US 12,303,437 B1
Reclining wheelchair
Victoria Love, Morrow, GA (US)
Filed by Victoria Love, Morrow, GA (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/511,962.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/106,394, filed on Oct. 28, 2020.
Int. Cl. A61G 5/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01); A61G 7/16 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 5/006 (2013.01) [A61G 5/1059 (2013.01); A61G 5/1075 (2013.01); A61G 5/1091 (2016.11); A61G 5/1094 (2016.11); A61G 7/16 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A reclining wheelchair, comprising:
a seat section having a seat section base attached to and supporting a seat section cushion;
a back section having a back section base attached to and supporting a back section cushion;
a leg section having a leg section base attached to and supporting a leg section cushion, the seat section base, the back section base, and the leg section base are movably attached to a storage area that has an opening for allowing access thereto;
a pair of side structural elements each with a distal end, the distal ends of the pair of side structural elements are attached to a rear structural element that surrounds the storage area;
a pair of rear wheels attached to the pair of side structural elements;
a pair of front wheels attached to the pair of side structural elements;
a pair of side arms each attached to a respective side structural element for patient support and comfort;
a sideboard first section attached to a first end of a sideboard second section and is aligned with the back section when the wheelchair is reclined;
the sideboard second section is attached to the side arm support post and is aligned with the seat section;
a sideboard third section attached to a second end of the sideboard second section and aligned with the leg section when the wheelchair is reclined;
a pair of push handle sections having a first end curved rearward and configured to receive a hand of user to aid in manual propulsion of the reclining wheelchair;
a pair of center handle sections having a first end and a second end that are attached to opposing side walls of the seat section, the first ends of the center handle sections are adjustably attached to the respective second end of the push handle section with a joint; and
a pair of base handle sections having a first end and a second end which are curved forwardly, the pair of base handle sections are attached to opposing side walls of the leg section, the first ends of the base handle sections are adjustably attached to the respective second end of the center handle section;
wherein the sideboard first section, the sideboard second section, and the sideboard third section are each stored in a sideboard storage area under the seat surface.