Patent ID: 6978864

Claim:
A wheelchair braking device for a wheelchair having a seat and a wheel, the wheelchair braking device comprising: a support structure; a sensing lever pivotably mounted to the support structure for rotational movement in oppositely-disposed first and second rotational directions, the sensing lever comprising means for engaging the seat of the wheelchair, the engaging means being adapted to rotate upward into engagement with the seat when the support structure is mounted to the wheelchair and the sensing lever is pivoted in the first rotational direction; braking means slidably mounted to the support structure for movement in oppositely-disposed first and second linear directions; means for biasing the braking means in the first linear direction; and means for interconnecting the sensing lever and the braking means, the interconnecting means comprising a link pivotably connected at a first end thereof to the sensing lever and pivotably connected at a second end thereof to the braking means, the interconnecting means causing the biasing means to bias the sensing lever in the first rotational direction, the interconnecting means causing the braking means to move in the second linear direction when the sensing lever is caused to rotate in the second rotational direction.