Patent ID: 9050224
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61G,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair comprising: a rigid seat base adapted to support a user; a single front stem rigidly attached to a front end of the seat base; the seat base and front stem forming a frame of a cantilever-type having an L-shape when viewed from the side; wherein the single front stem is rigid and comprises a first unitary component; a footrest positioned at a lower end of the front stem configured to support the user's feet, wherein the footrest comprises a second unitary component; wherein the footrest is rigid; wherein the footrest comprises a mounting for one or more front wheels; wherein the two front wheels are spaced apart a distance wider than a width of the seat base and/or narrower than a distance between a central axes of rotation of the main wheels; wherein the second unitary component is permanently attached to the first unitary component; wherein the footrest is permanently attached by being permanently bonded to the first unitary component forming the front stem.