Patent ID: 9717637
Date: 2017-08-01
CPC Classifications: A61G

Claim:
1. A lateral support assembly for attachment to a wheelchair, the lateral support assembly comprising: a mounting portion for attachment to the wheelchair, the mounting portion including an attachment part adapted to be affixed to the wheelchair, a hinged part connected to the attachment part and selectively pivotable about a first rotational axis, and a sliding part connected to the hinged part in which the sliding part is selectively extendable relative to the hinged part to forwardly extend a first distal connection end of the sliding part away from the attachment part; a pad support portion for attachment to a pad, the pad support portion including a pad bracket coupled to a secondary housing that has a second distal connection end, wherein the pad bracket is selectively pivotable about a second rotational axis; and a link sub-assembly comprising at least one link connecting the first distal connection end of the sliding part of the mounting portion to the second distal connection end of the secondary housing; wherein the mounting portion comprises a mounting portion quick-release mechanism, the mounting portion quick-release mechanism including a locking key interposed between the attachment part and the hinged part, in which the locking key is movable between a seated position in which the attachment part and the hinged part are coupled together to prevent rotation of the hinged part relative to the attachment part and a released position in which the hinged part is pivotable relative to the attachment part about the first rotational axis.