Global Patent Index - EP 0973475 A1

EP 0973475 A1 20000126 - CURB-CLIMBING POWER WHEELCHAIR

Title (en)

CURB-CLIMBING POWER WHEELCHAIR

Title (de)

EIN ÜBER BORDSTEINKANTEN FAHRBARER ROLLSTUHL

Title (fr)

FAUTEUIL ROULANT MOTORISE CAPABLE DE MONTER SUR DES BORDURES DE TROTTOIR

Publication

EP 0973475 A1 20000126 (EN)

Application

EP 98918220 A 19980414

Priority

  • US 9807543 W 19980414
  • US 4197397 P 19970415

Abstract (en)

[origin: GB2334244A] A curb-climbing front wheel drive power wheelchair has a frame, a seat connected to the frame, a pair of drive wheels connected to the frame and rotatable about transverse axis below a portion of the seat supporting the wheelchair occupant's thighs and at least one ground-engaging idler wheel connected to the frame behind the drive wheels and anti-tip wheels forward of the drive wheels and rigidly connected to the motors for pivotal movement.

IPC 1-7

A61G 5/06; A61G 5/04

IPC 8 full level

A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 5/06 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61G 5/042 (2013.01); A61G 5/06 (2013.01); A61G 5/1089 (2016.11); A61G 5/1075 (2013.01); A61G 2203/14 (2013.01); A61G 2203/723 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9846184 A1 19981022; AT E299007 T1 20050715; AU 7118498 A 19981111; AU 733470 B2 20010517; CA 2283355 A1 19981022; CA 2283355 C 20010403; DE 69830787 D1 20050811; EP 0973475 A1 20000126; EP 0973475 B1 20050706; GB 2334244 A 19990818; GB 2334244 B 20011010; GB 9913770 D0 19990811

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9807543 W 19980414; AT 98918220 T 19980414; AU 7118498 A 19980414; CA 2283355 A 19980414; DE 69830787 T 19980414; EP 98918220 A 19980414; GB 9913770 A 19980414