Abstract: An exercise apparatus and method are provided for permitting a seated user, such as a wheelchair occupant, to perform a variety of exercises, primarily lower extremity exercises but also upper body exercises, without the need to leave a seated position. According to one embodiment, the exercise apparatus includes a support base, and first and second foot assemblies each configured to receive a respective foot of a seated user of the apparatus. The first and second foot assemblies are mounted on the support base to permit selective performance and switching between a pivoting exercise and a translational sliding exercise.

Abstract: A manipulation device is for wheelchair footrests that have a pair of shafts (8) extending forwards from opposite forward sides of the main frame (2) and a pair of foot plates (9) pivoted at lateral portions to the shafts. This device has manual levers (21) at the forward sides and actuating means (40) that connects the levers (21) to foot plates (9) and consists of a resilient tube (41), a metal wire (42) and a setting retainer (43) for securing the tube to the wire. The tube (41) can elongate in response to an extraordinary tension exceeding a normal stress imparted to said tube, and the wire (42) loosely inserted in the tube (41) can alter an exposed length. An end of each wire (42) is connected to the foot plate (9) at its rear portion located near the shaft (8) pivoting the foot plate. An end of each tube (41) is connected to the manual lever (21) operating to pull up the tube (41) with the wire (42) such that the foot plate (9) rotates and rises to the upright idle position.

Abstract: A safety device for a wheelchair, or similar device, is disclosed. The device is a wheel assembly directed to preventing rearward movement of the device when the person exits or enters the device thus preventing potential accidents.

Abstract: A pivoting wheelchair backpack holder is provided. The pivoting wheelchair backpack includes a lever rod and a swing-out handle to move the lever rod, a frame moved by the lever rod, and a backpack attached to the frame. In its closed position, the backpack rests behind the user sitting in the wheelchair with the handle positioned flush to the side of the wheelchair. The user grabs the handle from its resting position, locks the handle into place against the lever rod, and pulls the handle to move the lever rod. The lever rod opens the frame, which then moves from the back of the wheelchair to the side of the wheelchair. A second hinged joint between the lever rod and frame allows the user to pull the backpack down toward the user. The user can access the backpack now at his or her side. The user can close the frame by pushing the frame back up, moving the handle in the opposite direction and replacing the handle to its resting position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to personal storage devices that are adapted to interconnection to personal mobility devices such as wheelchairs. In one embodiment an accessory bag is interconnected to a docking station with a tethering device that may stretch or be retractable.

Abstract: A footrest for wheelchairs or the like comprises a foot plate (37) for the foot of a wheelchair patient, a supporting element for connection of the foot plate (37) to a wheelchair, and a bearing unit for supporting the foot plate (37) on the supporting element. The bearing unit, in turn, comprises a bearing body (36) that is in contact with the foot plate (37) and with the supporting element, a first bearing element (76) that pivotably connects the foot plate (37) to the bearing body (36), and a second bearing element (47) that pivotably connects the bearing body (36) to the supporting element.

Abstract: The wheelchair umbrella includes an umbrella section with a circular canopy. Such a canopy has a center region statically attached to the top ends of the arms. The apparatus further includes a pair of coextensively shaped rectilinear arms with top ends directly connected to the umbrella section, a mechanism for removably attaching bottom ends of the arms to associated ones of the handles of the existing wheelchair, a mechanism for storing and transporting the wheelchair umbrella during non-operating conditions, and a mechanism for securing the storage and transport mechanism to the existing wheelchair during operating conditions.

Abstract: A brake apparatus for a wheelchair is mounted on one side of a wheelchair, with a corresponding brake apparatus mounted on the opposite side of a wheelchair. The brake apparatus includes an upper assembly mounted on the wheelchair frame just below the padded arm rest of the wheelchair. The upper assembly includes a brake lever and brake handle for locking and unlocking the wheels on each side. The upper assembly is connected to an adjustable strut, which connects to the lower assembly. The lower assembly includes a system of link arms that allows a brake arm having a brake shoe to lock and unlock the wheel on the wheelchair. The length of the strut may be adjusted and the position of the upper and lower assemblies may also be adjusted so that the brake assembly can be configured for operation on various sizes of wheelchairs.

