Claims
- 1. A wheelchair comprising:a side frame having an upper side rail and a lower side rail; a cross-brace member having an upper end and a lower end; an upper grow-tab connected to said upper side rail and a link connected between said upper grow-tab and said upper end of said cross-brace member, said upper grow-tab and said link being laterally adjustable relative to one another to vary the lateral space between said upper side rail and said cross-brace member without varying the height of said upper side rail; and lower grow-tab connected to said lower side rail and adapted to be connected to said lower end of said cross-brace member, said lower grow-tab and said lower end of said cross-brace member being laterally adjustable relative to one another to vary the lateral space between said lower side rail and said cross-brace member without varying the height of said lower side rail.
- 2. A wheelchair according to claim 1, wherein lateral space between said cross-brace member and said side frame is varied by providing a plurality of laterally spaced apertures in each said grow-tab, any one of which is adapted to co-align with an aperture in a corresponding one of said link and said lower end of said cross-brace member, said co-aligning apertures being adapted to receive a fastener.
- 3. A wheelchair according to claim 1, further including a stop pin extending from said upper end of said cross-brace member and being adapted to engage said link to limit the travel of said cross-brace member.
- 4. A wheelchair according to claim 3, wherein said link comprises a relief having an abutment surface, said stop pin being adapted to engage said abutment surface.
- 5. A wheelchair according to claim 1, further including a seat rail integral with said side frame, said link comprises a relief which is adapted to receive said seat rail.
- 6. A wheelchair according to claim 5, wherein said seat rail is a tubular member and said relief has a shape complementary to said seat rail.
- 7. A wheelchair comprising:a pair of laterally spaced side frames, each said side frame having an upper side rail and a lower side rail; a cross-brace including two members connected together, each said cross-brace member having an upper end and a lower end; a pair of upper grow-tabs, each said upper grow-tab being connected to a corresponding one of said upper side rails, each said upper grow-tabs further being connected to said upper end of a corresponding one of said cross-brace members by a link, said upper grow-tabs and said links being laterally adjustable relative to one another to vary the lateral spacing between said upper side rails without varying the height of said upper side rails; and a lower grow-tab interconnecting each said lower side rail to said lower end of a corresponding one of said cross-brace members, said lower grow-tabs and said lower ends of each said cross-brace members being laterally adjustable relative to one another to vary the lateral spacing between said lower side rails without varying the height of said lower side rails.
- 8. A wheelchair according to claim 7, wherein lateral space between said cross-brace members and said side frames is varied by providing a plurality of laterally spaced apertures in each said grow-tab, any one of said apertures being adapted to co-align with an aperture in a corresponding one of said upper links and said lower ends of said cross-brace members, said co-aligning apertures being adapted to receive a fastener.
- 9. A wheelchair according to claim 7, further including a stop pin extending from said upper end of each said cross-brace member and being adapted to engage said links to limit the travel of said cross-brace members.
- 10. A wheelchair according to claim 7, wherein said links each comprise a relief having an abutment surface, said stop pins being adapted to engage said abutment surfaces.
- 11. A wheelchair according to claim 7, further including a seat rail integral with each said side frame, each said link comprising a relief which is adapted to receive a corresponding one of said seat rails.
- 12. A wheelchair according to claim 11, wherein said seat rails are tubular members and said relief in each said link has a shape complementary to said seat rails.
- 13. A folding wheelchair comprising:a pair of side frames each comprising an upper side rail and a lower side rail; a pair of pivotally connected cross-brace members each having an upper end and a lower end; a pair of upper grow-tabs each connected to a corresponding one of said upper side rails and pivotally connected to said upper end of a corresponding one of said cross-brace members by an upper link, said links being laterally displaceable relative to said upper grow-tabs to vary the lateral space between said upper side rails; and a pair of lower grow-tabs each connected to a corresponding one of said lower side rails and pivotally connected to said lower end of a corresponding one of said cross-brace members, said lower ends of said cross-brace members being laterally displaceable relative to said lower grow-tabs to vary the lateral space between said lower side rails.
- 14. A foldable wheelchair according to claim 13, wherein said upper and lower side rails are vertically spaced and fixed relative to each other.
- 15. A foldable wheelchair according to claim 13, further including a stop pin in said upper end of each said cross-brace member, each said stop pin being engageable with a corresponding one of said links to limit the pivotal travel of said cross-brace members.
- 16. A foldable wheelchair according to claim 13, wherein each said side frame further includes a seat rail, each said link further comprising a relief having a shape complementary to that of said seat rails, each said relief being adapted to receive a corresponding one of said seat rails.
- 17. A foldable wheelchair according to claim 16, wherein said seat rails are tubular.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application No. 09/028,602, filed on Feb. 24, 1998, now abandoned.
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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