Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-function mobility device with transitional handles
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Application No.: US17097442Application Date: 2020-11-13
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Publication No.: US11642258B2Publication Date: 2023-05-09
- Inventor: Douglas A. Moore , Paul Nichols , Thomas Mitchell Dair
- Applicant: TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Applicant Address: US TX Plano
- Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Toyota Motor North America, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Plano
- Agency: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Main IPC: A61G5/10
- IPC: A61G5/10 ; A61G5/08 ; A61G5/04

Abstract:
A multifunctional mobility device includes a frame that is configurable between a plurality of modes corresponding to at least a power wheelchair mode, a power scooter mode, and a power walker mode, a plurality of motorized wheels mounted to the frame, and handles pivotally coupled to the frame and communicatively coupled to the plurality of motorized wheels. Pivoting the handles operates the plurality of motorized wheels, wherein each handle is independently pivotable to independently drive rotation of a motorized wheel of the plurality of motorized wheels.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220151846A1 MULTI-FUNCTION MOBILITY DEVICE WITH TRANSITIONAL HANDLES Public/Granted day:2022-05-19
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