Abstract: An anti-tip system is adapted for use in a powered wheelchair for purposes of curb-climbing and ride stability. The anti-tip system includes at least one anti-tip wheel, a suspension arm for mounting the anti-tip wheel and a pair of links coupling the suspension arm to the main structural frame of the wheelchair. Each of the links is pivotally mounted to the main structural frame of the wheelchair about a first pivot point and is pivotally mounted to the suspension arm about a second pivot point. In a first embodiment of the anti-tip system, the links include an upper and lower link, wherein the upper link is extensible to facilitate angular displacement of the suspension arm to permit rearward displacement of the anti-tip wheel in response to an externally applied load.

Abstract: A variable stiffness suspension system is provided for a wheelchair. The wheelchair has a frame and at least one wheel coupled to the frame for generally vertical movement relative to the frame. At least one sensor is provided for sensing an operating condition of the wheelchair. A controller is operatively coupled to the sensor. A controllable damper having a variable stiffness is coupled to the controller, the wheel and to the frame. The controllable damper is responsive to the controller and provides a force capable of being varied in a continuous manner. The force is resistive to movement of the wheel. The controllable damper is preferably a commercially available magneto-rheological damper or a variable orifice fluid damper. The controllable damper may be either a linear damper or a rotary brake.

Abstract: A method of attaching a manually operated wheelchair to a motorized scooter using an angle iron, an adjustable bar that has a left segment, a middle segment, a right segment and a pair of adapters. A user slides the middle segment over the left and right segments, and inserts screws into left and right holes in the middle segment and aligned holes in the left and right segments. The user then screws the adapters onto upper ends of the left and right segments and snaps them into position on the underside of the wheelchair. Next, the user removes the seating apparatus from the scooter, fastens the angle iron to the floor of the scooter by inserting a pair of bolts through the slots in the angle iron and tightening the bolts with a pair of matching nuts, and places the bar squarely against the angle iron.

Abstract: A wheelchair has a reclined configuration and an upright configuration. In the upright configuration, the seat of the wheelchair is at least substantially perpendicular to a back support and located at a first elevation. An actuator is useful to lift the seat during the movement to the reclined configuration to a second elevation higher than the first elevation. Outriggers move to load bearing position in the reclined configuration to assist in supporting weight on the back support. An installed litter is useful in assisting patient movement to and from the wheelchair.

Abstract: Wheelchair hand rim device comprised of a heat conducting tubular hand rim and a continuous circumferential elastomeric interface that has a cross-sectional contour comprised of an outwardly extending horizontal member having a proximal end coupled to an outboard side of a wheel rim transitioning into a downwardly depending member terminating to a distal end coupled to an inboard upper portion of the tubular hand rim such that a majority of the tubular hand rim is exposed and devoid of the elastomeric interface. When braking, a user only uses the heat conducting tubular hand rim. When pushing, the user grips across both the tubular hand rim and the contoured elastomeric interface, which deforms to fit the hand, thereby providing improved comfort, frictional coupling, and impact attenuation.

Abstract: A front wheel stabilizing device includes a mount adapted to be secured to a main frame of an electric motor-driven wheeled vehicle, and an axle disposed between two side plates of the mount. A wheel mounting member has a tubular head which is rotatably sleeved on the axle, and a cantilever arm which extends from the tubular head forwardly to terminate at a wheel-carrying end for mounting a stabilizing wheel thereon. The stabilizing wheel can yield under a jolting force that arises as a result of movement of the stabilizing wheel over an uneven ground so as to displace from a more tractive position to a less tractive position. A torsion spring has a coiled segment which is wound on the tubular head, and two urging ends which abut against the mount and the cantilever arm, respectively, so as to bias the stabilizing wheel downwardly, thereby restoring the stabilizing wheel from the less tractive position back to the more tractive position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wheelchair cover having a first covering member and a second covering member. The first covering member has a back cover portion covering a back of a wheelchair, and a first and a second arm covering portions for covering a first and a second arm extending from said back of said wheelchair. The second covering member, removably attached to the first covering member has a seat covering portion for covering a seat of the wheelchair. The wheelchair cover further comprises a third covering member covering a cushion placed on the seat. A first and second side skirt extending from the first and second arm covering portions covers the first and second side of the wheelchair and a back skirt extending from said back covering portion for covering a wheelchair back side. A front skirt from second covering member covers a wheelchair front side.

