Patent ID: 6308804
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: A61G,B60T,B62B,Y10T

Abstract:
A quick connect hub lock system for both wheels of a wheelchair comprising;a disc with chamfered holes mounted to the wheels of a wheelchair,a conical shaped actuator pin received in a pin housing,a spring received in said pin housing for biasing said conical actuator pin,a quick release clamp for mounting said pin housing to a camber tube of the wheelchair,a cam-actuated-slide mechanism attached to the wheelchair frame, wherein said cam-actuated-slide mechanism comprises a rectangular slide and a rolling cam, said rolling cam engaging said rectangular slide, wherein said rectangular slide is connected to said conical actuator pin by a cable, wherein said spring causes said conical actuator pin to be received in said chamfered holes, locking the hub lock system, wherein operation of said cam-actuated-slide mechanism causes said conical actuator pin to be removed from said chamfered disc against said spring, unlocking the hub lock system, wherein said conical actuator pin and said chamfered holes allow camber angles from 0.degree. to 12.degree. to be used.