US 12,440,406 B2
Adaptable attachment foot plate for a wheelchair
Dave Hayes, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed by Dave Hayes, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on Apr. 13, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/634,928.
Application 18/634,928 is a continuation of application No. 17/191,322, filed on Mar. 3, 2021, granted, now 12,005,011, issued on Dec. 6, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0269021 A1, Aug. 15, 2024
Int. Cl. A61G 5/12 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 5/128 (2016.11) [A61G 5/1094 (2016.11)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An adaptable attachment foot plate for removable attachment to a wheelchair, the adaptable attachment foot plate comprising:
a base, where the base is configured for removable attachment to a rigid frame of the wheelchair, the base comprising
a plate,
two bracket attachments, where each bracket attachment extends outward and upward from the plate, wherein
the bracket attachments are configured for removable attachment to the rigid frame of the wheelchair; and
screw hole attachment points, the screw hole attachment points residing in the plate, wherein the screw hole attachment points are configured for removable attachment to the rigid frame of the wheelchair; and
a guard, where the guard is attached to the plate opposite from the screw hole attachment points, the guard comprising
a toe guard, where the toe guard is a rectangular shape having a top, a bottom, a front, a left side, and a right side; wherein
a fastener opening is formed from the top of the toe guard, where the fastener opening receives a fastener;
a mounting bracket, the mounting bracket extending in front of the toe guard, where the mounting bracket forms two grooved slots configured to receive a functional attachment;
the fastener removably attached to the fastener opening and configured to lock the functional attachment to the guard; and
the functional attachment, where the functional attachment is a terrain wheel functional attachment that comprises
a mounting slide and a top, the mounting slide and top being attached at an approximately 90 degree angle, where the mounting slide and top are configured to be received by the grooved slots and top of the toe guard;
a functional attachment fastener opening, the functional attachment fastener opening formed from the top of the mounting slide, where the functional attachment fastener opening is configured to provide locking of the terrain wheel functional attachment to the adaptable attachment foot plate via the fastener; and
a functional portion, the functional portion comprising
a joint, where the joint is attached to the mounting slide and provides rotational movement for a support;
the support, where the support is in rotational attachment to the joint;
a storage caster wheel, the storage caster wheel attached to the support, where the storage caster wheel contacts the ground when the functional attachment is in a storage position; and
a terrain wheel.