Abstract: A leg abductor assembly includes a housing that has a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The peripheral wall includes a pair of side walls and a pair of end walls. A cover is hingedly coupled to the upper edge for selectively opening or closing the opening. A bracket is attached to the bottom wall. The bracket is configured to removably couple the housing to a front edge of a wheelchair.

Abstract: Manual braking system with a variable braking force for a wheelchair. Caliper type brakes positioned to mount on and exert braking force on disks mounted to interior “disk” hubs rotatably mounted to the wheelchair frame wheel hubs are mated with the “disk” hubs with a push button release pin allowing the wheel to be quickly removed without disturbing disk braking system. Caliper brakes are actuated by a manual lever arm, cable and pulley combination mounted to the frame of the wheelchair. The lever is provided with and without a plunger mechanism. A plunger mechanism allows the user to maintain the manual braking force exerted on lever without hands. The plunger mechanism is fixably mounted and positioned to insert a plunger head into notches on the lever. The force exerted by the plunger head is sufficient to hold the plunger head within the notch and prevent movement of the lever without manual force.

Abstract: A level on a wheelchair allows the cambered rear wheels to be easily adjusted to eliminate toe-in/toe-out. The level comprises a ball encased in a curved track. The curve track is formed in a clear housing that mounts to the underside of a wheelchair camber tube or wheel axle. The camber tube or wheel axle is rotated until the ball aligns with an indicator mark indicating that toe-in/out has been eliminated from the cambered wheels.

Abstract: Wheelchair of which a sitting support is pivotable about a virtual or non-virtual pivot axis, extending substantially horizontally, substantially at right angles to a main driving direction of the wheelchair, wherein the upper part of the body of the user, at least its center of gravity, viewed in the main driving direction, lies behind the pivot axis and wherein the pivot axis is located preferably adjacent the hinge point of the knees of a user seated in the wheelchair during use. The sitting support may be freely pivotable about said pivot axis or be fixed at a particular pivot angle. The pivot axis can for instance be designed as a torsion bar.

Abstract: An assistive mobility device is provided that includes an automatic positive locking system, which permits an operator to move the assistive mobility device when an actuator is engaged and automatically lock the assistive mobility device when the actuator is disengaged. The assistive mobility device includes a braking system, stowable footrest and armrests, and an adjustable back, which all require the single-handed operation of the operator to function. The collapsible footrest is stowed under the seat permitting an occupant optimal entry into or exit from the assistive mobility device. The assistive mobility device can be formed from non-corrosive materials, including stainless steel, composite fibers, nylon, and plastics, for use in aquatic environments.

Abstract: For a manually propelled wheelchair having a rear wheel located on either side of the wheelchair, each rear wheel including an annular or round push rim of substantially uniform, uninterrupted cross section, a grip attachment attachable to the rim used by an occupant of the wheelchair to propel the wheelchair. The grip attachment includes a gripping body having a preferably convex palm-pushing surface on a posterior side thereof and a preferably concave finger-pulling surface on an anterior side thereof. A rim-engaging member having an annular or circular-shaped attached to each rear wheel is adapted to cooperate with the gripping body to clampingly secure the gripping body to the rim in a laterally outwardly extending orientation. By this arrangement, an occupant may propel the wheelchair forwardly by exerting palm pressure against the posterior side and rearwardly by exerting finger pressure against the anterior side.

Abstract: A wheelchair has a frame which includes a right fore member and a left fore member, and a footrest between them. The footrest includes a right supporting arm extending rearwardly from the right fore member, a left supporting arm extending rearwardly from the left fore member, and a panel upon which may rest a users feet and which pivotably attaches to the right supporting arm at a rearward portion thereof and pivotably attaches to the left supporting arm at a rearward portion thereof. The panel is pivotable upwardly and rearwardly from a first position in which it is generally horizontally oriented for supporting the user's feet to a second position behind the user's feet whereby to allow the user to stand unencumbered by the panel.

