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US 8,602,138 · App. 13/035,324 · Granted Dec 10, 2013

Motorized anti-tipper device

Inventors: Paul Filkoski (Montross, VA); Alan Warren (Colonial Beach, VA)
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Patent No.
US 8,602,138
App. No.
13/035,324
Granted
Dec 10, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wheelchair attachment for powering a wheelchair is described. An attachment for a conventional wheelchair converts a non-motorized wheelchair into a motorized wheelchair. The attachment may also act as an anti-tipping device.

Claims (17)

1. An attachment to reversibly convert a nonmotorized wheelchair to a motorized wheelchair, wherein the wheelchair has two kick tubes and two rear wheels, comprising:

a frame;

a battery;

two sleeves connected to the frame, wherein both sleeves are capable of receiving the kick tubes of the wheelchair;

a left wheel attached to a left wheel motor, wherein the left wheel and the left wheel motor are connected to the frame;

a right wheel attached to a right wheel motor, wherein the right wheel and the right wheel motor are connected to the frame; and

a controller capable of independently controlling the left wheel motor and the right motor, wherein the frame of the attachment extends the left wheel and the right wheel behind the rear wheels of the wheelchair to reduce the tendency of the wheelchair to tip backwards.

2. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the left wheel motor and the right wheel motor are reversible variable speed motors.

3. The attachment of claim 2 , wherein the controller is in electrical communication with the left wheel motor and the right wheel motor.

4. The attachment of claim 1 , comprising a suspension system.

5. The attachment of claim 4 , wherein the attachment comprises a motor mount and the suspension system is between the kick tube connector and the motor mount.

6. The attachment of claim 4 , wherein the suspension system is between the wheels and motors.

7. The attachment of claim 1 , further comprising a hinge assembly.

8. The attachment of claim 7 , wherein the frame comprises the hinge assembly.

9. The attachment of claim 8 , wherein the hinge assembly is capable of moving the wheels from an in-use position to a stored position.

10. The attachment of any of the preceding claims, wherein the attachment is releasably connected to two kick tubes of the wheelchair.

11. The attachment of claim 1 , wherein the left wheel and the right wheel are positioned to act as an anti-tipping device for the wheelchair.

Continuity (2)
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