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Stair-climbing wheelchair carrier

  • US 5,197,558 A
  • Filed: 07/30/1991
  • Issued: 03/30/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/18/1990
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A stair-climbing wheelchair carrier having a carrier portion comprising a frame, a pair of endless belt crawlers and a driving motor, each of the endless belt crawlers having a span extending over two steps and an oblique overhang portion at one end of the frame which has a height higher than a usual height of a step of a stair, a handle rotatably mounted on the frame of the carrier portion, the carrier comprising:

  • a guide body provided to mount wheels of a wheelchair and secured to the handle so as to be pivoted together with the handle, said guide body having a caster on the underside thereof at a front portion and a pair of wheels at a rear portion so as to enable the carrier to move on the ground; and

    a jack provided between the frame and the guide body for pivoting the guide body and the handle and for holding the guide body at a desired position.

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