Deployable chair for stroller or wheelchair coupling
View Patent ↗A chair including a fold down seat which is closed against the side or rear of a stroller or wheelchair for transit or storage, but which is deployable to rotate outwardly therefrom for sitting upon when desired.
1. A deployable chair for a wheelchair comprising:
a foldable seat including a back portion hinged to a bottom portion having a recessed underside;
support legs hinged to said recessed underside and adapted to fold downwardly from and upwardly into said recessed underside;
a tubular mount of given cross-section extending vertically along a side edge of said back portion of said seat;
a rod within said tubular mount of lesser cross-section to allow rotation of said back portion about said rod;
a clamp coupled to said tubular mount for controllably adjusting at least one of said rotation of said tubular mount about said rod and linear sliding of said tubular mount along said rod; and
means for coupling said tubular mount to a frame of a wheelchair;
wherein said coupling means includes a plurality of transverse rods coupled together for setting said chair flat on the ground when said support legs for said chair are folded downwardly.
2. The chair of claim 1 wherein said rod is of lesser cross-section than said tubular mount to allow upwards and downwards linear sliding of said back portion of said seat along said rod.
3. The chair of claim 1 wherein said support legs are of adjustable length.
4. The chair of claim 1 including a plurality of flexible sleeves of inner cross-section greater than an outer cross-section of said transverse rods into which said transverse rods are inserted in coupling said tubular mount to said frame.
5. The chair of claim 4 wherein said rod is of lesser cross-section than said tubular mount to allow upwards and downwards linear sliding of said back portion of said seat along said rod.
6. The chair of claim 5 wherein said support legs are of adjustable length.