Wheelchair accessible desk/lift
US5281017A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 25, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/134
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combination desk and wheelchair-lift adapted primarily for medical-surgical examination/treatment of a wheelchair-seated person comprises a mobile desk unit having a selectively retractable caster assembly. The wheelchair lift is attached to the desk by a linking slider assembly and is movable between a stored position underneath the desk and an extended position spaced from the desk. When in the extended position, a wheelchair may be rolled onto the wheelchair-lift rotatable platform and raised in a vertical direction by electrically actuated lifting mechanisms on either side of the platform. A clamp assembly is provided adjacent one of the lifting mechanisms for attaching a variety of diagnostic examination/treatment or medical-surgical equipment positioned adjacent the patient seated in the wheelchair.
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