MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202531030265 A) filed by Arka Jain University, Jharkhand on March 28, 2025, for Wheelchair Traction Improvement Device.
Inventor includes Rashmi Tirkey.
The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.
Abstract: A wheelchair traction improvement device, comprising a telescopic rod 101 having a motorized clamp 102 attached at a proximal region of rod 101 via a hinge 103, for clamping onto a wheelchair, a pair of telescopic links 104 attached at end of rods 101 via springs 105 for shock absorption, rectangular plates 106 are horizontally attached at ends of links 104 via ball and socket joints 107, plates 106 adapted to be positioned on a snowy or a slippery surface, multiple pneumatic pins 108 disposed at bottom surfaces of plates 106 for inserting into snowy or slippery surface for creating traction, a heating element installed with plates 106 for heating of plates 106 for melting a snow around plates 106, an imaging unit 109, in synchronization with a proximity sensor embedded on rod 101, installed on rod 101 to determine an obstacle in front of wheelchair.
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