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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Applicants:
Mark Noonan, New Canaan, CT (US);
Stephen C. Fog, New Canaan, CT (US);
Inventors:
Mark Noonan, New Canaan, CT (US);
Stephen C. Fog, New Canaan, CT (US);
Assignee:
Snow Solutions, LLC, New Canaan, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 7/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Exemplary embodiments are provided of wheelchairs. In an exemplary embodiment, a wheelchair generally includes a seat and a carriage coupled to the seat. The carriage and seat are laterally moveable together in a transverse direction relative to a forward direction of the wheelchair. In use, lateral movement of the carriage and seat outside of a wheelbase of the wheelchair enables lateral transfer of a patient to and/or from the wheelchair.