatus designed to allow a runner to run/jog with a baby jogger by allowing natural running arm movement through the use of a twin shock absorbing connector arm assembly being attached at one end to a baby jogger and the other to the waist of the jogger by means of a waist belt with pivots at either end of the arm assembly to allow for variation in size/height of jogger and operator.

Abstract: Disclosed is an attachment structure of a steering damper for a vehicle. The steering damper is provided between a top bridge and a head pipe. The top bridge rotates about a steering stem in conjunction with the operation of a handlebar, while the head pipe does not rotate in conjunction with the operation of the handlebar. In the attachment structure, in a state where the steering angle of the handlebar is zero, the axis of the steering damper forms an obtuse angle with the axis of a bolt to which an upper portion of the steering damper is attached.

Abstract: A bicycle that includes a main frame, a front wheel mounted for rotation relative to the main frame, a rear dropout, and a rear wheel mounted for rotation relative to the rear dropout. The rear wheel defines a center plane of the bicycle. The bicycle further includes a rear stay that couples the rear dropout to the main frame. The rear stay has an inner surface facing the rear wheel and an outer surface facing away from the rear wheel. The rear stay includes a steep portion having an outer surface at a steep angle of between about 25 degrees and about 75 degrees relative to the center plane.

Abstract: A bicycle frame component that comprises a cavity sized and shaped to receive a stay. The cavity includes a mounting interface, which comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, a first side surface, a second side surface, and an end surface. The first side surface and the second side surface are capable of permitting lateral rotation of the stay in a first rotational direction and opposing lateral rotation of the stay in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction. The end surface is capable of axially supporting the stay.

Abstract: A bicycle bottom bracket hanger is basically provided with a tubular hanger part, an inner tubular member and sealing arrangement. The tubular hanger part includes an interior surface with a first open end and a second open end that is axially spaced from the first open end. The inner tubular member is coaxially disposed in the tubular hanger part between the first and second open ends of the tubular hanger part. The sealing arrangement is disposed between the tubular hanger part and the inner tubular member. The sealing arrangement is entirely disposed within the tubular hanger part between the first and second open ends of the tubular hanger part.

Abstract: A bicycle shaft component includes an outer tubular member and an inner member non-movably attached to the outer member. The outer tubular member includes a first end portion and a second end portion with an interior longitudinal passageway extending between the first and second end portions. The interior longitudinal passageway has a longitudinal center axis extending through it. The inner member is non-movably attached to the outer tubular member within the interior longitudinal passageway. The outer tubular member is constructed of a first material having a first specific gravity and the inner member is constructed of a second material having a second specific gravity that is lower than the first specific gravity of the first material.

Abstract: A bicycle frame has a front frame, a mounting bracket assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorbing device. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a top tube, a bottom bracket shell and a seat tube. The seat tube is connected to bottom bracket shell, is connected to the rear end of the top tube and has an upper bracket seat, a connecting bracket and a lower bracket seat. The mounting bracket assembly is connected pivotally to the front frame and has two front mounting brackets and a rear mounting bracket. The rear frame is connected pivotally to the mounting bracket assembly and the front frame and has an upper fork, a lower fork and two dropouts. The shock absorbing device is connected to the front frame, the rear frame and the mounting bracket assembly and has a first shock absorber and a second shock absorber.

Abstract: A bicycle frame has a front frame, a mounting assembly, a rear frame and a shock absorber. The front frame has a head tube, a down tube, a top tube, a bottom bracket shell and a seat tube. The seat tube is connected to bottom bracket shell, is connected to the rear end of the top tube and has an upper bracket seat, a connecting bracket and a lower bracket seat. The mounting assembly is connected pivotally to the front frame and has two mounting brackets. The rear frame is connected pivotally to the mounting assembly and front frame and has an upper fork, a lower fork and two dropouts. The shock absorber is connected to the front frame and the mounting assembly.

Abstract: To operate a pillion step in one action. The pillion step is formed in a generally L shape and includes an arm portion and a foot rest portion. One end of the arm portion is pivotably secured through an oblique pivot shaft to a side face of a seat rail located under a rider seat and is pivotally moved around the oblique pivot shaft. When the pillion step is to be retracted and is pivotally moved backward, the foot rest portion moves into a gap between the rider seat and a pillion seat and its tip end is received within a grip space formed in a grip.

