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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Darryl R. Pauls, Visalia, CA (US);
Paul C. Dickie, Clovis, CA (US);
Darin J. Trippensee, Fresno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sunrise Medical HHG Inc., Longmont, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 1/14 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 1/14 ;
Abstract
A wheelchair swing-arm is adapted to be pivotally connected to a wheelchair base frame and support a wheelchair drive wheel. A fender is supported in a substantially fixed position relative to the wheelchair swing-arm. A method for attaching a fender to a wheelchair includes the steps of providing a wheelchair having a base frame and a swing-arm pivotally connected to the base frame and a drive wheel motor supported by the swing-arm, and supporting a fender in a substantially fixed position relative to the swing-arm.