Abstract: A raising wheel chair includes a lifting device with a telescopic guide. With the lifting device, the raising frame can be moved up and down both in sitting and in standing position. It is therefore possible to vary the level of the seat or the footrest. Thanks to the tilted arrangement of the telescopic guide, the user of the chair will, on an upward movement, also be moved closer to the objects of interest. The inclined arrangement of the telescopic guide can provide room for the front wheels and permit a short length of the raising wheel chair.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curb-climbing wheelchair having pivotal arm assemblies. The pivotal arm assemblies include at least one front caster and have the ability to rotate or pivot. The pivot arms rotate or pivot in response to moments generated by accelerating or decelerating the wheelchair thereby raising or lowering the front caster(s) through the rotational movement of the pivot arms. By raising or lowering the front caster(s) in such a manner, curb-like obstacles can be traversed in a low-impact manner.

Abstract: A curb-climbing rear wheel drive power wheelchair is disclosed having a pair of drive wheels, at least one ground-engaging idler wheel connected to the frame forward of the drive wheels and at least one ground-contacting anti-tip caster wheel mounted to the wheelchair aft of the drive wheels. The drive wheels and anti-tip caster wheels are mounted on common suspension arms, pivoted to the frame of the wheelchair behind the drive wheels and resiliently suspended, so that the anti-tip caster wheels move up and down in response to movements of the drive wheel suspension.

Abstract: Systems and methods for a wheelchair tray may include providing a tray portion and a connecting portion attached thereto. The connecting portion may be configured to attach to a wheelchair. The connecting portion may provide the tray portion with a first rotation in a plane substantially parallel to a plane of rotation of a non-pivoting wheel of the wheelchair and a second rotation in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of rotation of the non-pivoting wheel. The first rotation of the tray portion may be between a first storage position in which at least most of the tray portion is disposed rearward of an axle of the non-pivoting wheel, a second storage position in which at least most of the tray portion is disposed forward of the axle of the non-pivoting wheel, and a position between the first and second storage positions in which the second rotation is permitted.

Abstract: A removable adjustable head rest for wheelchairs for providing users of wheelchairs with much needed back and neck support. The headrest includes a hollow cylindrical main portion, a pair of handle sleeves, and a head rest portion. The hollow cylindrical main portion has a generally inverted T-shaped configuration, a horizontal segment, and a vertical segment. A pair of handle sleeves are attached to the horizontal segment of the hollow cylindrical main portion. A head rest, having two integrally coupled adjustable side portions, is removable coupled to the vertical segment of the hollow cylindrical main portion. A neck roll removable coupled to the head rest.

Abstract: The invention relates to improvements in or relating to wheelchair wheels. More particularly, the invention relates to a more ergonomically designed wheelchair wheel, and also relates to a method of manufacturing such a wheelchair wheel.

Abstract: A wheelchair includes a seat back and a frame rail. The seat back can be moved relative to the frame rail between a folded position and an unfolded and locked position. A first releasable locking mechanism releasably locks the seat back in the unfolded and locked position. A second releasable locking mechanism releasably locks the seat back at any selected one of a plurality of different angles relative to the frame rail. The seat back can be folded and unfolded without adjusting the seat back angle. The seat back has a portion that slides along the frame rail as the seat back angle is adjusted. The length of the seat back varies as the seat back angle is adjusted. The seat back includes a back cane that is pivotally connected with the frame rail by a pivot bracket. The back cane is fixedly connected to the pivot bracket. The pivot bracket pivots relative to the frame rail when the seat back is moved from the unfolded position to the folded position.

Abstract: An oxygen tank holder attachable to a reclining seatback-type wheelchair. The holder includes a T-shaped main frame including an elongated upright central member and an upper support arm extending horizontally in either direction from an upper end of the central member. Each end of the upper support arm adapted for slidable or fixed connection to and along the sides of the wheelchair. A lower support bar is connected to, and extends laterally in either direction from a lower end of the central member, each distal end thereof adapted for connection to a lower side frame bar of the wheelchair. Spaced tubular upper and lower oxygen cylinder carriers are connected to the central member for receiving an elongated cylindrical oxygen tank positioned uprightly therein, securing the tank from excessive when the seat back is reclined or the wheelchair transported.

