Patent ID: 6352396
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A wheelchair lockdown device, comprising:an elongated member having a proximal end, a distal end, a substantially flat top potion, a bottom portion and tapered elongated sides extending from the bottom portion to the top portion; a motor connected to said elongated member and having a rotatable drive member; a pulley mounted to said bottom portion of said elongated member substantially near said proximal end; a slotted guide track formed in said elongated member; a lockdown apparatus slideably mounted in said slotted guide track and adapted to releasably engage a wheelchair; and a flexible drive connector extending from said lockdown apparatus around said pulley and around said rotatable drive member and back to said lockdown apparatus; wherein said flexible drive connector tractionally engages said rotatable drive member; and wherein rotation of said rotatable drive member causes movement of said flexible connector and actuates sliding of said lockdown apparatus in said slotted guide track.