Patent ID: 6135480
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
For a wheelchair having a front section and rear section and having rearwardly extending means for pushing the wheelchair, an apparatus for holding the wheelchair in a rearwardly reclined position, the apparatus having top, bottom, front, and rear sections, and comprising:a) a base at the bottom of the apparatus and adapted to rest on a substantially flat, horizontal surface;b) an upright frame adjustably coupled to and extending upwardly from the center of the base, the frame being perpendicular to the surface;c) a crossbar centrally coupled to the top of the upright frame, the crossbar having a rearwardly recessed central portion, the crossbar having left and right ends extending from left and right sides of the central portion, the left and right ends of the crossbar being tilted upwardly and forwardly from the upright frame; andd) left and right means for engaging the wheelchair, the left means for engaging the wheelchair extending laterally from the left end of the crossbar, the right means for engaging the wheelchair extending laterally from the right end of the crossbar, such that the left and right chair engaging members extend at least 16 inches apart whereby the left and right means for engaging the wheelchair are adapted to engage the rearwardly extending means for pushing the wheelchair when the wheelchair is rearwardlv reclined against the apparatus, thus holding the wheelchair in a rearwardly reclined position.