Patent ID: 6209611
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: A47C,A61G

Abstract:
A collapsible cover apparatus, said apparatus being removably mountable to a wheel chair, the wheel chair having a pair of generally horizontal seat support bars and a pair of generally vertical back rest support bars, said apparatus comprising:a covering member, said covering member comprising:a plurality of panels integrally coupled to each other;a frame, said frame comprising:a pair of frame support bars, each of said frame support bars being elongate, each of said frame support bars being releasably couplable to the wheel chair;a plurality of brackets, each of said being slidably mounted in said frame support bars;a plurality of covering support bars for supporting said covering, each of said covering support bars generally having a U-shape, each of said support bars having a base portion, a first leg portion and a second leg portion, each of said leg portions having a free end being fixedly coupled to one of said brackets; anda fastening means for fastening said cover member to said frame, said fastening means being fixedly coupled to an inside surface of said panels and fixedly coupled to each of said covering support bars.