Patent ID: 6345833
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A sideframe for a wheelchair comprising:a top frame having a plurality of mounting apertures; a separate bottom frame having a plurality of mounting apertures; an axle plate having a plurality of mounting apertures and an elongated central opening; said axle plate having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being removably mounted to said top frame, said lower end being removably mounted to said bottom frame; and an axle extension plate adjustably mounted on said axle plate, said axle extension plate having an opening for a wheel axle, the opening for the wheel axle being positioned adjacent to the elongated central opening of the generally axle plate; and wherein; the plurality of mounting apertures of the top frame extend substantially horizontally from a front end of the sideframe to a back end of the sideframe so that the wheel axle can be moved between the front and back end of the sideframe; the plurality of mounting apertures of the bottom frame extend substantially horizontally from a front end of the sideframe to a back end of the sideframe; the plurality of mounting apertures of the axle plate extend in multiple substantially vertical columns; and the axle extension plate has multiple substantially vertical columns of mounting apertures corresponding to the plurality of mounting apertures of the axle plate for adjusting the vertical position of the wheel axle relative to the top and bottom frame; and further comprising: a first plurality of fasteners extending through at least two of the mounting apertures of the axle plate into the mounting apertures of the top frame to removably attach the top frame to the bottom frame and to adjust the distance between the top frame and the bottom frame; and a second plurality of fasteners extending through at least two of the mounting apertures of the axle plate into the mounting apertures of the bottom frame to removably attach the top frame to the bottom frame and to adjust the distance between the top frame and the bottom frame.