Car rack for wheelchairs and the like

Material or article handling – Vehicle attached auxiliary carriers

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224510, 224521, 224536, 224532, 414540, B60P 306

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054824249

ABSTRACT:
A rack is disclosed for mounting on the rear of a car for carrying a wheelchair. The wheelchair has a seat supporting framework that includes two parallel horizontal frame members close to the ground. The rack includes a pair of chair support members for engaging the two horizontal frame members with the chair on the ground and powered lift members for raising the chair to a traveling position above the ground and for lowering the chair downwardly to the ground for removing the chair from the rack thereby eliminating any need for anyone to lift the chair.

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Wheel-Chair Carrier Inc., Tilt N Tote, date unknown, but believed to be prior art.

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