Self Moving Cart for Invalids, and Method for Managing Said Cart in Business Centres or Other Specific Areas
AssigneeMp S.R.L
InventorMarco Paolacci
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Abstract
The present invention concerns a self moving transport mean for partially disabled people and a method for using said transport mean in shopping centres or other specific public areas. The transport mean houses seats or wheel-chairs and gives the user the chance to access all the services of said areas thanks to proper drive systems, safety devices, and a simple and safe lifting device of a flat surface supporting the wheel-chair or the seat. The method of the invention provides a box for housing and recharging the transport means and the exchange of data between them and a central processing unit of the area apt to let the completely enjoying the services of the area and the mobility features of the transport means.
Claims37
1-47. (canceled)
Self moving transport mean for partially disabled people comprising:
- at least one flat surface supporting at least one wheelchair or a seat,
- at least one electric traction motor,
- a plurality of wheels touching the ground,
- a steering system,
- a drive interface,
- lifting means (27) for lifting said flat surface (11) supporting said wheel-chair (12) or seat with respect to the ground characterized in that it comprises a chassis to which are bound said wheels (14), said lifting means (27) resting between said chassis and said flat surface (11).
Method for managing a transport mean for partially disabled people in specific areas such as business centres, shopping centres or the like, characterized in that said method comprises phases of:
- access of a user to a specific area comprising at least one housing box of a transport mean for partially disabled people, and transfer to said housing box;
- getting of the user onboard said transport mean;
- enabling said transport mean;
- driving said transport mean towards desired destinations inside said specific area;
- driving said transport mean back to said housing box;
- parking said transport mean inside said housing box and disabling it;
- getting of the user off the transport mean;
- and
- resting of said transport mean in said housing box until its next use, said housing box being also apt to recharge batteries of said transport mean.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.