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Abstract

A wheelchair coupler apparatus for coupling two wheelchairs together allows the two wheelchairs to be pushed simultaneously by one person. The wheelchair coupler has an elongated arm having a pair of end portions with each end portion having a wheelchair frame engaging portion for attaching the elongated arm to a first wheelchair frame. A second wheelchair attaching member is attached to the elongated arm and extends generally perpendicular and has a wheelchair frame engaging fastener for removably attaching to a second wheelchair frame so that the elongated arm is attached to one wheelchair and a second wheelchair attaching member is attached to a second wheelchair to thus couple the wheelchairs together. The second wheelchair attaching member is hingedly attached to the elongated arm so that it can be folded out of the way when the wheelchairs are not coupled together. The elongated arm is attached to a first wheelchair frame by sliding a U-shaped end onto one frame member and an L-shaped opposite end onto another frame member and sliding a fastening bracket to seal the L-shaped end to another frame member. A second wheelchair attaching member is attached to a second wheelchair with a U-shaped end portion which slips over a wheelchair frame member and has a sliding fastener to lock the wheelchair frame member together.

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