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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 1982
Filed:
Sep. 08, 1980
Applicant:
Inventors:
John C Gall, Chicago, IL (US);
Richard D Meharg, Wheaton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Sears, Roebuck and Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
280642 ; 280650 ; 2802 / ; 297D / ;
Abstract
A foldable wheelchair having shiftable driving wheels so arranged, that as the side frame members are folded to reduce the width of the chair, the wheels are controllably and automatically shifted to reduce the depth of the chair thereby effecting a reduction in the side area required to accommodate the chair.