EP 2140846 A1 20100106 - Foldable wheelchair
Title (en)
Foldable wheelchair
Title (de)
Zusammenklappbarer Rollstuhl
Title (fr)
Fauteuil roulant pliable
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 08159624 A 20080703
Abstract (en)
The present invention relates to a foldable wheelchair with adjustable drive wheels. The wheelchair comprises telescopic elements (41,40) on each side, said telescopic elements being telescopically guided by a vertically extending frame tube (17,18) and pivotally attached at their upper end to seat tubes (11,12), adapted to carry the seat of the wheelchair. The wheelchair further comprises retainer elements (31,32,33,34), which are attached to upper side frame tubes (7,8) extending in a rear-to-front direction, or to the seat tubes (11,12), the retainer elements (31,32,33,34) receiving and stabilising the seat tubes (11,12) when the wheelchair is in a deployed position of use.
IPC 8 full level
A61G 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61G 5/08 (2013.01); A61G 5/0825 (2016.10)
Citation (applicant)
- US 4989890 A 19910205 - LOCKARD WALTER G [US], et al
- US 6050582 A 20000418 - HORACEK GREGOR [DE]
- DE 20112335 U1 20021128 - BOCK HEALTHCARE GMBH [DE]
- US 2006145456 A1 20060706 - MUNSEY DOUGLAS H SR [US], et al
- US 5353886 A 19941011 - PAAKKUNAINEN MARKO [FI]
- US 4477098 A 19841016 - MINNEBRAKER JEFFREY P [US]
- US 5253886 A 19931019 - WEEGE ROLF-DIETER DR [DE]
- EP 0911009 A1 19990428 - KUESCHALL DESIGN AG [CH]
Citation (search report)
- [Y] US 4140341 A 19790220 - RABE ADOLPH A
- [Y] EP 0827729 A2 19980311 - MEYRA WILHELM MEYER GMBH & CO [DE]
- [A] US 4082348 A 19780404 - HAURY GILBERT E
- [AD] US 4477098 A 19841016 - MINNEBRAKER JEFFREY P [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
AL BA MK RS
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2140846 A1 20100106; EP 2140846 B1 20110406; AT E504281 T1 20110415; DE 602008006055 D1 20110519; DK 2140846 T3 20110718
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 08159624 A 20080703; AT 08159624 T 20080703; DE 602008006055 T 20080703; DK 08159624 T 20080703