Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Wheelchair climb systems and assemblies
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Application No.: US15657024Application Date: 2017-07-21
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Publication No.: US10426676B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Daniel Matan , Yavgeni Torgovizki
- Applicant: Daniel Matan , Yavgeni Torgovizki
- Agent Carrie M. Stroup
- Main IPC: A61G5/06
- IPC: A61G5/06

Abstract:
The present invention relates to a curb climbing system for a wheelchair having a pair of rear larger drive wheels, a pair of small caster wheels, and a static hand grip for a caregiver being located at a back region behind an occupant seat; the system comprises: (1) a rear rollover-climb lever mechanically linked to a pivot to permit the caregiver located at the back-end region of the wheelchair to apply a downwards forceful thrust sufficient to shift the lever from an upward-position to a downward-position; and (2) a mechanical torque engagement system to translate the downwards forceful thrust to a rollover rotation torque around a pivot point on a stair-like curb, to climb over the stair-like curb. During climb procedure, a ratchet system provides unidirectional backwards rotation of the rear wheel pair and prevents forward rotation to block the wheelchair from rolling down the stairs for safety.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180021193A1 WHEELCHAIR CLIMB SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLIES Public/Granted day:2018-01-25
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