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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2014
Applicant:
Sunrise Medical (Us) Llc, Fresno, CA (US);
Inventors:
Benjamin Adrian Anooshian, Fresno, CA (US);
Steven Julian Alatorre, Fowler, CA (US);
Joseph Nobert Ram, Fresno, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sunrise Medical (US) LLC, Fresno, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 3/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/08 (2013.01); A61G 2005/0825 (2013.01); A61G 2005/0883 (2013.01); A61G 2005/0891 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheelchair includes left and right side frames and a folding mechanism for connecting the left and right side frames to each other in a folding and unfolding relationship. The folding mechanism includes cross struts rotatably connected to the lower side frame members, hinge links connected to the upper side frame members, and a lock for locking the hinge links together when the folding mechanism is unfolded to form a rigid truss between the left and right upper side frame members.