Chair lift apparatus

A power chair lift apparatus for moving of a person from and to a restricted area, comprising an horizontal power unit adapted to be rigidly affixed in upwardly spaced relation above a restricted area and having a movable member movable transversely into and from said area, a carriage secured to said movable member of said horizontal power unit for selective positioning in alignment with the restricted area and outside said restricted area, a chair lift power piston-cylinder unit secured to said carriage and depending downwardly therefrom, said chair power piston-cylinder unit including a vertically movable member, a chair unit secured to said movable member of said chair power unit for corresponding vertical positioning, hydraulic fluid supply means for said power cylinder units, and a control means for selectively connecting said hydraulic power fluid supply to the opposite ends of said power units for corresponding positioning of the carriage and the chair, said chair unit includes a rigid support chair seat, a wheelchair unit having a seat on substantially the level of the chair seat and a removable back, and means to selectively couple said wheelchair to said chair unit with said removable back adjacent the entrance to said chair seat.