EP0030470A1 - A wheelchair arm rest - Google Patents
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- EP0030470A1 EP0030470A1 EP80304419A EP80304419A EP0030470A1 EP 0030470 A1 EP0030470 A1 EP 0030470A1 EP 80304419 A EP80304419 A EP 80304419A EP 80304419 A EP80304419 A EP 80304419A EP 0030470 A1 EP0030470 A1 EP 0030470A1
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- arm rest
- top part
- wheelchair
- desk
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/04—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/1054—Large wheels, e.g. higher than the seat portion
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
- A61G5/10—Parts, details or accessories
- A61G5/12—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet
- A61G5/125—Rests specially adapted therefor, e.g. for the head or the feet for arms
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
- A61G2203/00—General characteristics of devices
- A61G2203/10—General characteristics of devices characterised by specific control means, e.g. for adjustment or steering
- A61G2203/14—Joysticks
Definitions
- This invention relates to a wheelchair armrest.
- Wheelchairs having arm rests which each comprise a supporting frame, a skirtguard mounted within the frame, and a padded elongate top part mounted on the top of the frame.
- arm rests which each comprise a supporting frame, a skirtguard mounted within the frame, and a padded elongate top part mounted on the top of the frame.
- the top part To enable the position of the top part along the frame to be adjusted to suit a particular patient, it is known for the top part to be connected to the frame in such a manner that the connection can be released, the top part slid along the frame to a desired position, and the connection re-tightened.
- a wheelchair arm rest comprising a top part which extends along the arm rest , a support part which mounts said top part , and means mounting said top part on said support part such that said top part is displaceable longitudinally of said arm rest with respect to said support part, characterised in that said top part is relatively freely movable along said arm rest with respect to said support part and that biassing means urges said top part forwards relative to said support part.
- the wheelchair includes at its left-hand side a conventional desk arm rest 1 indicated mainly in chain lines.
- an arm rest 2 comprised of a supporting frame 3, a skirtguard 4, and a padded, elongate, top part 5 which is so mounted on the supporting frame 3 as to be slidable longitudinally of the arm rest 2 relative to the frame 3.
- a spring urges the part 5 forwards into a front end position shown.
- the part 5 carries near its forward end a manually operable control device 6 in circuitry of the electric power drive of the wheelchair. This device 6 in the position shown is appropriately placed to be comfortably operated by the occupant of the wheelchair.
- the part 5 projects forward to such an extent that, if it were fixed to the frame 3, it would abut a desk or table top and so prevent the arm rest 2 from protruding beneath the desk or table top in a manner conventional with desk arm rests.
- it is longitudinally movable relative to the frame 3, it is pushed rearwards relative to the frame 3 against the action of the return spring by the desk or table top towards a rear end position 5 shown in dot-dash lines, the forward end portion of the skirtguard 4 moving beneath the desk or table top.
- the part 5 nears its position 5', it operates a switch in the circuitry of the power drive which prevents any further forward driving of the wheelchair but still allows rearward driving thereof.
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Abstract
An electric power driven wheelchair has at its left-hand side a conventional desk arm rest 1 and at its right-hand side an arm rest 2 including a supporting frame 3, a padded, elongate top part 5 slidable longitudinally relative to the frame 3 and a manually operable control device 6 for the power drive. A spring urges the part 5 forwards into a front end position. If the chair is driven forwards into a desk or table top, the part 5 ist pushed rearwards by the desk or table top against the action of the spring until, when the part 5 nears its rearward end position 5', it operates a limit switch to open the power drive circuit.
Description
- This invention relates to a wheelchair armrest.
- Wheelchairs are known having arm rests which each comprise a supporting frame, a skirtguard mounted within the frame, and a padded elongate top part mounted on the top of the frame. To enable the position of the top part along the frame to be adjusted to suit a particular patient, it is known for the top part to be connected to the frame in such a manner that the connection can be released, the top part slid along the frame to a desired position, and the connection re-tightened.
