Material or article handling – Self-loading or unloading vehicles – Loading or unloading by other carrier or mover means – and...
Patent
1983-10-26
1985-10-01
Sheridan, Robert G.
Material or article handling
Self-loading or unloading vehicles
Loading or unloading by other carrier or mover means, and...
212269, 414921, B60P 154
Patent
active
045443211
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for moving a wheelchair into and out of an automobile under the control of a disabled person using the wheelchair. The apparatus comprises a wheelchair supporting assembly secured to the interior roof of the automobile rearwardly of the driver's seat, the wheelchair supporting assembly being movable generally laterally inwardly and outwardly of the automobile when the driver's door is open and having means at its outer end for engaging and lifting the wheelchair. When the disabled person approaches an automobile in the wheelchair, he opens the driver's door, moves the wheelchair close to the automobile and positions himself on the driver's seat in the automobile. Thereafter, he actuates suitable control means on the dashboard to extend the wheelchair supporting assembly laterally outwardly of the automobile. The lifting means at the outer end of the assembly are then connected to the wheelchair and the control means on the dashboard are again actuated to move the lifting means upwardly which folds and lifts the wheelchair, and then to move the support assembly laterally inwardly to move the folded wheelchair into the rear portion of the automobile behind the driver's seat.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3844418 (1974-10-01), Lamer
patent: 3957164 (1976-05-01), Brown
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