Patent ID: 7445416
Filing Date: 2008-11-04
Classification: A61G,B60P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair lift for use in conjunction with a vehicle having a floor, the lift comprising: a power actuating system, a platform assembly having first and second platform sections joined by a hinge, wherein the platform assembly is movable between a fully extended configuration, a pre-stowed position, and a stowed position, a linking assembly connecting the power actuating system to the platform assembly, the linking assembly having first and second vertical arms connected to the first and second platform sections, respectively, each vertical arm spaced from the other and from the hinge therebetween in the fully extended and pre-stowed positions, said vertical arms arranged for raising the platform assembly between the fully extended configuration and the pre-stowed position, wherein, when the platform assembly is in the extended position the arms are spaced apart with the platform assembly therebetween and after the lift has been raised to the pre-stowed position, at least one of the vertical arms is movable toward the other vertical arm to the stowed position.