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US6186252:
Foldable midwheel drive power chair
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US United States of America

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Inventor: |
Schaffner, Walter E.; Shavertown, PA
Mulhern, James P.; Hunlock Creek, PA
White, Gerald J.; Hunlock Creek, PA
Antonishak, Stephen J.; Alden, PA

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Assignee: |
Pride Mobility Products, Corporation, Exeter, PA
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Published / Filed: |
2001-02-13
/ 1998-10-05

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Application Number: |
US1998000166303

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A61G 5/04;
A61G 5/06;
A61G 5/10;
A61G 5/08;
A61G 5/12;
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B60K 1/00;

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A61G5/10S10; A61G5/04A4; A61G5/06; A61G5/10S14; K61G5/10Z1; K61G5/10Z5; L62B301/08; K61G5/08A2; K61G5/08L; K61G5/08R; K61G5/10S2; K61G5/12E; K61G5/12H; K61G203/14;

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180/065.1;
180/907;
280/657;
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180/065.1;
280/657;
280/907;

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180/65.1,6.48,6.5,250.1,907
297/423.26,423.34,423.36,DIG. 4,DIG. 10
280/647,657,658

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Abstract: |
A power chair is provided comprising a frame transversely foldable between operating and transport positions. A seat is connected to the frame, with a pair of drive wheels also connected to the frame. The drive wheels are rotatable about a transverse axis below a portion of the seat supporting an occupant's thighs. The power chair further includes motors for driving respective drive wheels. Perspective motor/drive wheel combinations are pivotally connected to the frame. At least one ground-engaging idler wheel is connected to the frame, located rearward of the drive wheels. At least one anti-tip wheel is positioned above ground, forward of the drive wheels, and connected to the frame for movement relative to the frame upon encountering an obstacle.

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Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Seidel, Gonda, Lavorgna & Monaco, PC ;

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Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Camby, Richard M.;

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This patent application is based in part on U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 60/061,120, filed Oct. 6, 1997 in the names of Walter E. Schaffner, James P. Mulhern, Stephen J. Antonishak and Gerald J. White and entitled FOLDABLE MID-WHEEL DRIVE POWER WHEELCHAIR, the benefit of the filing date of which is hereby claimed under 35 USC 120. This patent application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. design patent application Ser. No. 29/067,721 filed Jan. 31, 1997 now U.S. Des. Pat. No. 404,693, U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 08/742,972 filed Nov. 1, 1996, U.S. utility patent application Ser. No. 08/748,214 filed Nov. 12, 1996 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,944,131 and U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/060,187 filed Apr. 14, 1998, all of which are, directly or indirectly, continuation-in-parts of U.S. design application Ser. No. 29/056,607 filed Jul. 3, 1996, now U.S. Des. Pat. No. 397,645 issued Sep. 1, 1998, the benefit of the filing date of which are claimed under 35 USC 120.

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1. A power chair comprising:
- a. a frame transversely foldable between operating and transport positions;
- b. a seat connected to said frame;
- c. a pair of drive wheels connected to said frame and rotatable about transverse axes below a portion of said seat supporting an occupant's thighs;
- d. motors for driving respective drive wheels, respective motor/drive wheel combinations being pivotally connected to said frame;
- e. at least one ground-engaging idler wheel connected to said frame and located rearward of said drive wheels;
- f. at least one anti-tip wheel forward of said drive wheels and positioned above ground, said at least one anti-tip wheel connected to said frame for resilient movement relative to said frame upon encountering an obstacle;
- g. a pair of transversely spaced arms positioned on respective sides of said power chair; and
- h. means connected to said frame for adjustably positioning said arms at a plurality of heights, the means connected to said frame comprising
- i. a tongue member fixedly connected to said arm, having a plurality of recesses in the surface thereof;
- ii. a housing member connected to said frame and having a receptacle of varying depth formed therein, being movable among positions at which various parts of said receptacle having different depths communicate with a selected one of said recesses; and
- iii. movable means resident in said receptacle and being of a size for receipt of a portion thereof by a recess with which said receptacle is communicating for interfering with movement of said tongue relative to said housing when said movable means is in a relatively shallow portion of said receptacle and freely permitting movement of said tongue when said movable means is in a relatively deep portion of said receptacle.

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