| 摘要 |
PCT No. PCT/GB91/01827 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 29, 1993 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 29, 1993 PCT Filed Oct. 18, 1991 PCT Pub. No. WO92/07539 PCT Pub. Date May 14, 1992.A wheelchair is provided which due to its weight distribution and general design is particularly suited for enabling disabled people to play golf to a sufficient standard to enable them to play on a proper golf course and alongside able-bodied players. The wheelchair does not damage the golf course because it distributes its weight onto a wide surface area of the ground by virtue of wide wheels. A seat can be automatically raised so as to enable the wheelchair user to be lifted from a sitting position to a standing position at which the wheelchair user can play a proper golfing stroke using conventional golf clubs. The front wheel units have a wider track than the rear wheel units in order to provide lateral stability when the golfing stroke is being played. Relatively heavy components such as the lightweight battery unit and the seat adjustment mechanism are positioned low down in the wheelchair in order to provide a low center of gravity. The wheelchair is driven and the seat raised and lowered by means of control buttons on an arm rest. The arm rest is positioned such that, when the seat is in its raised position, the arm rest does not obstruct the golfing swing. |
