Patent ID: 7850189

Claim:
A curb climbing wheelchair attachment, comprising: left and right side attachments adapted for respective attachment to left and right side portions of a wheelchair, each of the left and right side attachments comprising: a telescoping arm having first and second ends and adapted to extend between an extended length and a shortened length; a ramp rotatably coupled to the first end of the telescoping arm; a handle fixed to the telescoping arm and adapted to be grabbed by an occupant of the wheelchair to control an orientation of the telescoping arm; a ramp holder coupled to the telescoping arm and adapted to maintain the ramp in a stowed position when not in use; and a clamping mechanism rotatably coupled to the telescoping arm for enabling attachment of the respective side attachment to the respective side portion of the wheelchair; the ramps of the left and right side attachments collectively adapted, when in a deployed position, to allow the occupant of the wheelchair to move the wheelchair across the ramps.