Wheelchair lifting bay
US8007220B2 · kind B2 · utility
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16Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61G5/104
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheelchair lifting bay comprising base means, a lifting platform, lifting means and pivot means, in which the lifting platform is connected to the base means by the pivot means, in which the lifting platform comprises a bottom wall and a back wall, in which the pivot means is disposed rearward of said back wall and is spaced apart from it, in which the lifting means is mounted between the base means and the lifting platform forward of the pivot means, and in which the lifting means rotates the lifting platform about the pivot means in use such that the back wall follows a circumferential path about the pivot means.
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