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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Brian D Kanyer, Michigan City, IN (US);
James L Christofferson, Longmont, CO (US);
Vincent J Frerich, Arvada, CO (US);
Grant C Denton, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
Sunrise Medical HHG Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29745236 ; 29723013 ; 2972844 ; 2972849 ;
Abstract
A support system for use with a wheelchair seat back provides support for the pelvic area of a wheelchair occupant. The support system comprises a base plate mountable to a wheelchair seat back, and a base layer adhered to the based plate. The base plate is dimensioned and configured to substantially span and conform to the wheelchair seat back. A front surface of the base layer comprises a fastening element for mounting additional layers, or pelvis-conforming blocks, to the base layer.