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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Reese M. Regan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Gary S. Werschmidt, Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Inventors:
Reese M. Regan, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Gary S. Werschmidt, Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Medical Manufacturing, LLC, Santa Fe Springs, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63C 1/00 (2006.01); B62B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and device for varying the width of a wheelchair. The disclosed embodiments utilize a plurality of vertical pivots and linkages to facilitate the manipulation of a pair of horizontally oriented 'scissor' linkages in order to reduce the track of the wheels for use in close quarter environments, such as commercial airlines, or to collapse the chair for transport or storage.