Patent ID: 6315306
Filing Date: 2001-11-13
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
A nestable wheelchair adapted for nesting in a second such nestable wheelchair, said nestable wheelchair comprising:(a) a seat;(b) a frame for supporting said seat, said frame defining a rear width and a forward width, and in which the forward width is less than the rear width;(c) at least one front wheel mounted to a forward end of said frame;(d) rear wheels mounted to said frame;(e) a handle; and(f) a brake for controlling the operation of at least one of said rear wheels, said brake having an engaged position wherein said brake arrests the operation of at least one of said rear wheels and a disengaged position,wherein said nest able wheelchair is slidably receivable underneath the seat of another such nestable wheelchair and wherein, when said nestable wheelchair is nested rearward of another such nestable wheelchair, said nestable wheelchair is configured such that only the brake of said nestable wheelchair prevents movement of the nested wheelchairs.