Foot rest holder for wheelchairs

a foot rest and wheelchair technology, applied in the field of foot rest holders, can solve the problems of inability to find the foot rest, frustrating occurrences, and people's inability to remember the location of the foot rest, so as to prevent misplacing the foot rest, easy to attach to the wheelchair, and convenient to remov

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US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
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Publication Date
2007-09-20
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Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

An apparatus for holding a wheelchair's footrests when not in use. The apparatus comprises an elongated upright member having a first predetermined shape and formed of a first predetermined material. Such first member is engageable with a rear upright post of a wheelchair. A clip member is attachable to such elongated upright member for holding such footrest of such wheel chair. The clip member has a second predetermined shape and is formed of a second predetermined material. There is a first means for securing the elongated upright member to such rear upright post of such wheelchair and a bolt for securing such clip member to the elongated upright member.
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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is closely related to and claims benefit from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 783,358 filed Mar. 17, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The present invention relates, in general, to a foot rest holder, and, more particularly, the present invention relates to a foot rest holder for wheelchairs that provides storage for such foot rest when not in use which permits such foot rest to remain with the wheelchair.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0003] When not in use many wheelchair footrests are removed for convenience. The footrests are then placed under the bed, in a closet, in drawers or any other easy accessible location. Unfortunately, when it comes time to replace the footrests for use when they are needed, they invariably cannot be found. Some people cannot remember the location where the footrests were stored or some one has moved the footrests. So the wheel chair user needs the footrests but they are unavailable. This...

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[0014]Prior to proceeding with the more detailed description of the present invention it should be noted that, for the sake of clarity, identical components which have identical functions have been designated by identical reference numerals throughout the several views illustrated in the drawings.

[0015]In a first aspect the present invention provides an apparatus, generally designated 10, for holding a wheelchair's footrests 2 when not in use. The apparatus 10 comprises an elongated upright member 4 having a first predetermined shape and formed of a first predetermined material. Such first elongated upright member 4 is engageable with a rear upright post 6 of a wheelchair. A clip member 8 is attachable to the elongated upright member 4 for holding such footrest 2 of such wheel chair. The clip member 8 has a second predetermined shape and is formed of a second predetermined material. There is a first means, generally designated 20, for securing the elongated upright member 4 to such ...