REAR WHEEL MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A WHEELCHAIR

摘要

A rear wheel mounting assembly for a wheelchair having a frame with upper and lower longitudinal members vertically spaced from one another and disposed along the same side of the frame. The rear wheel mounting assembly includes an elongated upright member with a plurality of spaced apart recesses arranged longitudinally along an inward face. The elongated upright member includes a clamp disposed at each of its ends. One of the clamps is clamped to the upper longitudinal frame member and the other to the lower longitudinal frame member. The rear wheel mounting assembly includes a camber clamping assembly having an aperture for receiving and retaining an axle of a rear wheel and a removable clamp having a clamping surface engaged with a portion of the elongated upright member. The clamping surface comprises a projection received within one of the recesses of the elongated upright member.