Patent ID: 8651507

Claim:
A mounting assembly for attaching auxiliary equipment to a wheelchair comprising: a main column having a column axis; a first arm having a forward end connected to said main column to pivot about an axis that is generally co-axial with said main column; a second arm having a forward end connected to said main column to pivot about said axis independently of said first arm so as to accommodate attachment of said mounting assembly to a variety of wheelchairs of different widths and configurations, each of said first and second arms having an arm attachment end configured to enable connection to arm mounting hardware at a wide range of possible orientations; and first and second links respectively pivotally connected to said first and second arms at areas between said forward ends and said arm attachment ends, each of said first and second links having a link attachment end configured to enable connection to link mounting hardware at a wide range of possible orientations, each of said arm and link attachment ends being independently manipulable; wherein said first arm and said second arm form two sides of a triangle that is completed by a tubular frame of said wheelchair; said first link, said first arm and said tubular frame of said wheelchair form a second triangle with said first link and said first arm being at respective secured lengths; and said second link, said second arm and said tubular frame of said wheelchair form a third triangle with said second link and said second arm being at respective secured lengths.