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US 2026/0053683 A1Published application
Wheelchair location sensing device for a wheelchair accessible vehicle
AssigneeValeda Company (d/b/a "Q'Straint")
InventorsEdgardo CARDONA, Patrick GIRARDIN
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Abstract
Provided herein is an electronically-controlled wheelchair securement system with a winch apparatus that is adapted for pulling and steering a mobility device (e.g., wheelchair, scooter, stretcher, etc.) up and down the ramp of a rear-entry wheelchair accessible vehicle and for providing securement for the mobility device during transport.
Claims1
A mobility device securement system, comprising:
- a first front tie-down unit having a first motor for retracting a first restraint;
- a second front tie-down unit having a second motor for retracting a second restraint;
- a controller for the first and second motors, the controller being capable of operating the first and second motors at different speeds in response to a directional inputs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.