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Powerchairs are electric wheelchairs that can move themselves using a motor rather than manual power, helping people who cannot push a manual wheelchair or need assistance crossing difficult terrain. Powerchairs have four or six wheels and different drive systems, and while most are not foldable some models can be partially disassembled for transport. There is a need for this invention as it allows those with mobility issues, fatigue, pain or heart conditions to be more independent in their movement, though current guidelines mean powerchairs often must be privately obtained rather than prescribed.

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Ass3 Ipm1 Lim

Powerchairs are electric wheelchairs that can move themselves using a motor rather than manual power, helping people who cannot push a manual wheelchair or need assistance crossing difficult terrain. Powerchairs have four or six wheels and different drive systems, and while most are not foldable some models can be partially disassembled for transport. There is a need for this invention as it allows those with mobility issues, fatigue, pain or heart conditions to be more independent in their movement, though current guidelines mean powerchairs often must be privately obtained rather than prescribed.

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POWERCHAIRS

1. What is the invention?


A wheelchair that uses an electric motor to move itself (often via differential
steering) as opposed to manual power. For people who are unable to push a
manual wheelchair or who may need to utilize a wheelchair across terrain that
would be exhausting in a manual wheelchair, motorized wheelchairs are
handy. They can also be used by persons who don't simply have
'conventional' mobility issues; they can also be utilized by those who have
heart-related and fatigue-related disorders.

2. How is your similar to or different from existing tools or technology in


terms of function?
Power chairs typically have four or six wheels and are not foldable, however
some models may be folded and others may be able to be partially
disassembled for transport.

There are four different types of power chair drive systems: front, center, rear,
and all-wheel. Castoring wheels are normally bigger than the castors of a
manual chair, whereas powered wheels are typically somewhat larger than
the trailing/castoring wheels. Power chairs with a center wheel drive feature
six wheels, with castors at the front and back.

[Link] is there in need for this invention? How will this invention make
the world a better place to
live in?
Users who are unable to use manual chairs are not the only ones who can
utilize powerchairs. A powerchair may be helpful in some situations for any
handicapped person with a mobility, tiredness, or pain-based disability or
cardio-vascular difficulties; however, current prescription procedures often
require that powerchairs for such use be privately acquired or rented for the
occasion.

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