Wheelchair and lifting apparatus for handicapped persons driving automobiles
US5466111A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 1995 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 3, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S414/134
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheelchair and lifting apparatus and method for loading a wheelchair and its occupant into a desired position in a vehicle, such as the driver's position, by attaching the wheelchair to an open door of the vehicle, utilizing the seat-height adjustment mechanism of the wheelchair that varies the height of the seat of the wheelchair relative to its wheels to lift the wheelchair off the ground and closing the vehicle door so as to position the wheelchair inside the vehicle in an unassisted manner by the occupant, and reversing this sequence of operation for unloading the wheelchair and its occupant from the vehicle.
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