Abstract: A portable draft bar assembly including an end bracket configured to be mounted to a plurality of bucket attachment types of various machinery, and a main bar having a first end configured to be selectively coupled to the end bracket and a second end configured to receive and retain one of a plurality of hitch assembly types. An anchor bracket is configured to be selectively coupled to the main bar at one of a plurality of positions, and an end clamp is slideably coupled to the main bar between second end and the anchor bracket and includes an angled channel.

Abstract: A tow bar assembly for converting a two-wheeled wheelbarrow into a garden or industrial type trailer includes a bar of metal box tubing with horizontal holes at the wheelbarrow end and vertical holes at the tractor end. The wheelbarrow end is slid onto the axle of the wheelbarrow, keeping the bar between the tub of the wheelbarrow and its toe plate. Grommets positioned on the axle on either side of the bar center the tow bar assembly on the axle. A threaded post is inserted into the holes in the tractor end of the bar and locked into place by nuts. In use, the handles of the wheelbarrow are raised and the post inserted into the aperture of the tractor's draw bar from the underside of the aperture. The cantilevered weight of the wheelbarrow will keep the wheelbarrow from becoming disengaged from the garden tractor or towing vehicle. The legs of the wheelbarrow are kept off the ground and the trailer-barrow is now ready for use.

Abstract: A device for bringing the truck and trailer borne portions of a goose neck hitch arrangement fully into position for completing the mating of the two sections without requiring the vehicle operator to leave the vehicle. An open bottomed cone shaped receiver is located in the tow vehicle bed. The hitch section that drops into the receiver which comprises a funnel shape, having a cone shaped portion which has the same shape and dimensions as the receiver cone, but differing in that it terminates in a rod shaped probe and thus has a funnel shape. The funnel tip serves to guide the upper cone into its final position within the receive section.

Abstract: An apparatus engageable with a framework or supporting member of a tow vehicle for securing drop down safety chains from a gooseneck trailer. The apparatus comprises a bracket member having a predetermined shape and formed of a predetermined material, such shape includes a bend formed therein. The bend being bent at an angle. An aperture is disposed on a bottom portion of the bracket. A generally U-shaped member is disposed as a loop on the bracket, the U-shaped member is disposed on an upper portion of the bracket for engagement with such safety chains from such gooseneck trailer. A rod member is engageable with the aperture in the bracket and is further engageable with an aperture in one of the framework or supporting member on such tow vehicle. A cotter pin secures the rod member in place.

Abstract: A retracting tow system is disclosed which provides a spring loaded tow rope which automatically winds the tow rope around an included spool when not in use. The tow rope is affixed to a supplied shaft in a manner which prevents damage to the retracting mechanism while in use. An offset fairlead is also supplied which reduces the force on the shaft during a tow.

Abstract: An accessory for trailer hitch systems having components for equalizing loads and reducing trailer sway. The accessory includes a jacket for attaching to a bracket that supports a load equalizing spring bar. The bracket may include a lateral extending portion for supporting the spring bar. The jacket may include a socket for receiving the lateral extending portion of the bracket, such that the jacket may be removably installed on the bracket. The jacket may include a contact surface for contacting the spring bar. The contact surface may include a different coefficient of friction or a different shape, as compared to the lateral extending portion of the bracket, such that movement of the spring bar with respect to the bracket may be altered as compared to conditions in which the spring bar is supported on the bracket without the jacket.

Abstract: An articulated, modular, track-mounted, self-propelled, remote-controlled drilling apparatus is demountable into several heli-transportable components, including a drilling module and a drill support module, plus separate hydraulically-driven track carriages on which they are removably mountable. The track carriages are demountably coupled in tandem by a tri-axially articulated hitch mechanism incorporating a track steering mechanism. The drilling module carries a rotary drill, a hydraulic pump operatively connected to the track drive mechanisms, and a primary motor, which selectively drives either the drill or the pump. The use of multiple demountable modules reduces the weight of the components to be heli-transported, thus allowing the use of smaller and more economical helicopters.

Abstract: A ski or snowboard having improved the transmission of forces from a binding mounting area to the respective edge of a ski or snowboard is disclosed. Such a ski or snowboard comprises a gliding surface with the associated edges as well as a lower support comprising a number of support layers over which a core with its associated lateral flanks is built. Over the core, a support is arranged in a uniform and relief-like manner that is constructed as a uniform whole from the shaped flat material, for example from laminate or in principle also from shaped sheet metal, or a plate or laminate or a similar flat semi-finished product of metallic or non-metallic material.

Abstract: A collapsible transport wheelchair having a frame which is collapsible side-to-side with a scissors-like action and is collapsible front-to-back with a sliding action.