Patent ID: 6443252
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A61G,B62B

Abstract:
A wheelchair with platform, comprising;a self-propelled wheelchair having a seat to be occupied by a first person in a sitting position to be transported by said wheelchair, said seat sufficiently wide enough for only a single sitting person; anti-tip wheels attached to said wheelchair and positioned at a back end of said wheelchair, said anti-tip wheels comprising at least two wheels in spaced relationship to one another, each of the anti-tip wheels is attached to a frame member of said wheelchair utilizing one axle for each of the anti-tip wheels; a platform attached to said wheelchair, said platform positioned adjacent and generally rearward of the two anti-tip wheels and sufficiently low in elevation to be stood upon by a second person to be transported by said wheelchair simultaneously with the first person; said platform attached to said wheelchair by attachment structuring utilizing the axles also used to attach said anti-tip wheels, said attachment structuring allowing movement of said platform on the axles about a horizontal axis, whereby the anti-tip wheels and said platform share a pair of axles, at least one rotatable wheel attached to said platform and positioned to engage a ground surface and to thereby aid in supporting said platform when a person is standing on said platform.