Patent ID: 6334497
Filing Date: 2002-01-01
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An apparatus for motorizing a wheelchair for travel on a surface, comprising:a. a guide, said guide comprising a pair of tracks, said pair of tracks being spaced from one another, each of said pair of tracks being fastened to the frame of the wheelchair; b. mounting means for attaching said guide to the wheelchair, said guide oriented by said attachment means to the wheelchair to include a vertical component; c. a support, said support engaging said guide; d. positioning means for urging movement of said support along said guide and along said vertical component of said guide; e. motive means for propelling the entire wheelchair for travel along the surface, and f. means for securing at least a portion of said motive means to said support, said positioning means urging movement of said support along said guide and along said vertical component of said guide to permit said portion of said motive means to contact the surface, said motive means propelling the entire wheelchair for travel along the surface upon contact of said motive means with the surface.