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Powered wheelchair

  • US 20100082182A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2009
  • Published: 04/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A powered wheel chair device, comprising a motorized undercarriage and a support seat for supporting a wheelchair occupant, at least one support arm located adjacent the seat, a controller mounted on the arm, the controller including a joystick unit within reach of the occupant, the joystick being in communication with the motorized undercarriage for driving the undercarriage, the joystick including an upstanding post with a collar, the collar having a periphery with a number of abutment regions located therealong, a number of actuators, each movable from a storage position distal to the corresponding abutment region and a deployed position adjacent the corresponding abutment region, each actuator being responsive to an obstacle detecting sensor near a corresponding peripheral region of the undercarriage.

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