Chaitanya K Musham

US Patent:

20140042727, Feb 13, 2014

Filed:

Aug 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/572922

Inventors:

Chaitanya Kumar Musham - Little Rock AR, US

International Classification:

A61G 5/10

US Classification:

2803041

Abstract:

The present invention relates to a reconfigurable wheel chair designed to assist physically challenged people to use toilets without moving off wheel chairs. The wheel chair comprises a split seat, which includes a central retractable part. The rest of said seat is a sliding part, which rests on rails and is free to move over the toilet seat when enabled using mechanisms known in the art such as motor screw mechanism, etc. The wheel chair further comprises a sensor for aligning the chair to the toilet seat automatically. In use, once the wheel chair is aligned, the retractable part of the seat moves down. The roller at the back of the wheelchair seat is moved down onto the toilet to provide additional support. The motor is then activated that moves the sliding part of the seat over the toilet seat.