Connection assembly, auxiliary element, wheelchair, method for connecting and releasably locking, and method of unlocking and releasing
EP4438021A3Pending Publication Date: 2025-01-08SUNRISE MEDICAL GMBH & CO KG
Patent Information
- Application Number
- EP2024164463
- Authority / Receiving Office
- EP · EP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Priority Date
- 2023-03-27
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-19
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-08
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Abstract
The disclosure relates to a connection assembly (1) for connecting an auxiliary element (30) to a personal mobility vehicle, in particular in form of a wheelchair (50), comprising at least one first body (10) adapted to be attached to the auxiliary element (30); at least one second body (20) adapted to be attached to the personal mobility vehicle; and at least one locking assembly (40) adapted to lock the connection of the at least one first body (10) and the at least one second body (20); characterized in that the at least one locking assembly (40) comprises at least one locking spring (42) coupled to at least one locking member (43) and biasing the at least one locking member (43) into a locking position, and at least one return spring (41) coupled to at least one unlocking actuator and biasing the at least one unlocking actuator into a locked position, wherein actuating the at least one unlocking actuator causes the at least one locking assembly (40) to unlock, and the at least one locking member (43) of the at least one locking assembly (40) is allowed to be in a locking position, when the unlocking actuator is pushed or moved into the locked position.
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