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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2006
Applicant:
Roland Wendt, Isny, DE;
Inventor:
Roland Wendt, Isny, DE;
Assignee:
Aquatec GmbH, Isny, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47C 7/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A footrest for wheelchairs or the like comprises a foot plate () for the foot of a wheelchair patient, a supporting element for connection of the foot plate () to a wheelchair, and a bearing unit for supporting the foot plate () on the supporting element. The bearing unit, in turn, comprises a bearing body () that is in contact with the foot plate () and with the supporting element, a first bearing element () that pivotably connects the foot plate () to the bearing body (), and a second bearing element () that pivotably connects the bearing body () to the supporting element.