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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:
Oct. 20, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Thomas E Finch, Spring Branch, TX (US);
Assignee:
TEFTEC Corporation, Spring Branch, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
410 22 ; 410-9 ; 410 10 ; 410 19 ; 410 23 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for effecting the securement of the wheels of a wheeled vehicle, such as a power wheelchair, to the floor or bed of a transport vehicle having tension connection anchors in the floor respectively vertically below the desired position of the wheels, comprises a hubcap securable to each wheel, a connector plate slidably mountable on each hubcap and a tensile connection such as a strap, cable, chain or the like adjustably secured between each connector plate and a vertically adjacent tension connection anchor.