Patent ID: 7306068
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: A61G,B60K

Abstract:
1. In a wheelchair driven by an electrical system and operated by a seated handicapped occupant, and having a seat portion bounded in part by a front surface and a rear edge, and paired arm rests laterally embracing said seat portion, the wheelchair comprising a safety apparatus that automatically stops driven motion of the wheelchair when the occupant rises, said apparatus comprising a belt having two oppositely disposed elongated members, each having a proximal extremity secured to said wheelchair below an associated arm rest and extending to a distal extremity, at least one of said elongated members containing an electrical conductor in series connection with said electrical system, said distal extremities adapted to slideably interconnect so as to form an assembled belt can rest upon the lap of the occupant and completes an electrical circuit which permits operation of said wheelchair.