Mounting for attachments to a wheelchair, a geriatric chair and the like

• US 4,815,688 A
• Filed: 03/09/1987
• Issued: 03/28/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/1987
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wood, Charles F.
• Original Assignee: Wood, Charles F.
• Inventors: Wood, Charles F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Britts, Ramon S.
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHOTKOWSKI, KAREN
• Application Number:
  US07/023,448
• Time in Patent Office: 750 Days
• Field of Search: 248/283, 248/282, 248/285, 248/1 C, 248/219.4, 248/218.4, 248/118, 248/118.1, 248/230, 248/207, 248/214, 211/98, 297/DIG. 4, 297/194, 297/161, 297/412, 297/415, 297/422, 297/171, 297/162, 297/188, 297/417, 297/488, 108/152, 108/141
• US Class Current: 248/230.2
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 5/10 Parts, details or accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 5/1094 Tables, working plates or trays
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 5/125 for arms

Abstract

A mounting, detachably attachable to the frame of a wheelchair, geriatric chair or other tubular member, interchangeably supports arm rests, baskets and the like, through a stanchion extending therefrom.

Claims

1. A mounting for supporting through a stanchion extending downwardly from each of any of a plurality of selectable devices, the selectable device upon a frame which frame has a generally horizontal component and a generally vertical component, said mounting comprising in combination:

(a) means for engaging the frame, said means for engaging including means for inhibiting rotation of said mounting about each of a horizontal axis and a vertical axis of said mounting, said means for inhibiting including first means for capturing at least a part of the horizontal component of the frame to inhibit rotation of said mounting about the vertical axis of said mounting, said first means for capturing having a longitudinal axis intersecting the vertical axis of said mounting and second means for capturing at least a part of the vertical component of the frame to inhibit rotation of said mounting about the horizontal axis of said mounting, said second means for capturing having a longitudinal axis parallel with the vertical axis of said mounting, each of said first and second means comprising one of a clip for restraining rotation of said mounting about one of the horizontal and vertical axes and a channel member for restricting rotation of said mounting about the other of said horizontal and vertical axes;

(b) vertically oriented tube means for supporting said engaging means and for receiving the stanchion;

(c) means for securing the stanchion vertically relative to said tube means upon insertion of the stanchion within said tube means and for selectively retaining the stanchion at such location; and

(d) means for restricting rotation of the stanchion about its longitudinal axis relative to said tube means;

whereby, said mounting supports a selected device at a locatable vertical position relative to the frame.

2. The mounting s set forth in claim 1 wherein said channel member includes a pair of opposed shrouds extending along opposed sides of the engaged frame part and means associated with said pair of shrouds for securing said mounting to the frame.

3. The mounting set forth in claim 1 wherein the frame includes horizontal and vertical members of an arm rest and wherein said channel member includes a pair of opposed shrouds for engaging opposed sides of the horizontal member of the arm rest and wherein said clip engages the vertical member of the arm rest.

4. A mounting for supporting, through a stanchion extending downwardly from each of any of a plurality of selectable devices, the selected device upon a tubular frame which frame has a generally horizontal component and a generally vertical component, said mounting comprising in combination:

(a) means for engaging the tubular frame, said means for engaging including means for inhibiting rotation of said mounting about each of a horizontal axis and a vertical axis of said mounting, said means for inhibiting includes first means for capturing at least a part of the horizontal component of the frame to inhibit rotation of said mounting about the vertical axis of said mounting, said first means for capturing having a longitudinal axis intersecting the vertical axis of said mounting and second means for capturing at least a part of the vertical component of the frame to inhibit rotation of said mounting about the horizontal axis, of said mounting said second means for capturing having a longitudinal axis parallel with the vertical axis of said mounting;

(b) vertically oriented tube means for supporting said engaging means and for receiving the stanchion;

(c) a stanchion disposed in said tube means and comprising a means for vertically locating the stanchion relative to said tube means and for selectively retaining the stanchion at such location; and

(d) means for restricting rotation of the stanchion about its longitudinal axis relative to said tube means, whereby said mounting supports a selected device at a locatable vertical position relative to the tubular frame.

5. A mounting for supporting, through a stanchion extending downwardly from each of any of a plurality of selectable devices, the selected device upon a tubular frame which frame has a generally horizontal component and a generally vertical component, said mounting comprising in combination:

(a) means for engaging the tubular frame, said means for engaging including means for inhibiting rotation of said mounting about each of a horizontal axis and a vertical axis of said mounting, said means for inhibiting includes first means for capturing at least a part of the horizontal component of the frame to inhibit rotation of said mounting about the vertical axis of said mounting, said first means for capturing having a longitudinal axis intersecting the vertical axis of said mounting and second means for capturing at least a part of the vertical component of the frame to inhibit rotation of said mounting about the horizontal axis, of said mounting said second means for capturing having a longitudinal axis parallel with the vertical axis of said mounting;

(b) vertically oriented tube means for supporting said engaging means and for receiving the stanchion; and

(c) a stanchion disposed in said tube means and comprising a means for vertically locating the stanchion relative to said tube means and for selectively retaining the stanchion at such location;

whereby said mounting supports a selected device at a locatable vertical position relative to the tubular frame.