Patent ID: 7647873

Claim:
A wheelchair/accessory system comprising: a wheelchair having a frame with rails and wheels; an accessory adapted to be removably coupled to a rail with a short downwardly extending cylindrical projection and a supplemental cylindrical recess; the accessory further includes a vertically extending rod with a downwardly extending projection at its lower end positioned in the supplemental cylindrical recess of the accessory and an upwardly facing recess at its upper end, the rod being formed with an L-shaped finger with an aperture through the finger adjacent to a central extent thereof and a carabineer ring positioned within the aperture, the carabineer ring adapted to secure a laundry basket and like objects; a coupling assembly extending between the accessory and the frame including a bottom subassembly adapted to encompass a rail with a vertically extending lower component having a cylindrical vertical recess; and the coupling assembly also including an extension subassembly between the bottom subassembly and the accessory.