Personal storage accessory for wheelchairs

摘要

A transfer device for moving a personal storage container from a storage position at the rear of a wheelchair to a deployed position at a side of the wheelchair. The device includes a bracket adapted to be mounted to the backrest frame and a swivel mechanism with a first hinge leaf rotationally mounted to the bracket for rotation about a first axis and a second hinge leaf rotationally mounted to the first hinge leaf about a second axis spaced apart from the first axis. The second hinge leaf has a portion adapted to mount the personal storage container. The portion adapted to mount the personal storage container moves along an arc contained within a plane between the storage and the deployed positions, and the first and second axes are normal to the plane. A personal storage container assembly is also provided.

主权项

1. A wheelchair accessory comprising a transfer device for moving a personal storage container where the wheelchair includes a backrest frame having a pair of upstanding frame members, the transfer device comprising:
a pair of brackets adapted to be mounted to the pair of upstanding frame members; a first arm mounted to the brackets; a swivel mechanism including a first hinge leaf rotationally mounted to the first arm for rotation about a first axis, and a second hinge leaf rotationally mounted to the first hinge leaf about a second axis spaced apart from the first axis, the second hinge leaf having a portion adapted to mount the personal storage container; a second arm connected to a free end of the second hinge leaf; wherein the swivel mechanism is movable between a storage position at the rear of the backrest and a deployed position parallel to a side of the wheelchair; wherein the second arm extends parallel to the side of the wheelchair when the swivel mechanism is in the storage position; wherein the second hinge leaf is movable along an arc contained within a plane between the storage and the deployed positions when the second arm is retrieved by a user in the wheelchair.