Height-adjustable cordless brake
CA 2498165 C · Owner: Human Care Canada Inc. · Inventors: Richter, Jeff; Hallgrimsson, Bjarki
Overview
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Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
The present invention relates to a cordless braking system for a mobility- aiding device such as a wheeled walker (a rollator) or a transport chair. The cordless braking system includes a brake actuating linkage disposed inside the leg and handlebar members of the mobility-aiding device which extends during height adjustment of the handlebars. The brake-actuating linkage and the leg/handlebar of the mobility-aiding device are designed to enable a locking pin or bolt to extend all the way therethrough to ensure that all of the height-adjustable members are secured together during use.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 24, 2005 and granted May 7, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 24, 2025.
- Certificates of supplementary protection extend only drug patents, and it isn't classified as one.
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