Patent ID: 7438363

Claim:
A bridge for use with a wheelchair, the bridge comprising: a relatively flat board member that having a lower portion that has a straight inner edge, a rounded bottom and an outwardly extending outer edge and an upper portion that has a rounded outer corner that extends from the outer edge of the lower portion, a generally straight top edge extends from the outer corner from which top edge a rounded inner corner extends to a generally straight upper edge, which then extends to a rounded lower corner from which extends a diagonal edge which meets the inner edge at an inset corner; a first slit disposed within the lower portion of the bridge member proximate to and generally parallel with the straight edge; a second slit disposed within the lower portion of the bridge member proximate to and generally parallel with the straight edge and above the first slit; a first connection member having a first bottom portion passing through the first slit; a second connection member having a second bottom portion passing through the second slit; and wherein the board member is adapted to be positioned on a side of a wheelchair on an inner first side of a frame of the wheelchair such that the first slit and the second slit are each located proximate a horizontal rail of the frame of the wheelchair and such that an upper portion of the board member faces upwardly, a bottom portion of a J-hook of each connector is hooked onto the horizontal rail and tightened in place thereat.