Patent ID: 6015256
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for pivoting a wheel chair, the wheel chair including a rear wheel, a wheel axle, and a handle frame having a handle, the device comprising:a. at least one rear wheel immobilizer for securing at least one rear wheel of the wheel chair to form an immobilized rear wheel chair wheel;b. a tilting assembly including at least one securing member for receiving a portion of the handle frame of the wheel chair; andc. a drive mechanism attached to the tilting assembly for extending and retracting the tilting assembly;where when the handle frame of the wheel chair is secured into the tilting assembly, the immobilized rear wheel chair wheel acts as a pivot point such that when the tilting assembly is retracted the wheel chair pivots backwards on the wheel axle to a reclining position and when the tilting assembly is extended the wheel chair returns on the axle to an upright position.