Patent ID: 6588792
Filing Date: 2003-07-08
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
The method of providing user conforming characteristics in a wheelchair comprising:a. providing a wheelchair having at least two movable frame members that are movable with respect to an initial position; b. programming the wheelchair by: positioning a wheelchair user in the wheelchair and moving a first one of the at least two movable frame members through a sequence of movement from the first movable frame member's initial position to subsequent positions; adjusting the position of a second one of the at least two movable frame members to conform the second movable frame member to the user in response to the movement of the first movable frame member; and measuring the amount of adjustment of the second movable frame member during the sequence of movement of the first movable frame member, and storing the measured amounts of adjustment; and c. operating the wheelchair by automatically adjusting the position of the second movable frame member in response to movement of the first movable frame member and in accordance to the measured amounts of adjustment, thereby providing user conforming characteristics in the wheelchair.