Global Patent Index - EP 0761195 B1

EP 0761195 B1 20030122 - Multifunctional wheelchair

Title (en)

Multifunctional wheelchair

Title (de)

Multifunktioneller Rollstuhl

Title (fr)

Fauteuil roulant multifonctionnel

Publication

EP 0761195 B1 20030122 (EN)

Application

EP 96202513 A 19960909

Priority

NL 1001164 A 19950908

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0761195A1] A wheelchair comprising at least two rear wheels, two front wheels, a support frame, a seat and a backrest, wherein a body supporting means, in particular the seat, comprises a supporting frame and a cushion arranged on a first side thereof, while the supporting frame has a peripheral edge which surrounds at least partly a central opening, a flap being connected through hinge means to a first side of the peripheral edge, which flap has a surface that is less than the surface of the opening, while setting means are arranged for setting the angle which the flap includes with the plane defined by at least a part of the peripheral edge of the supporting frame, the arrangement being such that the flap during use can at least partly extend within the opening and at least partly carries the cushion, with the cushion conforming in shape to the position of the flap. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A61G 5/00; A61G 5/12

IPC 8 full level

A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/08 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 5/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61G 5/00 (2013.01); A61G 5/08 (2013.01); A61G 5/0816 (2016.11); A61G 5/0883 (2016.11); A61G 5/0891 (2016.11); A61G 5/1054 (2016.11); A61G 5/1062 (2013.01); A61G 5/1075 (2013.01); A61G 5/1091 (2016.11); A61G 5/12 (2013.01); A61G 5/128 (2016.11)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK FR GB LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0761195 A1 19970312; EP 0761195 B1 20030122; AT E231380 T1 20030215; DE 69625861 D1 20030227; DE 69625861 T2 20031120; NL 1001164 C2 19970311

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 96202513 A 19960909; AT 96202513 T 19960909; DE 69625861 T 19960909; NL 1001164 A 19950908