Abstract: A wheel bracket mechanism for an electric wheelchair equipped with auxiliary wheels, which comprises a frame, a pair of drive wheel brackets, four pedestal assemblies, a pair of caster brackets, a pair of oscillating assembly and a pair of anti-tipping brackets. The frame is provide with a pair of castor brackets at the front end and a pair of anti-tipping brackets at the rear end thereof, a pair of drive wheel brackets are secured to the frame with a front end stretching ahead of it and located between the castor brackets and the anti-tipping brackets, and between the castor brackets and the drive wheel bracket disposed an oscillating assemblies, four pedestal assemblies equipped with cushioning blocks are disposed at both sides of the front and rear end of the frame respectively in pairs with located opposite to each other.

Abstract: A manually operable standing wheelchair includes an actuator for moving an occupant from a sitting position to a standing position. The manually operable standing wheelchair has a lifting mechanism including a ratchet, cable, pulley, and telescopic tubes, which the occupant may manually operate to shift from the sitting position to the standing position. There is also a drive system to enable the occupant to manually move himself or herself in and the wheelchair from the sitting position to the standing position, or in any position in between. The drive system may include adjustable lever drive arms with friction pads adapted for allowing the occupant to move in any position. The wheelchair is equipped with a set of spring loaded anti-tip wheels that automatically deploy when the manual wheelchair begins to lift from the sitting position to the standing position.

Abstract: A wheelchair includes a chair frame, two suspension arms, two clutches, two drive wheels, two shock absorbers, and two limiting units. The chair frame includes two lateral frame parts. Each of the suspension arms is connected pivotally to the chair frame adjacent to a respective lateral frame part. Each of the clutches is mounted on a respective suspension arm. Each of the drive wheels is coupled to a respective clutch. Each of the shock absorbers is mounted between a respective lateral frame part and a respective suspension arm. Each of the limiting units includes a mounting seat mounted on a respective lateral frame part and formed with a guide slot unit therethrough, and a connecting component that extends through the guide slot unit and that mounts movably a respective suspension arm on the mounting seat.

Abstract: A wheel chair includes a back support pivotally attached to a base frame and having a handle and a hand grip pivotally attached to the handle, a housing is secured to the base frame and includes a chamber to slidably receive a shank which has one end pivotally attached to the back support. An adjustably anchoring device may be used to adjustably anchor the shank to the housing, and to adjustably secure the back support to the base frame to selected angular position. One or more coil springs are engaged onto the shank, and have an inner diameter smaller than an outer diameter of the shank, to allow the springs to be engaged and clamped onto the shank, and to be expanded and released from the shank by a barrel.

Abstract: A wheelchair is disclosed that includes a seat, a pair of wheels, a detection part indicating the presence or absence of a user on the seat, electric brake units switching between applying braking forces to and releasing braking forces from the wheels based on control signals, and a control part connected to the detection part and the electric brake units and outputting the control signals to the electric brake units. The control signals include a first control signal causing the braking forces by the electric brake units to be applied to the wheels and a second control signal causing the braking forces by the electric brake units to be released therefrom. The first control signal is output when the detection part indicates the absence of the user on the seat, and the second control signal is output when the detection part indicates the presence of the user on the seat.

Abstract: A protective device for a motorcycle. The protective device protects portions of the motorcycle, such as the frame and body panels, from damage due to a tip-over incident or a sliding incident. The protective device of some embodiments includes a shell and a cushion designed to disperse and absorb impact energy. The shell is coupled to the motorcycle with an adhesive. The adhesive has a high shear strength to prevent removal of the shell during a sliding incident.

