CASTER DEVICE FOR WHEELCHAIR
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a caster device eliminating the need for adjusting each part of a wheelchair to match variation in the wheel diameter of a caster, while allowing use of appropriate materials for each part of the device, and requiring less storage space. SOLUTION: A fork f1 attached...
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Format | Patent |
Language | English |
Published |
18.09.2002
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Edition | 7 |
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Summary: | PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a caster device eliminating the need for adjusting each part of a wheelchair to match variation in the wheel diameter of a caster, while allowing use of appropriate materials for each part of the device, and requiring less storage space. SOLUTION: A fork f1 attached to a caster shaft 4 mounted to a wheelchair body along an approximately vertical direction is divided into a base part 5 supported in such a manner as to be rotatable about the caster shaft, and an arm 6 connecting the base part 5 to the axle 9 of the caster wheel 10. |
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Bibliography: | Application Number: JP20010110631 |