Patent ID: 6220382
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: A61G,B60Y

Abstract:
A powered wheelchair separable for the purpose of transportation for use by disabled persons, comprising:a center frame having a first end and a second end;a seat support coupled to said center frame between said first end and said second end;a pair of rear stabilizing wheels connected to said center frame proximate said first end;a drive assembly removably coupled to said center frame proximate said second end, said drive assembly including a pair of drive wheels each having a motor operably connected thereto;a coupling mechanism associated with said frame and said drive assembly, said coupling mechanism removably coupling said frame to said drive assembly, said mechanism being applicable and releasable by hand without the use of any tools;a power source removably held on said center frame generally between said first end and said second end;a front foot plate assembly having a pair of front wheels coupled thereto, said foot plate assembly removably coupled to said center frame and said drive assembly proximate said second end;a second coupling mechanism associated with said frame and said foot plate assembly, said second coupling mechanism removably coupling said frame to said foot plate assembly, said second mechanism being applicable and releasable by hand without the use of any toolsa seat assembly removably coupled to said seat support and extending upwardly above said center frame, said seat assembly including a seat coupling mechanism that removably couples said seat assembly to said seat support, said seat coupling mechanism being applicable and releasable by hand without the use of any tools; anda control means for controlling operation of said drive assembly, said control means being removably coupled to said seat assembly, said power source being electrically connected to said control means,wherein said center frame has a center bar, said center bar having a pair of spaced and parallel sidewalls, and wherein said drive assembly has a pair of spaced and parallel supports, said supports being spaced slightly greater than said side walls, said center bar being located and secured between said supports by said first coupling mechanism when the wheelchair is in an assembled condition.