Abstract: A wheelchair foot stabilizer assembly attachable to a wheelchair foot plate is constructed having a foot stabilizer, a heel guard and a stabilizer attaching assembly. The foot stabilizer is provided with a covering that extends over the top of the front part of a foot resting on the wheelchair foot plate to secure the front part of the foot on the wheelchair foot plate. The heel guard is provided with an arcuate-shaped plate whose concave side faces and is adjacent the heel of the foot. The stabilizer attaching assembly has a rear bracket member that attaches to the rear edge of the wheelchair foot plate and a front bracket member that attaches to the front edge of the wheelchair foot plate, The stabilizer attaching assembly also is provided with a connector attached to both the rear bracket member and the front bracket member in a manner to permit them to moved toward each other to more firmly secure them to the wheelchair foot plate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a small vehicle, particularly a wheel chair, having a modular structure including a main component, at least one pivotable wheel which is adapted to be detachably mounted at said main component via a quick release device, at least one driving wheel adapted to be detachably mounted at said main component via a quick release device and a seat component which is adapted to be detachably mounted at said main component via a quick release device. The main component comprises a main body to which four arms for supporting the wheels are springably coupled. The quick release devices between said main component and said wheels are disposed between said arms and said wheels, respectively.

Abstract: A locomotion device for physically disabled persons, comprising: a chassis (10) mounted onto a pair of rear wheels (11) and a pair of front swiveling wheels (12); a seat frame (20) frontally articulated to the chassis (10), so as to be displaced between a substantially horizontal first position and a second raised position that is markedly downwardly forwardly inclined; a backrest frame (30), which is interiorly articulated to a rear portion of the seat frame (20) and to the chassis (10), in order to be displaced between a first position, which is substantially orthogonal to the seat frame (20), and a second position, which is substantially coplanar to said seat frame (20); an impelling means (40), which is operatively coupled to the chassis (10) and to the seat frame (20), in order to provide the selective displacement of the latter between the first position and the second position; a movement locking means (50), which is mounted to the chassis (10) to allow the selective locking of the rear wheels (11); an

Abstract: A cart has a folding support for handlebars, which includes a lower rod secured on a front part of a frame, a pivotal rod pivoted to an upper end of the lower rod, and an upper tube positioned in a linearly displaceable manner around the pivotal rod from a lower end; the pivotal rod has a lengthways extending slot; the upper tube has two opposing holes; handlebars of the cart are connected to an upper end of the upper tube; a connecting element is passed through the opposing holes and the slot such that the upper tube will prevent the pivotal rod from moving relative to the lower rod when it is around the pivotal rod and the lower rod, and such that the support can be folded with the pivotal rod pivoting on the lower rod when the upper tube is apart from the lower rod.

Abstract: The brake handle assembly of the invention may be retrofittable to an existing foldable wheelchair. The brake handle assembly includes a coupling member provided to a foldable wheelchair frame near a handle grip. The brake release assembly further includes a hand release lever operably coupled to the coupling member and a wheel brake mechanism. The release lever may be configured to disengage the wheel brake mechanism from a wheel of the wheelchair when depressed by a user. The brake handle assembly may also further include a friction brake actuation mechanism and a brake lockout mechanism.

Abstract: Auxiliary wheelchair for disposing on a primary wheelchair. The auxiliary wheelchair includes first and second frame sections that are telescopically connected together. The second frame section is actuatable relative to the first frame section from a first support configuration to a second support configuration. The first support configuration is when the first frame section and the second frame section are spaced apart and a primary wheelchair seat supports the first and second frame sections. The second support configuration is when the second frame section is in contact engagement with a support surface and the first frame section is in contact engagement with the primary wheelchair seat so that the auxiliary wheelchair is supported by the primary wheelchair seat and the support surface.

Abstract: A wheelchair that enables its occupant to lower and raise their self to and from the surface on which the wheelchair is resting so that the occupant may enter the wheelchair from the surface without the aid of another person, the wheelchair a lower support frame, a seat frame assembly vertically movable relative to the lower support frame, a lifting assembly connected to the lower support frame and to the seat frame assembly, a planar ramp rotatably connected to the seat frame, the planar ramp rotating to form an inclined plane relative to the plane of the seat frame, the planar ramp rotating to a vertical position relative to the horizontal seat beneath the horizontal seat when the seat frame assembly is at its highest vertical position, and a footrest rotatably, the footrest rotating to a horizontal position when the seat frame assembly is at its highest vertical position, the footrest rotating downward beneath the ramp when the seat frame assembly is at its lowest vertical position.

