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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:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Stanley C Cooper, Bradenton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Hoveround Corporation, Sarasota, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G / ; B60N / ; B60N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180282 ; 180907 ; 2802501 ; 29734411 ; 297330 ; 297D / ; 701 49 ;
Abstract
A personal mobility vehicle or powered wheelchair comprising a seat operatively mounted to a carriage by a seat positioning assembly including a linear positioning assembly to selectively position the seat longitudinally relative to the carriage to maintain the weight distribution of the personal mobility vehicle and occupant between the front and rear of the personal mobility vehicle within a predetermined weight distribution pattern during operation of the personal mobility vehicle to enhance the static and dynamic stability thereof.