摘要 |
A universal swing-away detachable footrest bracket assembly for a wheelchair. The footrest bracket assembly includes an upper footrest tube assembly including an upper support plate mounted on a frame tube of the wheelchair, a lower support plate mounted on the frame tube in a vertically aligned, spaced-apart relationship with the upper support plate, an upper footrest support member having an upper flange and a lower flange in a vertically aligned, spaced-apart relationship with the upper flange. The upper and lower flanges are capable of being pivotally mounted on the upper support plate and the lower support plate, respectively. The footrest bracket assembly also includes a lower footrest tube assembly including a lower footrest support member connected to the upper footrest support member, an outwardly extending tube frame connected to a lower end of the lower footrest support member, and a footrest removably attached to the tube frame. The footrest bracket assembly is capable of being positioned on either the left or right side of the wheelchair by pivotally mounting the upper footrest tube assembly to the frame tube of the wheelchair. |