Wheelchair passenger station

Details Wheelchair passenger station Wheelchair passenger station

2007-09-25

2010-12-21

Engle, Patricia L (Department: 3612)

Freight accommodation on freight carrier

Particular article accommodation

Wheeled vehicle

C410S007000, C410S019000

Reexamination Certificate

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07854576

ABSTRACT:
A rear facing wheelchair passenger station for securing a wheelchair in a large accessible transit vehicle. The station includes a forward excursion barrier for preventing forward movement of a wheelchair, lateral excursion barriers for preventing undesired lateral and rearward movement of the wheelchair, wall side flip seats which are adapted to covert the wheelchair passenger station for use by non-wheelchair persons, hand holds, high friction floor material for assisting in the prevention of movement of the wheelchair, and an electro-pneumatic control system.

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Photographs of wheelchair passenger stations, dates unknown.

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