Personal Storage Apparatus for Wheelchairs and Other Mobility Assistance Devices

Abstract

The present invention relates to personal storage devices that are adapted to interconnection to personal mobility devices such as wheelchairs. In one embodiment an accessory bag is interconnected to a docking station with a tethering device that may stretch or be retractable.

1 . A method of using a retractable device on a personal mobility device, comprising:
 providing a docking station operably interconnected to the personal mobility device;   removing an accessory bag from the docking station, the accessory bag interconnected to the docking station by a tether, said removing including withdrawing the accessory bag from within at least a portion of a receptacle of the docking station;   holding the accessory bag;   releasing the accessory bag; and   wherein the accessory bag remains interconnected to the personal mobility device after said releasing.   
   
   
       2 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein a first end of the tether is interconnected to an interior of the docking station. 
   
   
       3 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the tether comprises at least one of an elastic or rubber material. 
   
   
       4 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein upon said releasing a biased member rewinds at least a portion of said tether, wherein said accessory bag is at least partially drawn back to the receptacle of the docking station. 
   
   
       5 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said holding further comprises opening a portion of the accessory bag to insert or remove an article. 
   
   
       6 . The method as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein said docking station includes at least one weephole for draining a liquid from the receptacle.