Patent ID: 6176335
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: A61G,B62B,Y10S

Abstract:
A power wheelchair comprising:a. a frame;b. a seat mounted on said frame;c. a Dair of drive wheels positioned on opposite side of the frame;d. a pair of drive motors, one of said drive motors operatively associated with one of said drive wheels;e. battery means for supplying power to said drive motors;f. castor wheels for supporting the wheelchair on the ground along with said drive wheels; andg. means for controlling the operation of the drive motors and the motion of the wheelchair; andh. means for adjusting seat height and tilt respecting said frame without use of tools comprisingi. front and rear seat support means longitudinally spaced from one another and connected to said frame; andii. means for fixing said front and rear seat support means independently among a plurality of vertical positions respecting said frame.