Patent ID: 9662251
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A wheelchair comprising: a single frame comprising a plurality of interconnected hollow tubes of rigid and lightweight material, said tubing forming at least a left portion, a right portion, a fore portion, an aft portion, a front axle, at least one rear axle, one upwardly-angled pushing handle continuously connected to said aft portion at the left portion of the frame and the right portion of the frame, a pulling handle at the fore portion of the frame and at least one crossbrace located proximate to said fore portion and sandwiched between the left portion of the frame and the right portion of the frame; a set of wheels, said set consisting of two rear wheels of a width allowing smooth rotation over non-paved surfaces rotationally mounted aft the seat at the aft portion of the frame on at least one rear axle and one front wheel of a width allowing smooth rotation over non-paved surfaces rotationally mounted at the fore portion of the frame on a front axle and equidistant between the left portion of the frame and the right portion of the frame; a seating surface sandwiched between and supported by the left portion of the frame and the right portion of the frame and near the aft portion of the frame; a footrest separate from the seating surface, sandwiched between and supported by the left portion of the frame, the right portion of the frame and the crossbrace, said footrest located aft the front wheel and at an elevation below the seating surface; a backrest separate from the seating surface, sandwiched between and supported by the left portion of the frame and the right portion of the frame and at an elevation above the seating surface.