Patent ID: 9327617
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61G,B60N,F16B

Claim Text:
1. An adjustment apparatus for a wheelchair back comprising: a bracket assembly connectable to a surface of a wheelchair back and a support connected to the bracket assembly adapted to be removably mounted to a post of a wheelchair; a tilt assembly between the bracket assembly and the support for rotation and adjustment of the angular orientation of wheelchair back relative to the post of the wheelchair, the tilt assembly comprising a first grooved surface adjacent the bracket assembly and a second grooved surface adjacent the support, the recited grooved surfaces being rotatable about each other such that the wheelchair back can rotate about the recited surfaces for adjustment and interlocked when the wheelchair back is secured in a desired angular orientation; a slide assembly for adjusting the position of one of the support and the wheelchair back relative to the other along a generally horizontal path; and a single adjustment apparatus for securing the wheelchair back in a desired position.