Global Research Innovation and Technology L3c

Danielle M DeLatte

Harrison O'Hanley

Mario Bollini

Benjamin Judge

Gwyndaf M Jones

Daniel D Frey

Benjamin H Gallup

Amos G Winter, V

Danielle Hicks

Nydia Ruleman

Natasha K Scolnik

Xuefeng Chen

A manually powered wheelchair includes a first lever associated with a first rear wheel and demountably coupled to a first drivetrain, the first lever having a first brake thereon. The wheelchair also includes a second lever associated with a second rear wheel and demountably coupled to a second drivetrain, the second lever having a second brake thereon. Each drivetrain includes a chainring, a chain, and a freewheel, and each drivetrain has a fixed gear ratio. The freewheel of each drivetrain is actuated by manual pivoting of the lever associated therewith. In use, the wheelchair achieves changes in mechanical advantage when a user shifts the user's hands up and down the first and second levers.

Wheelchair with lever drivetrain

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Ellicott City, MD, United States of America

Danielle M DeLatte