Patent ID: 8641050
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61G,A61H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus configured to enable an operator to move an occupant of the apparatus up or down steps, comprising: a frame including a first side frame, a second side frame, and an upper handle, wherein the first side frame is coupled to the second side frame by at least one back support bar; a safety belt coupled to the frame and configured to be worn by an operator to stabilize the apparatus during transport; a seat coupled to the frame between the first side frame and the second side frame; a first front tire and a second front tire, wherein the first front tire is rotatably coupled to a front inner portion of the first side frame and the second front tire is rotatably coupled to a front inner portion of the second side frame; two rear tires positioned such that at least a portion of each tire is positioned under the seat, wherein each of the two rear tires has a diameter at least double a diameter of each of the first and second front tires; a first extendible rod coupled to the first side frame and positioned between the first front tire and the rear tires, said first extendible rod being configured to be movable in a generally vertical direction between a retracted position in which a bottom tip of the rod is at or above the bottoms of the front and rear tires and an extended position in which the bottom tip of the rod extends below the below the bottoms of the front and rear tires; a second extendible rod coupled to the second side frame and positioned between the second front tire and the rear tires, said second extendible rod being configured to be movable in a generally vertical direction between a retracted position in which a bottom tip of the rod is at or above the bottoms of the front and rear tires and an extended position in which the bottom tip of the rod extends below the below the bottoms of the front and rear tires; and a rod control device configured to enable an operator of the apparatus to control movement of the first and second extendible rods between their respective retracted and extended positions.