Patent ID: 7736104

Claim:
A docking device for use with a wheeled mobility device comprising a device interface on a rear of the wheeled mobility device, the device interface comprising a first attachment element and a second attachment element laterally spaced from the first attachment element, the docking device comprising: a securing mechanism to dock with the device interface, the securing mechanism adapted to dock with the device interface upon rearward motion of the wheeled mobility device relative to the docking device over a range of horizontal positions of the device interface relative to the securing mechanism, the securing mechanism comprising a mount adapted to be attached to a surface over which the wheeled mobility device is mobile, a first securing member in connection with the mount, the first securing member being moveable in first a lateral direction to engage the first attachment element, and a second securing member in connection with the mount, the second securing member being moveable in a second lateral direction, opposite of the first lateral direction, to engage the second attachment element, the first securing member and the second securing member being rotatably connected to the mount to align the first securing member and the second securing member to engage the first attachment element and the second attachment element, respectively, over a range of angles of initial misalignment of the device interface relative to the securing mechanism.