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EP 0 338 689 A3 |
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EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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Date of publication A3: |
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07.02.1990 Bulletin 1990/06 |
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Date of publication A2: |
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25.10.1989 Bulletin 1989/43 |
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Date of filing: 30.03.1989 |
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International Patent Classification (IPC)4: A61G 5/04 |
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Designated Contracting States: |
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BE DE FR GB NL |
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Priority: |
30.03.1988 GB 8807581
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Applicant: Lamburn, Alan Salisbury |
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Via Lechlade
Gloucestershire GL7 3QX (GB) |
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- Lamburn, Alan Salisbury
Via Lechlade
Gloucestershire GL7 3QX (GB)
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Representative: Adkins, Michael et al |
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Withers & Rogers
4 Dyer's Buildings
Holborn
London EC1N 2JT
London EC1N 2JT (GB) |
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(57) A carriage has a plurality of ground engageable wheels (206) mounted on a body (200),
and a pair of driving wheels (233, 234) independently drivable by drive motors (226,
227). The driving wheels (233, 234) are movably mounted on a chassis (214) so that
they can occupy a first position clear of the ground to enable the carriage to be
driven over the ground. The carriage may include a seat (210) which can be elevated
and tipped forwardly by motor driven actuators (273), (266) to enable the height of
the seat (210) to be adjusted and to assist a user to move from the seat (210) into
a standing position.