Patent ID: 9050232
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair footrest retraction device for use on a wheelchair having a footrest frame portion and a footrest pivotally supported on the footrest frame portion for upward movement from a downward use position to an upper retracted position, the device comprising: an upper bracket arranged to be mounted on the footrest frame portion; a handle pivotally coupled to the upper bracket so as to be readily manipulated by a user of the wheelchair, the handle being movable upwardly and in a forward direction of the wheelchair from a first position to a second position; a footrest coupling arranged to be mounted on the footrest; a linkage assembly operatively connected between the handle and the footrest coupling such that the footrest is arranged to be displaced from the downward use position to the upper retracted position in response to forward movement of the handle from the first position to the second position.