Appeal No. 2002-1877
Application No. 09/290,742
Independent claim 1 sets forth a cross brace assembly for
use on a wheelchair comprising, inter alia, a cross brace
assembly comprising a pair of cross arms having an intermediate
pivot point, a support attached to a lower portion of at least
one of said cross arms which non-latchingly contacts and supports
an upper end of the other of the cross arms when the cross brace
assembly is in an open position, and two positioning links
pivotally connected at one end to a side frame member and
pivotally connected at another end to a cross arm so that a
positioning link substantially does not transfer any bearing
load. Independent claim 7 addresses a collapsible wheelchair
comprising, inter alia, a cross brace assembly comprising first
and second cross arms with a scissoring-type pivot point
therebetween, with each of the cross arms having a support member
which non-latchingly supports the other of the cross arms when
the cross brace assembly is in an open position. Independent
claim 10 specifies a wheelchair comprising, inter alia, a pair of
cross arms, with the top portion of each cross arm being
pivotally connected to a positioning link so that the positioning
link does not transfer any bearing load, at least one of the
cross arms having a positioning brace connected thereto which
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