Multi-functional wheel chair

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6416070
  • Patent Number
    6,416,070
  • Date Filed
    Thursday, November 9, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, July 9, 2002
    22 years ago
Abstract
A multi-functional wheel chair comprises a chair seat, a chair leg, two hand supporters, and a back rod. The chair seat includes a chair seat body, and a front side of the chair seat body is formed with an opening. The chair frame is installed below the chair seat and includes a plurality of chair legs, and a lower end of each chair leg is installed with a front wheel and a rear wheel. Two hand supporters each includes a supporter body. A rear side of the supporter body is installed with a handle. Each of the hand supporters is connected to a left and a right side of the chair seat through a first joint device. A back rod includes a rod body. The rod body is connected to a rod frame; the rod frame is connected to the chair frame through a second joint device. The user may be adhered to the rod body of the back rod for cleaning the back. Furthermore, the wheel chair can be moved to be near a commode for cleaning and going to stool. Moreover, excreta collector, shower nozzle frame, and drip frame can be installed in the present invention and is adjusted.
Description




FIELD OF THE INVENTION




The present invention relates to a multi-functional wheel chair, and especially to a wheel chair, which is installed with a back rod, so that a user may adhere on the rod body of the back rod for cleaning the back. Furthermore, the wheel chair can be moved to be near a commode for cleaning and going to stool. Moreover, excreta collector, shower nozzle frame, and drip frame can be installed in the present invention and is adjusted.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




In general, wheel chairs are convenient for patients or those inconvenient in moving. Therefore, it is important to these persons and thus manufactures of wheel chairs made many developments to improve the functions of wheel chairs. However, the prior art wheel chairs used commercially have still many disadvantages. For example, it is inconvenient in washing back, head and going to stool, and the hand supporters and back supporters are fixed and thus are lack of function of adjustment.




Therefore, there is eager demand for a novel wheel chair which may improve the abovesaid defects.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




Accordingly, the primary object of the present invention is to provide multi-functional wheel chair, in which a front side of the chair seat is installed with a back rod. The user may be adhered to the rod body of the back rod for cleaning the back.




Another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein the support body can rotate through 360 degrees around the pivotal element as a fulcrum for adjustment so as to clean the left side and right side of the user conveniently.




A further object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein the wheel chair can be moved to be near a commode for cleaning and going to stool.




An yet object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein a plurality of draining holes are formed near an edge of the chair seat body so that water on the top of the chair seat body can be drained out from the draining holes and thus water is not accumulated on the top of the chair seat body.




A still object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein a shower nozzle frame is installed for hanging the shower nozzle for cleaning. A movable shower nozzle water box can be used. One side of the chair seat body is firmly secured with a sleeve for being inserted by a drip frame for hanging with a drip bottle.




A still object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein each of a left and a right side of the opening is installed with a sliding track at a bottom of the chair seat, and an excreta collector is inserted from a rear side of the sliding tracks for cleaning and going to stool conveniently.




A still object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein a movable head washing frame may be installed on the two hand supporters and the handle for being pushed to a washing basin for washing head.




A last object of the present invention is to provide a multi-functional wheel chair, wherein each of the front chair legs is installed with a pedal for placing the leg of the user. Another end of the connecting rod covers on the front chair legs by a cover so that the pedals may turn upwards or downwards through 90 degrees or leftwards and rightwards through 90 degrees.




The various objects and advantages of the present invention will be more readily understood from the following detailed description when reading in conjunction with the appended drawing.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is an assembled perspective view of the present invention.





FIG. 2

is an exploded perspective view of the present invention.





FIG. 3

is an exploded perspective view of the chair seat and hand supporters of the present invention.





FIG. 4

is an exploded perspective view of the chair seat and back rod of the present invention.





FIG. 5

is a schematic view (


1


) showing the condition of the present invention.





FIG. 6

is a schematic view (


2


) showing the condition of the present invention.





FIG. 7

is a schematic view (


3


) showing the condition of the present invention.





FIG. 8

is a schematic view (


4


) showing the condition of the present invention.





FIG. 9

is a schematic view (


5


) showing the condition of the present invention.





FIG. 10

is a schematic view (


6


) showing the condition of the present invention.





