Patent ID: 8622409
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A61G,B60T,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A manually propelled vehicle such as a wheel chair that is configured to be selectively placed in an automatic lock condition in which (i) the vehicle can move in a conventional manner while an occupant is seated in the vehicle, and (ii) the vehicle is automatically locked against movement when an occupant begins to rise from a seated position on the vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an automatic braking assembly that has a cocked position in which an auto lock brake device is disengaged from the wheel of the vehicle, and is automatically moved to a locked condition in which it locks the vehicle against movement when an occupant begins to rise from a seated position on the vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a seat rail disposed over a chair rail, the seat rail resting on the chair rail when an occupant is seated in the vehicle and the automatic braking assembly is in the cocked position, and the seat rail being automatically pivoted relative to the chair rail when an occupant begins to rise from a seated position and when the seat rail pivots relative to the chair rail the auto lock brake device is automatically moved to the locked condition.