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Patent US8172015 - Wheelchair suspension - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA wheelchair includes a pivoting drive assembly having a drive wheel, a motor drive connected to the drive wheel, and a first pivoting linkage fixedly attached to the motor drive. The pivoting drive assembly is pivotally coupled to a frame at a first frame pivot axis such that the drive wheel, motor...http://www.google.com/patents/US8172015?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8172015 - Wheelchair suspensionAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS8172015 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/330,554Publication dateMay 8, 2012Filing dateDec 9, 2008Priority dateOct 10, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2463493A1, CA2463493C, CA2690500A1, CA2690500C, CA2821496A1, CA2821496C, EP1434545A1, EP2409674A2, EP2409674A3, EP2409674B1, US7040429, US7055634, US7472767, US8925943, US20040060748, US20040159476, US20060213705, US20090091092, US20120217713, US20150108735, WO2003030800A1Publication number12330554, 330554, US 8172015 B2, US 8172015B2, US-B2-8172015, US8172015 B2, US8172015B2InventorsJames H. MolnarOriginal AssigneeInvacare CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (301), Non-Patent Citations (251), Referenced by (16), Classifications (21), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetWheelchair suspension
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