MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517049046 A) filed by Flemmer, Rory Christian; and Flemmer, Claire Lorraine, Palmerston North, New Zealand, on May 21, for 'a wheel assembly for a manual wheelchair.'
Inventor(s) include Flemmer, Rory Christian; and Flemmer, Claire Lorraine.
The application for the patent was published on July 25, under issue no. 30/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Manual wheelchairs are generally propelled by rotation of a pushrim or handrail, forward or backwards. The propulsive effort is inefficient, impulsive, repetitive, and damaging to muscles and connective tissue. A wheel assembly, disclosed here, has a pushrim as well as a folding handle. The wheel assembly can operate in a first or standard mode with the handle furled, where the pushrim is functionally connected to a road wheel such that the wheel turns forward or backward, as the pushrim turns forward or backward. A second mode is provided where the handle is deployed and the road wheel turns strictly forwards, when the pushrim or handle is moved either forward or backwards. This mode is selected when the handle is unfurled and latched. Three selectable gear ratios as well as braking and anti-rollback protection are provided."
The patent application was internationally filed on Oct. 25, 2023, under International application No.PCT/NZ2023/050113.
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