Patent ID: 9675506
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A protective shield system for a control interface of a wheelchair, the control interface including a handle extending from a housing of the control interface to control motion of the wheelchair and one or more actuating mechanisms on the housing of the control interface to control one or more wheelchair functions, comprising: a flexible cover comprising at least one opening therein, the opening encompassing the handle when the cover is placed in operative connection with the control interface, and a releasable closure mechanism via which the at least one opening may be closed around a base of the handle, wherein at least a portion of the flexible cover which is placed over the one or more actuating mechanisms is translucent, the one or more actuating mechanisms being actuatable by a user of the wheelchair by contact by the user with an outer surface of the portion of the flexible cover which is placed over the one or more actuating mechanisms.