Patent ID: 11925588
Assignee: THE BRAUN CORPORATION
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 14:
15. A method of modifying an OEM vehicle to a modified vehicle capable of transporting at least one wheelchaired passenger, the OEM vehicle including a chassis supported by a pair of front wheels and rear wheels, a vehicle floor, and a rear suspension assembly, the method comprising:
disassembling the rear suspension assembly from the chassis;
coupling an arc-shaped rear wall to the vehicle floor, where an apex of the arc-shaped rear wall is located as a furthest rearward point of the arc-shaped rear wall;
decoupling a front cross-member from a first mounting arm and a second mounting arm of the rear suspension assembly;
coupling a second front cross-member to the first mounting arm and the second mounting arm; and
assembling the rear suspension assembly with the second front cross-member to the chassis such that the second front cross-member is located rearward of the apex of the arc-shaped rear wall.