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Wheel assembly and wheelchair

  • US 7,264,315 B2
  • Filed: 10/08/2004
  • Issued: 09/04/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wheel assembly capable of forward or reverse motion as well as lateral motion comprising:

  • a wheel rotatable on an axle;

    a plurality of small rotatable outer wheels positioned laterally on the wheel, wherein said wheel is rotatable in a first plane on the axle and functions as the axle for said small rotatable outer wheels and wherein each small rotatable outer wheel is rotatable on the wheel in a second plane perpendicular to the first plane; and

    ,a lateral braking system carried by said wheel, said lateral braking system movable from a position contacting said small rotatable outer wheels thereby precluding rotation of said small rotatable outer wheels to a position permitting rotation of said small rotatable outer wheels.

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