Patent ID: 7784811

Claim:
A wheelchair accessory for deflecting portable objects away from a wheelchair such that said objects are prohibited from rolling underneath said wheelchair during sporting activities, said wheelchair accessory comprising: a front guard including: a protective plate provided with planar front and rear surfaces clearing a ground surface and fully covering a single foot platform of said wheelchair; a plurality of support arms provided with a hole drilled therethrough respectively, further comprising: a first pair of support arms defined as upper support arms directly coupled to said plate; and, a second pair of support arms defined as lower support arms directly coupled to said plate and equidistantly spaced apart from said upper support arms, said upper and lower support arms being coextensively shaped and extending vertically away from said plate such that said upper and lower support arms are registered orthogonal to said plate; means for independently connecting each of said support arms to said plate, further comprising: a plurality of static “L”-shaped brackets directly attached to exterior lateral faces of said lower support arms and said rear surface of said plate respectively such that said lower support arms are prohibited from pivoting; and, a plurality of dynamic “L”-shaped brackets directly attached to exterior lateral faces of said upper support arms and said rear surface of said plate respectively such that said upper support arms are pivotal along corresponding arcuate paths; and, means for attaching said support arms to the wheelchair such that said single foot platform is medially registered between said support arms respectively and thereby prohibiting an object from rolling underneath said wheelchair.