FIG. 11

is a schematic view (


7


) showing the condition of the present invention.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS




Referring to

FIGS. 1 and 2

, the assembled perspective view and exploded perspective view of the preferred embodiment about the multi-functional wheel chair of the present invention are illustrated. The multi-functional wheel chair according to the present invention includes a chair seat


1


, a chair frame


2


, two hand supports


3


, and a back rod


4


. The chair seat


1


has a chair seat body


10


which has an approximate concave shape, and a front side thereof is formed with an opening


11


. The opening extended backwards to a proper distance. The bottom of the chair seat body


10


is installed with sliding tracks


12


at a left and a right side of the opening


11


so that an excreta collector can be inserted from a rear side (see FIG.


5


). A plurality of draining holes


13


are formed near an edge of the chair seat body


10


so that water on the top of the chair seat body


10


can be drained out from the draining holes


13


and thus water is not accumulated on the top of the chair seat body


10


. One side of the chair seat body


10


is pivotally installed with a shower nozzle frame


14


. As the shower nozzle frame


14


does not been used, it can be place horizontally, while as it is used then it is upright or placed vertically (see

FIG. 6

) so as to be pushed aside of the shower nozzle


6


for hanging the shower nozzle


6


for cleaning. A movable shower nozzle water box can be used. One side of the chair seat body


10


is firmly secured with a sleeve


15


for being inserted by a drip frame


7


(see

FIG. 7

) for hanging with a drip bottle


70


. The drip bottle can be adjusted upwards or downwards and then is locked by a fixing button


45


screwedly connected to sleeve


15


.




The chair frame


2


is made of metal tubes and is installed below the chair seat


1


. The chair frame


2


includes four chair legs


20


. An upper end of each leg


20


is properly connected to a bottom of the chair seat


1


. The lower end of each of two chair legs


20


is pivotally installed with a front wheel


21


, while the lower end of each of two chair legs


20


is pivotally installed with a rear wheel


22


. By the rolling of the front wheels


21


and the rear wheel


22


, the wheel chair may move convenient, moreover, the front wheel


21


may rotate for rotating the wheel chair. Each of the front chair legs


20


is installed with a pedal


23


for placing the leg of the user. The pedal


23


is pivotally installed to a connecting rod


24


. Another end of the connecting rod


24


covers on the front chair legs


20


by a cover


25


so that the pedals


23


may turn upwards or downwards through 90 degrees or leftwards and rightwards through 90 degrees.




The hand supports


3


are placed at the left and right sides of the chair seat


1


. Each of the hand support


3


has a support body


30


having an approximate L shape, which has the functions of supporting the hands and backs of the user. The surface of the hand supports is enclosed d by soft sponge


31


. The support body


30


has a rear side installed with a handle


32


for pushing the wheel chair. The bottom of the support body


30


is connected to a support frame


33


. The support frame


33


is telescopic and is formed by engaging an inner tube


34


with an outer tube


35


. The support body


30


is connected to an upper end of the inner tube


34


. The lower end of the outer tube


35


is connected to the left and right sides of the chair seat


1


. The inner tube


34


and outer tube


35


are telescopically for adjusting the length so that the support body


30


can be adjusted upwards or downwards (see FIG.


8


), and then a fixing button


36


screwedly connected to an upper end of the outer tube


35


serves to lock it.




A lower end of the support frame


33


is connected to the left and right sides of the chair seat


1


through a first joint device


37


(see FIG.


3


). The joint device


37


includes second ratchets


371


at a lower end of the support frame


33


and second ratchets


372


at the left and right sides of the chair seat


1


. The first ratchet


371


and second ratchet


372


are engageable and a pivotal element serves to pivotally connect the first ratchet


371


with the second ratchet


372


, and then is screwedly to a fixing button


374


. The support body


30


can rotate through 360 degrees around the fulcrum of the pivotal element


373


for adjustment (see FIG.


8


). By the engagement of the ratchets


371


and


372


, the object of a multi-stage positioning and adjustment is achieved. After adjusting, by tightly screwing the fixing button


374


, the orientation of the support body


30


can be fixed. The left and right hand supports


3


can be adjusted in orientation and longitudinally so as to clean the left side and right side of the user conveniently.




