Foldable and demountable shopping bag support for a wheelchair
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1. A shopping bag support demountably attachable to a wheelchair comprising:
- a backstop;
a mounting sleeve configured to be releasably mounted to the armrest of a wheelchair;
a bracket on said armrest sleeve;
mounting means on said backstop for mounting said backstop to said bracket; and
a shopping bag support frame mounted to said backstop.
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Abstract
A foldable shopping bag support apparatus and method for removably supporting a shopping bag on the wheelchair. A mounting sleeve is telescopically mounted to the armrest of the wheelchair. A backstop is removably secured to the mounting sleeve and is braced against the frame of the wheelchair. A shopping bag support frame is pivotally mounted to the backstop and includes a pair of support arms from which the shopping bag is suspended. A pair of sockets on the shopping bag telescopically receive the support arms.
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1. A shopping bag support demountably attachable to a wheelchair comprising:
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a backstop; a mounting sleeve configured to be releasably mounted to the armrest of a wheelchair; a bracket on said armrest sleeve; mounting means on said backstop for mounting said backstop to said bracket; and a shopping bag support frame mounted to said backstop. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A shopping bag support for a wheelchair comprising:
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a backstop; a shopping bag support frame pivotally mounted to said backstop; a shopping bag; attachment means for removably mounting said shopping bag on said shopping bag support frame; and mounting means for removably mounting said shopping bag support to the wheelchair. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for removably supporting a shopping bag on a wheelchair comprising the steps of:
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forming a mounting sleeve for telescopically receiving at least a portion of the armrest of the wheelchair; mounting said mounting sleeve to the armrest by telescopically enclosing a portion of the armrest in said mounting sleeve; attaching a backstop to said wheelchair; pivotally supporting a shopping bag support frame on said backstop; removably engaging said shopping bag support frame to said armrest sleeve; suspending said shopping bag from said shopping bag support frame when said shopping baa support frame is engaged to said armrest sleeve; and shielding the wheelchair against said shopping bag with said backstop. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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