A - Human Necessities – 61 – G
Patent
A - Human Necessities
61
G
A61G 5/08 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2594566
A light weight foldable and customizable wheelchair is described. It is comprised of a tubular frame formed at least in part of molded polymer matrix composite material tubes and connectors. The wheelchair has two side frame tubular assemblies interconnected in side-by-side relationship by a pair of cross-brace members. The side frame tubular assemblies define a seating section therebetween. A rear wheel mounting bracket is secured to each of the side frame assemblies adjacent a rear end section thereof for securing a rear wheel to each of the side frame tubular assemblies at a desired selected position. A front wheel assembly is secured to a lowermost front end of each of the side frame tubular assemblies. The seating section is configurable along three axes. Each of the side frame tubular assemblies is adjustable in depth and in height, constituting a first and second of the three axes, by forming or cutting tubes of the side frame tubular assemblies to a desired length and gluing them to associated ones of the connectors. Each cross-brace member of the pair of cross-brace members, have a cross-brace connecting tube adjustable in length to provide a width adjustment which constitutes a third of the three axes of the side frame tubular assemblies. A pair of back canes is secured to the two side tubular assemblies and a seat and backrest support frame is secured respectively to the side frame tubular assemblies and the pair of back canes.
Couture Pierre-Andre
Gingras David
Simoneau Eric
Motion Composites Inc.
Norton Rose Or S.e.n.c.r.l. S.r.l./llp
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