Wheelchair transporter
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1. A device adapted to transport wheelchairs, the device comprising:
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a motor driven wheel coupled to the body; and
a hitch mechanism coupled to the body and including a first wheelchair engagement member displaceable relative to rest of the hitch mechanism.
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Abstract
The present invention is a device adapted to transport wheelchairs. The device comprises a body, a motor driven wheel coupled to the body, and a hitch mechanism coupled to the body. The hitch mechanism includes a first wheelchair engagement member displaceable relative to rest of the hitch mechanism.
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1. A device adapted to transport wheelchairs, the device comprising:
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a body;
a motor driven wheel coupled to the body; and
a hitch mechanism coupled to the body and including a first wheelchair engagement member displaceable relative to rest of the hitch mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device adapted to transport wheelchairs, the device comprising:
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a body;
a motor driven wheel coupled to the body; and
a hitch mechanism coupled to the body and including at least one wheelchair engagement member, wherein the hitch mechanism is displaceable relative to the body. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device adapted to transport wheelchairs, the device comprising:
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a body;
a motor driven wheel coupled to the body; and
a hitch mechanism coupled to the body and including means for engaging the hitch mechanism to the wheelchair. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of transporting a wheelchair, the method comprising:
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approaching the wheelchair with a wheelchair transporter including a body, a powered drive wheel coupled to the body, and a hitch mechanism coupled to the body, wherein the hitch mechanism includes a wheelchair engagement member;
displacing the wheelchair engagement member relative to the body; and
engaging the wheelchair with the wheelchair engagement member. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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