Wheelchair storage apparatus
OwnerDavid E. McAllisterinventor
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Abstract
Apparatus for the storage of a wheelchair on top of a motor vehicle, comprised of a ramp member resting upon the ground upon which said wheelchair is loaded by an individual sitting within said motor vehicle, the ramp being attached by beam members to means for raising the ramp from the ground level onto the top of said vehicle and means for lowering said ramp and wheelchair from the top of said vehicle to ground level, the lowering and raising means controlled from within said vehicle. The apparatus further includes a casing for enclosing the wheelchair and the lifting and lowering mechanisms on top of the vehicle.
Claims4
An apparatus for storage of a wheelchair on top of a motor vehicle comprising:
- a ramp member upon which said wheelchair is loaded;
- at least one beam member affixed to said ramp member;
- a casing, having an opening, mounted on the top of said vehicle;
- a frame member affixed to the floor of said casing;
- a frame pivotal member pivotally attached at one end to said frame member;
- a frame raising member pivotally attached at one end to the other end of said frame pivotal member;
- a frame lever member affixed perpendicularly to said frame raising member;
- an upper beam attachment member affixed to the other end of said frame raising member for the pivotal attachment of said beam member;
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- means for rotating said frame pivotal member and frame raising member in order to raise said ramp and beam member into said casing and to lower said ramp and beam member to ground level upon reversing the direction of rotation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.