Wheelchair system

A wheelchair for supporting a person thereon, the wheelchair comprising:

• a seat having a front and rear end, the seat being arranged to support the person thereon;
• a base frame supported for rolling movement along the ground;
• a lift frame pivotally mounted on the base frame, the lift frame pivotally mounting the seat thereon;
• a forward actuator associated with the front end of the seat for controlling a height of the front end of the seat in relation to the base frame;
• and
• a rearward actuator associated with the rear end of the seat for controlling a height of the rear end of the seat in relation to the base frame;
• the forward and rearward actuators being operative independently of one another wherein one of the actuators is coupled between the base frame and the lift frame and the other actuator is coupled between the lift frame and the seat.

A wheelchair system for use with a vehicle having a plurality of occupant seats supported on a floor of the vehicle, the wheelchair system comprising:

• a wheelchair having:
• a base frame supported for rolling movement along the ground;
• a lift frame mounted on the base frame for movement relative to the base frame between a raised seating position and a lowered seating position in which the lift frame is lowered in relation to the raised seating position;
• and
• a seat arranged to be supported on the lift frame for movement with the lift frame between the raised and lowered seating positions;
• and
• a docking system having a first docking member arranged to be secured to the floor of the vehicle and a second docking member attached to the wheelchair;
• characterized in that the second docking member is mounted on the lift frame of the wheelchair adjacent a rear end of the lift frame and is arranged to secure the rear end of the lift frame directly to the first docking member in a transport position of the wheelchair.