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Patent drawings showing mechanism for independently reclining the chair.

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Title

Patent drawings showing mechanism for independently reclining the chair.

Subject

Wheelchair technology

Description

Patent drawings titled "Chaise-couche-Roy" for an improvement in construction allowing the occupant to shift position independently. Three figures. 1) side view of chair reclining; 2) overhead view of six radiating legs on castors; 3) back of the chair.

Creator

Joseph Roy

Source

Canadian Intellectual Properties Office, Canadian Patents Database, Patent No. 5,115, http://www.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/5115/summary.html?type=number_search&tabs1Index=tabs1_1

Publisher

Carleton University Disability Research Group

Date

August 26, 1875

Rights

public domain

Format

Jpeg of digitized document

Type

Document

Identifier

CIPO_5115_1.2

Coverage

Canada, 1875

Collection

Early History

Tags

Medical Technology, Orthopaedic apparatus, Patient aids, Wheelchairs

Citation

Joseph Roy, “Patent drawings showing mechanism for independently reclining the chair.,” Mobility Histories, accessed December 1, 2023, https://mobilityhistories.omeka.net/items/show/5.

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