Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The Benoît Systèmes Kitcool was designed as a wheelchair accessory for the purposes of providing a stable reclined wheelchair position, conducive to relaxation for the wheelchair-enabled. For this purpose, the Kitcool was also specifically designed with the following specifications:
- installation on any wheelchair
- swift, user-operated, mounting and unmounting of the accessory (otherwise, no attendant technical skills required)
- absolute security of the tilting mechanism
- foldable for easy transportation or storage, in compliance with wheelchair manufacturer guidelines
- adjustable according to body types and relaxation positions
- usable on any type of ground surface
- normal and usual wheelchair function when not reclined
- easy toggle between reclined and upright positions
The Kitcool invention is recited in a family of patents: FR2739019,
WO/1997/010791, AU7133996A, US6099021A and EP0959860A1, titled (in English) Accessory for supporting a wheelchair in a stable reclined position.
The set of 8 patent figure drawings is included below.
Figures 1 to 6 (left) show the various positions of the wheelchair, from upright to reclining, and back to upright.
Figure 7 (right) shows the adjustable backrest and supporting pole, attached to the wheelchair handles, and to be connected to the inverted stabilizing “T” bar.
Figure 8 (right) shows a detail view of the mounting assembly, designed to attach the Kitcool to the wheelchair handles.
References
Benoit Systèmes (website)
http://www.benoitsystemes.com/entreprise2.html (English version)
Benoît Systèmes - Kitcool
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