Patent ID: 6273443
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
An elevating leg rest assembly for use with a wheelchair which includes a seat, a front, two sides and two front corners adjacent the front and sides, comprising:first and second hanger plates adapted to be attached to a wheelchair adjacent a front corner;a universal bracket assembly adapted to be attached to said first and second hanger plates mounted adjacent either front corner of a wheelchair to pivot between a position in front of the wheelchair and a position to the adjacent side of a wheelchair to which said hanger plates are attached, whereby said universal bracket assembly is interchangeable for attachment adjacent either of the two front corners of a wheelchair;a calf clamp assembly connected to said universal bracket assembly,a leg rest attached to said calf clamp assembly for pivoting relative to said universal bracket assembly over a predetermined arc relative to said universal bracket assembly, and wherein said calf assembly includes a release mechanism, said release mechanism releasably locking a pivotal position of said calf clamp assembly at a desired location on said arc relative to said universal bracket assembly, said release mechanism including a locking cam having a cam surface for frictionally engaging the cam surface of said calf clamp assembly, a release plate rotatably mounted to said calf clamp assembly, a release knob operatively connected to rotate said release plate, and a spring for biasing said locking cam and said release knob.