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US5064209:
Combined trailer/wheelchair
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Kurschat, Erich G.; Lakeville, MI 48036
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1991-11-12
/ 1990-12-03
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| Application Number: |
US1990000621013
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
A61G 5/04;
B62K 5/04;
B62K 27/00;
A61G 5/10;
IPC-7:
B60K 27/00;
B62B 7/00;
B62M 1/14;
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| ECLA Code: |
B62K27/00B; B62K5/025; K61G5/10Z5;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
280/204;
280/047.4;
280/250.1;
280/485;
280/502;
297/DIG.004;
Original:
280/204;
280/250.1;
280/485;
280/502;
280/047.4;
297/DIG.4;
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| Field of Search: |
280/204,250.1,292,304.1,483,495,500,47.11,47.25,47.4,502,485
297/DIG. 4
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| Priority Number: |
| 1990-12-03 |
US1990000621013 |
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| Abstract: |
The invention relates to a combined trailer/wheelchair which can either be towed behind a powered cart or be manually pushed as a wheelchair and which includes features such as a removable or telescoping tow bar, an articulated hitch mechanism adapted to connect the tow bar to a towing cart, arms to prevent inadvertent rearward tipping of the trailer when uncoupled from a towing cart, and easy disassembly.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Reising, Ethington, Barnard, Perry & Milton ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Marmor, Charles A.; Hurley, Kevin
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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What is claimed is:
1. A combined trailer/wheelchair comprising a frame (13), a pair of laterally spaced and aligned wheels (18) rotatably supported proximate the rear end of said frame, said wheels having a common axis of rotation extending normally to a longitudinal frame axis (15), a pedestal (26) mounted upon said frame and longitudinally spaced forwardly of the axis of rotation of said wheels, a passenger seat (30) supported upon said pedestal, said frame including a foot support portion (40) disposed proximate the forward end of said frame, a tow bar (48) mounted along the longitudinal axis of said frame, means (50) for retaining said tow bar in a position projecting forwardly of said frame, a pair of caster-type wheels (46) transversely spaced and mounted upon said frame proximate the forward end of said frame, said caster-type wheels being movable to be non supportive of said frame when the tow bar is in its forwardly projecting position, and a hitch device (56) secured to the forward end of said tow bar and adapted to be removably connected to a towing cart.
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