- It is obviously advantageous to the user if a wheelchair can be partly introduced beneath a desk or table top, for example for the purpose of the user writing or taking meals. For this reason desk arm rests are known which have their padded, elongate top parts and the upper portions of their supporting frames set back relative to the fronts of the remainders of their frames. However, the resulting lack of support for their hands and wrists can be uncomfortable for some users, and, moreover, with a power-driven chair, there is no convenient location on or adjacent to the padded, elongate top part for a hand-operated control device for the power drive.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a wheelchair arm rest comprising a top part which extends along the arm rest , a support part which mounts said top part , and means mounting said top part on said support part such that said top part is displaceable longitudinally of said arm rest with respect to said support part, characterised in that said top part is relatively freely movable along said arm rest with respect to said support part and that biassing means urges said top part forwards relative to said support part.
- In order that the invention may be clearly understood and readily carried into effect, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawing, which shows a fragmentary perspective side view of a power-driven wheelchair.
- Referring to the drawing, the wheelchair includes at its left-hand side a conventional desk arm rest 1 indicated mainly in chain lines. At its right-hand side it includes an arm rest 2 comprised of a supporting
frame 3, askirtguard 4, and a padded, elongate, top part 5 which is so mounted on the supportingframe 3 as to be slidable longitudinally of the arm rest 2 relative to theframe 3. A spring (not shown) urges the part 5 forwards into a front end position shown. The part 5 carries near its forward end a manually operable control device 6 in circuitry of the electric power drive of the wheelchair. This device 6 in the position shown is appropriately placed to be comfortably operated by the occupant of the wheelchair. In that position of the device 6, the part 5 projects forward to such an extent that, if it were fixed to theframe 3, it would abut a desk or table top and so prevent the arm rest 2 from protruding beneath the desk or table top in a manner conventional with desk arm rests. However, because it is longitudinally movable relative to theframe 3, it is pushed rearwards relative to theframe 3 against the action of the return spring by the desk or table top towards a rear end position 5 shown in dot-dash lines, the forward end portion of theskirtguard 4 moving beneath the desk or table top. As the part 5 nears its position 5', it operates a switch in the circuitry of the power drive which prevents any further forward driving of the wheelchair but still allows rearward driving thereof.
Claims (3)
1. A wheelchair arm rest comprising a top part (5) which extends along the arm rest (2), a support part (3) which mounts said top part (5), and means mounting said top part (5) on said support part (3) such that said top part (5) is displaceable longitudinally of said arm rest (2) with respect to said support part (3), characterized in that said top part (5) is relatively freely movable along said arm rest (2) with respect to said support part (3) and that biassing means urges said top part (5) forwards relative to said support part (3).
2. An arm rest according to claim 1, characterised in that it further comprises a limit switch which is arranged to be operated, by said top part (5) nearing a rearmost position of said top part (5) relative to said support part (3), for de-energizing a propelling motor of the wheelchair.
3. In a wheelchair, an arm rest according to any preceding claim.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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GB7942148 | 1979-12-06 | ||
GB7942148 | 1979-12-06 |
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EP0030470A1 true EP0030470A1 (en) | 1981-06-17 |
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EP80304419A Withdrawn EP0030470A1 (en) | 1979-12-06 | 1980-12-08 | A wheelchair arm rest |
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Cited By (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0251643A2 (en) * | 1986-06-25 | 1988-01-07 | CUFFE, Michael | Arm-rest keyboard |
EP0915052A1 (en) * | 1994-05-20 | 1999-05-12 | Otto Ooms B.V. | A chair lift provided with a control knob |
CN103505328A (en) * | 2013-08-23 | 2014-01-15 | 洛阳希诺能源科技有限公司 | Control method for preventing electric wheelchair from galloping |
Citations (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3140119A (en) * | 1962-07-03 | 1964-07-07 | Offner Edwin | Adjustable wheel chair arm rests |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3140119A (en) * | 1962-07-03 | 1964-07-07 | Offner Edwin | Adjustable wheel chair arm rests |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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EP0251643A2 (en) * | 1986-06-25 | 1988-01-07 | CUFFE, Michael | Arm-rest keyboard |
EP0251643A3 (en) * | 1986-06-25 | 1988-03-23 | CUFFE, Michael | Arm-rest keyboard |
EP0915052A1 (en) * | 1994-05-20 | 1999-05-12 | Otto Ooms B.V. | A chair lift provided with a control knob |
CN103505328A (en) * | 2013-08-23 | 2014-01-15 | 洛阳希诺能源科技有限公司 | Control method for preventing electric wheelchair from galloping |
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Inventor name: WADEY, RAYMOND CLARENCE CHANCE |