초록 ▼

A nestable wheelchair of the type in which a seat portion of one chair can be slid underneath the seat portion of a next adjacent chair, for nesting, and having side frames supporting the seat, the side frames being further apart at the rear and closer together at the front of the chair, and, a rear

A nestable wheelchair of the type in which a seat portion of one chair can be slid underneath the seat portion of a next adjacent chair, for nesting, and having side frames supporting the seat, the side frames being further apart at the rear and closer together at the front of the chair, and, a rear support frame extending upwardly and downwardly behind the side frame, the rear support frame having a handle at the upper end for pushing the chair, lower bracing frames extending from forward extensions of the side frames to the rear support frame, with their forward width spacing being less than their rearward width spacing, forward wheels mounted on the forward ends of said lower bracing frames, and rearward wheels mounted on rearward portions of the lower bracing frames, longitudinal bars extending parallel to the lower bracing frames at a predetermined height, permitting forward portions of a rearward chair to be inserted beneath the bar of a nest adjacent forward chair, and providing a lifting action so as to lift the rear wheels of the forward chair off the floor surface.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.]1. A nestable wheelchair adapted for nesting in a second such nestable wheelchair, said nestable wheelchair comprising:(a) a seat;(b) a frame for supporting said seat, said frame defining a rear width and a forward width, and in which the forward width is less than the rear width;(c

[ We claim:] [1.]1. A nestable wheelchair adapted for nesting in a second such nestable wheelchair, said nestable wheelchair comprising:(a) a seat;(b) a frame for supporting said seat, said frame defining a rear width and a forward width, and in which the forward width is less than the rear width;(c) at least one front wheel mounted to a forward end of said frame;(d) rear wheels mounted to said frame;(e) a handle; and(f) a brake for controlling the operation of at least one of said rear wheels, said brake having an engaged position wherein said brake arrests the operation of at least one of said rear wheels and a disengaged position, rein said nest able wheelchair is slidably receivable underneath the seat of another such nestable wheelchair and wherein, when said nestable wheelchair is nested rearward of another such nestable wheelchair, said nestable wheelchair is configured such that only the brake of said nestable wheelchair prevents movement of the nested wheelchairs.