Patent ID: 7165778

Claim:
A wheelchair comprising: a chair back portion that provides back support to an occupant of the wheelchair; a ratchet coupled to the chair back portion, wherein when the occupant actuates the ratchet, the chair back portion is moved to a raised position, thereby permitting the occupant to assume a standing position within the wheelchair; a pulley attached to the chair back portion; a cable attached to the ratchet at one end and wrapped around the pulley at the other end; a first wheel and a second wheel disposed on opposite sides of the chair back portion and oriented so that they each make contact with the ground; and a drive lever coupled to the first wheel such that when the occupant actuates the drive lever, the first wheel rotates, thereby propelling the wheelchair, wherein the first drive lever is oriented so as to be accessible by the occupant when the chair back portion is in the raised position and the occupant is in the standing position.