Wheelchair table and desk attachments
First Claim
1. An attachment for a wheelchair or the like of the type having an armrest structure on each side thereof, comprising;
- a rigid generally planar member positionable in front of an occupant of the wheelchair;
said member having a substantially horizontal surface;
a pair of substantially vertical mounting flanges secured to each side of said horizontal surface and having aligned openings extending laterally therethrough;
an elongated member extending rearwardly along said horizontal surface between each pair of flanges;
each such elongated member having an opening extending laterally therethrough aligned with the openings in the corresponding flanges;
means for adjustably securing each elongated member to the corresponding flanges, said means comprising a bolt extending through the aligned openings in each pair of flanges and the corresponding elongated member;
means for securing each bolt to the corresponding flanges; and
adjusting means for releasably securing each elongated member against lateral movement along the corresponding bolt, said adjusting means being releasable to permit the elongated member to be slid laterally along the bolt to adjust the distance between the elongated members to the distance between said armrest structures; and
attaching means carried by each elongated member for releasably attaching such elongated member to a front portion of the corresponding armrest structure.
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Abstract
A tabletop (32) is releasably attached to the armrest structure (4) of a wheelchair (2) by means of two mounting tubes (52). Each tube (52) has a rubber coated rear end portion (56) that is received into and frictionally engages an axial passageway (10) in a longitudinally extending upper horizontal frame member (6) of structure (4). Tube (52) extends along the lower surface (34) of tabletop (32) between the vertical flanges (46) of a pair of angle irons (40) secured to surface (34). A pair of longitudinally spaced bolts (76) extend through aligned openings (48,54) in flanges (46) and tube (52). Wing nuts (82) secure tube (52) against lateral movement along bolts (76) but may be loosened to permit lateral adjustment of the distance between tubes (52). The rear end (56) of the tube (52) may be replaced by a clamp (60) to engage an armrest structure (4'"'"') lacking an open axial passageway. Tabletop (32) may be replaced by a hinged desk top arrangement (32'"'"',88).
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12 Claims
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1. An attachment for a wheelchair or the like of the type having an armrest structure on each side thereof, comprising;
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a rigid generally planar member positionable in front of an occupant of the wheelchair;
said member having a substantially horizontal surface;a pair of substantially vertical mounting flanges secured to each side of said horizontal surface and having aligned openings extending laterally therethrough; an elongated member extending rearwardly along said horizontal surface between each pair of flanges;
each such elongated member having an opening extending laterally therethrough aligned with the openings in the corresponding flanges;means for adjustably securing each elongated member to the corresponding flanges, said means comprising a bolt extending through the aligned openings in each pair of flanges and the corresponding elongated member;
means for securing each bolt to the corresponding flanges; and
adjusting means for releasably securing each elongated member against lateral movement along the corresponding bolt, said adjusting means being releasable to permit the elongated member to be slid laterally along the bolt to adjust the distance between the elongated members to the distance between said armrest structures; andattaching means carried by each elongated member for releasably attaching such elongated member to a front portion of the corresponding armrest structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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