Patent ID: 6854754

Claim:
A wheelchair comprising: a frame; an axle carried by said frame; a first wheel supported on a first rin and carried for rotation on said axle; a second wheel supported on a second rim and carried for rotation on said axle; first and second handles carried by respective first and second handle portions of said frame and positioned to allow a person to grasp said first and second handles when situated behind the wheelchair in order to move the wheelchair, said first and second handles each pivotally coupled to said respective first and second handle portions of said frame to define a first position and a second position, said first position situating the handle in a user operation position wherein the handle is parallel to ground, and said second position situating the handle in a stowed position wherein the handle is perpendicular to ground; a first brake assembly having a first braking force application component a first wheel braking component, and a first actuation cable operatively coupling said first braking force application component with said first wheel braking component, said first braking force application component associated with said first handle and operative to pivot with said first handle, and said first wheel braking component situated proximate said first wheel to provide selective frictional engagement with said first wheel when a braking application force is applied to said first braking force application component; and a second brake assembly having a second braking force application component, a second wheel braking component, and a second actuation cable operatively coupling said second braking force application component with said second wheel braking component, said second braking force application component associated with said second handle and operative to pivot with said second handle, and said second wheel braking component situated proximate said second wheel to provide selective frictional engagement with said second wheel when a braking application force is applied to said second braking force application component.