Patent ID: 6357776
Filing Date: 2002-03-19
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A wheelchair, comprising;a frame, a tiltable chair operatively connected to said frame by a slidable guide member, said chair having a bracket at a rear portion thereof operatively and pivotally connected to said guide member; said tiltable chair having a seat and back; a link arm operatively and pivotally mounted to said frame at one end and pivotally mounted at the other end to a portion of said seat other than at said pivotal rear portion of said chair, and; an actuator separate and distinct from said link arm, said actuator operatively connected to said frame at one end and at the other end operatively connected to said slidable guide member for sliding a corresponding distance therewith, the length of said link arm being such that when said chair is slid forward upon actuation of said actuator, said link arm raises said chair and tilts said chair backwards.