Patent ID: 7306250

Claim:
A method of attaching a manually operated wheelchair to a motorized scooter having a seating apparatus and supporting structure and a floor, the method using an angle iron, an adjustable bar, a circular rubber bumper and a pair of adapters, the angle iron having a vertical wall and a horizontal wall that form a right angle and a pair of embedded elongated slots, the bar having elbow shaped left and right segments and a straight middle segment therebetween, the left and right segments having a plurality of linearly positioned holes embedded therein, the middle segment being slightly wider than the left and right segments, the middle segment having left and right holes, the adapters each having a concave-up orientation, the method comprising the steps of: telescopically sliding the middle segment over the left segment and the right segment until the width of the bar is substantially equal to the width of the wheelchair; inserting a pair of screws into the left and right holes in the middle segment and aligned holes in the left and right segments; attaching the bar to the wheelchair by (a) screwing one adapter onto an upper end of the left segment; (b) screwing the other adapter onto an upper end of the right segment; and (c) firmly snapping the adapters into position on an underside of the wheelchair; removing the seating apparatus and supporting structure from the scooter; fastening the angle iron to the floor of the scooter; and placing the bar squarely against the vertical wall of the angle iron.