The back rod


4


is installed at a front side of the chair seat


1


, and includes a rod body


40


which is a horizontal body. The bottom of the rod body


40


is connected to supporting frame


41


. The supporting frame


41


is telescopic and is formed by an inner tube


42


and an outer tube


43


. The back rod body


40


is connected to an upper end of the inner tube


42


. The lower end of the outer tube


43


is connected to a transverse rod


44


installed at the front two chair legs


20


. The inner tube


42


and the outer tube


43


may adjust the length telescopically so that the supporter body


40


are adjusted upwards or downwards (see FIG.


8


). Then a fixing button


45


screwedly connected to an upper end of the outer tube


43


serves to lock it.




The lower end of the supporting frame


41


is connected to the transverse rod


44


of the front two chair legs


20


by a second joint device


46


(see FIG.


4


). The joint device


46


has two third ratchets


461


installed at the lower end of the supporting frame


41


and two fourth ratchets


462


installed at the transverse rod


44


. The two ratchets


461


and


462


are engaged with one another so that the rod body


40


may be adjusted upwards or downwards (see FIG.


8


). Therefore, an effect of multiple stage adjustment is achieved.




Referring to

FIG. 9

, in the present invention, a front side of the chair seat


1


is installed with a back rod


4


. The user may be adhered to the rod body


40


of the back rod


4


for cleaning the back. Furthermore, referring to the

FIG. 10

, a movable head washing frame


8


may be installed on the two hand supporters


30


and the handle


32


for being pushed to a washing basin for washing head. Moreover, referring to

FIG. 11

, in the present invention, the wheel chair can be moved to be near a commode for cleaning and going to stool.




Therefore, in the defects of prior art, such as inconvenience of washing back, head and going to stool, the hand supporters and back supporters are fixed and adjustment, are improved by the present invention.




Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the details described thereof. Various substitutions and modifications have been suggested in the foregoing description, and others will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art. Therefore, all such substitutions and modifications are intended to be embraced within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.



Claims
  • 1. A multi-functional wheel chair comprising:a chair seat including a chair seat body, a front side of the chair seat body being formed with an opening formed therethrough; a chair frame installed below the chair seat and including a plurality of chair legs, a front pair of the plurality of chair legs each having a lower end coupled to a front wheel and a rear pair of the plurality of chair legs each having a lower end coupled to a rear wheel; two hand supports respectively coupled to opposing sides of the chair seat, each hand support including a support frame coupled to the chair seat and a support body coupled to the support frame, each support body having an L-shape to extend along a side and rear portion of the chair seat for forming a support for both a user's arm and back, the support body having a handle portion extending from a rear side thereof, each support frame including an outer tube coupled to a respective side of the chair seat by a first joint device for angularly adjusting an orientation of the support body and an inner tube having one end coupled to the support body and an opposing end telescopically and adjustably coupled to the outer tube; and a back rod including a rod body connected to a rod frame, the rod frame being connected to the chair frame through a second joint device adapted for incremental angular adjustment of the rod frame relative to the chair frame.
  • 2. The multi-functional wheel chair as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pair of connecting rods respectively pivotally coupled to the two front chair legs and a pair of pedals respectively pivotally coupled to the connecting rods, each of the pedals being pivotally displaceable through 90 degrees about an axis directed in a first direction, each of the connecting rods being pivotally displaceable through 90 degrees about an axis directed in a second direction, the second direction being substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
  • 3. A multi-functional wheel chair comprising:a chair seat including a chair seat body, a front side of the chair seat body being formed with an opening formed therethrough; a chair frame installed below the chair seat and including a plurality of chair legs, a front pair of the plurality of chair legs each having a lower end coupled to a front wheel and a rear pair of the plurality of chair legs each having a lower end coupled to a rear wheel; two hand supports respectively coupled to opposing sides of the chair seat, each hand support including a support frame coupled to the chair seat and a support body coupled to the support frame, each support body having an L-shape to extend along a side and rear portion of the chair seat for forming a support for both a user's arm and back, the support body having a handle portion extending from a rear side thereof; and a back rod including a rod body connected to a rod frame, the rod frame being connected between the front pair of chair legs by a joint device adapted for incremental angular adjustment of the rod frame relative to the chair frame, the rod frame being formed by an inner tube and an outer tube which are telescopically connected to one another, the rod body being connected at an upper end of the inner tube and a lower end of the outer tube connected to the joint device, the outer tube having a fixing button connected thereto for locking a position of the inner tube.
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