Shiftable assembly for a platform wheelchair lift
AssigneeFenton Mobility Products, Inc.
InventorsGerald James Hildom, Keven Crawford, Sean Clinton Fenton, Scott Ivan Fenton
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Abstract
An assembly for shifting a wheelchair lift within a vehicle, including a housing arranged to be secured to a floor of the vehicle and extend substantially parallel relative to an opening of a side doorway in the vehicle. The housing includes a bottom plate connected to a top plate and forming a first channel therebetween, a slidable member arranged within the first channel, and a means for displacing the slidable member along the first channel from a first position when stored to a second position in operation.
Claims19
An assembly for shifting a wheelchair lift within a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing arranged to be secured to a floor of the vehicle and extend substantially parallel relative to an opening of a side doorway in the vehicle, the housing comprising:
- a bottom plate fixedly connected to a top plate and forming a first channel therebetween;
- a slidable member arranged within the first channel;
- and,
- a means for displacing the slidable member along the first channel from a first position when stored to a second position in operation, wherein the means for displacing the slidable member comprises a gear rack fixedly secured to the slidable member and a first gear, wherein the first gear meshes with the gear rack;
- wherein:
- the slidable member moves independently of the top and bottom plates;
- and
- the wheelchair lift is connected to the slidable member.
An assembly for shifting a wheelchair lift within a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing arranged to be secured to a floor of the vehicle and extend substantially parallel relative to an opening of a side doorway in the vehicle, the housing comprising:
- a bottom plate;
- a top plate fixedly connected to the bottom plate and forming a first channel and a second channel therebetween, the top plate comprising:
- a first aperture;
- and,
- a second aperture;
- a first slidable member arranged within the first channel;
- a second slidable member arranged within the second channel;
- a means for displacing the first and second slidable members along the first and second channels, respectively, from a first position when stored to a second position in operation;
- and,
- a first support fixedly secured to the first slidable member, the first support arranged to engage the first aperture and extend through the top plate;
- wherein the first and second slidable members move independently of the top and bottom plates.
An assembly for shifting a wheelchair lift within a vehicle, comprising:
- a housing arranged to be secured to a floor of the vehicle and extend substantially parallel relative to an opening of a side doorway in the vehicle, the housing comprising:
- a bottom plate fixedly connected to a top plate and forming at least one channel therebetween, the top plate comprising an aperture;
- at least one slidable member arranged within the at least one channel;
- a support fixedly secured to the at least one slidable member, the support arranged to engage the aperture and extend through the top plate;
- and,
- a means for displacing the at least one slidable member along the at least one channel from a first position when stored to a second position in operation;
- wherein the at least one slidable member moves independently of the top and bottom plates.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.