Patent ID: 6422653
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
A foot rest lifting and lowering device for lifting and lowering a footrest coupled to a wheelchair, the footrest including a bar attached to the wheelchair and extending downwardly from the wheelchair a horizontally orientated rod being rotatably coupled to a bottom end of the bar and extending away from the wheelchair, a plate being integrally coupled to the bar and being positionable between a horizontal position extending in front of the wheel chair and a vertical position extending upwardly, said device comprising:a shaft being rotatably mounted to said wheelchair, a handle being attached to an end of said shaft; a first and second flexible elongated member each having a first end and a second end, said first end of said first elongated member being coupled to a top surface of said plate, said second end of said first elongated member being attached to said shaft and wound about said shaft in a first direction, said first end of said second elongated member being attached to a bottom surface of said plate, said second end of said second elongated member being attached to said shaft and wound about said shaft in a second direction, said second elongated member being abutted against an outer surface of said rod; and wherein rotating said shaft in a first direction winds said first elongated member about said shaft and lifts said plate into said vertical position and rotating said shaft in a second direction winds said second elongate member about said shaft and lowers said plate into said horizontal position.