Abstract: A wheeled walker with wheels that are at least seven inches in diameter while having a seat with its top surface less than 20 inches high and accommodating a full size basket by using an inverted “u” shaped lower cross member with spacers that cushion the basket. Spacers carried on a rear upper cross member cushion the seat. The basket includes a pair of opposing vertical wires of substantially greater thickness than adjacent vertical metal wires and which extend upwardly into hooks that support the basket on a front upper cross member. A tubular seat back bears a tubular cushion having a radius of curvature such that the rearmost depth is about 3 to 8 inches, preferably 4 to 7 inches, most preferably 6½ inches, and the arc angle is about 110 to 120 degrees, preferably about 112 to 116 degrees, most preferably about 114 degrees.

Abstract: A wheel chair includes wheel frames which can be adjusted up and down, moving devices and brake devices are connected to two respective sides of the two wheel frames. Support devices are connected to the wheel frames so as to adjust the depth of the wheel frames to which arm rest devices are connected. A folding device is connected between the wheel frames and an assistant device is connected to the folding device. A positioning device is connected to the assistant device so that the wheel chair can be adjusted in many ways to meet different needs of users. The modularized devices effectively reduce manufacturing cost of the wheel chair.

Abstract: A wheelchair suspension having plurality of pivoting linkages to lift and retract a front castor assembly to facilitate traversing an obstacle or rough terrain. In this regard, a wheelchair suspension having a frame member and at least one a pivoting assembly is provided. The pivoting assembly has, for example, a first linkage pivotally coupled to the frame member and a second linkage pivotally coupled to the frame member. At least one front caster assembly is coupled to the first and second linkages wherein upward pivotal movement of the first linkage causes the caster assembly to undergo upward vertical movement and upward pivotal movement of the second linkage causes the caster assembly to undergo lateral movement inward toward the wheelchair.

Abstract: Covers for a grip ring of a wheel chair are disclosed. According to certain embodiments of the invention, a two-piece cover is provided. The two-piece cover includes a soft, resilient inner pad and an outer sleeve enclosing the inner pad. According to other embodiments of the invention, a one-piece cover is disclosed. The one-piece cover includes a soft, resilient inner pad and an outer layer permanently attached to the inner pad. Both the one-piece and two-piece covers can be easily removed from or installed on the grip ring. The covers according to the present invention fit securely over wheelchair grip rings, providing a cushioned, enlarged gripping area for the wheelchair user. The covers improve the performance, feel and safety of grip rings.

Abstract: Disclosed is a wheelchair for transporting a patient. The wheelchair comprises a support frame having a front, a rear, and opposing sides with the front and rear facing in respective forward and aft directions and the opposing sides facing in opposing lateral directions. The wheelchair further comprises at least two main wheels mounted on the support frame and a seat base disposed upon the support frame between the main wheels. The seat base is configured for selectively raising and lowering the patient between a first level and a second level with the aid of at least one security beam disposed adjacent one of the main wheels. The security beam may have a substantially vertical orientation and may be configured as a hand hold for steadying the patient when transferring onto and off of the seat base.

Abstract: An accessory for strollers and wheelchairs will carry a substantial volume of packages while the stroller or wheelchair is being utilized. The accessory includes an upright wall having a floor portion and terminating in an upper access opening. The upright wall is fabricated from cloth to provide a flexible container with the central portion being fabricated from netting to permit a viewing of the interior of the container. Velcro strips at the top and bottom portions permit a detachable connection of the container to the frame and handle grips of the stroller or wheelchair. A rigid floor support member is received within pockets formed on the exterior surface of the floor portion. The floor support member includes wheels to engage the ground and support the weight of any objects within the container. The container can be folded into a compact transport configuration for easy storage when not in use.

Abstract: A leg support accessory for a wheelchair including a leg rest wider than the wheelchair seat, a vertical support secured at an upper end to the leg rest and including in its lower end a downwardly open recess adapted to receive the foot rest supports, and first and second braces each fixed on one end to the vertical support and at the other end having an opening adapted to fixedly receive one of the arm support posts. When the accessory is used with the wheelchair, the braces receive arm support posts on opposite sides of the seat, and the foot rest supports in their raised position are received in the vertical support recess with the leg rest supported in a substantially horizontal orientation with lateral ends extending beyond the sides of the seat.