Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Personal mobility vehicle with tiltable seat
- Patent Title (中): 具有可倾斜座椅的个人行动车辆
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Application No.: US10913005Application Date: 2004-08-06
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Publication No.: US08474848B2Publication Date: 2013-07-02
- Inventor: Todd Bernatsky , Philip Schreiber , Thomas J. Whelan , Wayne Hanson , Steven L. Lindquist , Jerry Houtart , Richard Schneider , Allen B. Killebrew , Mike Nordquist
- Applicant: Todd Bernatsky , Philip Schreiber , Thomas J. Whelan , Wayne Hanson , Steven L. Lindquist , Jerry Houtart , Richard Schneider , Allen B. Killebrew , Mike Nordquist
- Applicant Address: US CA Fresno
- Assignee: Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
- Current Assignee: Sunrise Medical (US) LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Fresno
- Agency: MacMillan, Sobanski & Todd, LLC
- Main IPC: B62M1/14
- IPC: B62M1/14

Abstract:
The vehicle comprises a base and a seat moveable along a curve having a focal point. The vehicle is adjustable to position an occupant in the seat to achieve a desired position for the center of gravity of the occupant relative to the focal point of the curve. A method for minimizing effort required to tilt the seat of a personal mobility vehicle comprises the steps of providing a personal mobility vehicle having a seat that is adapted to move along an arc having a center of curvature, positioning the seat substantially horizontally, providing an occupant in the seat, and adjusting the position of the vehicle occupant's center of gravity so that the center of gravity is substantially equal to or below the center of curvature of the arc.
Public/Granted literature
- US20050116440A1 Personal mobility vehicle with tiltable seat Public/Granted day:2005-06-02
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