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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Pride Mobility Products Corporation, Exeter, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan Davis, Exeter, PA (US);
John Carminati, Exeter, PA (US);
David Laslo, Ewing, NJ (US);
James Patrick Mulhern, Nanticoke, PA (US);
Assignee:
Pride Mobility Products Corporation, Exeter, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 7/08 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/1056 (2013.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/1059 (2013.01); A61G 5/14 (2013.01); A61G 5/1075 (2013.01); A61G 5/043 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lift mechanism a power wheelchair includes linear actuators on opposing sides of the chair that provide a space into which a tilt mechanism can nest when the lift mechanism is in its retracted position. The linear actuators perform both the function of operating the lift mechanism and structurally supporting at least a part of the lift mechanism. The lift mechanism and tilt mechanism are each self-contained modules that can be optionally installed into the power wheelchair.