Patent ID: 6089817
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A61G,B60P,Y10S

Abstract:
A wheelchair lift for a wheelchair and a person in the wheelchair, comprising:a) a base;b) a platform for the wheelchair;c) a lift mechanism between the platform and the base, with the lift mechanism supporting the platform relative to the base, with the lift mechanism raising and lowering the platform from a first level to a second level, said lift mechanism including an arm fold link, said arm fold link pivotally mounted to said platform, said arm fold link pivotal down to said platform, in which said arm fold link is proximate said platform and in a general common plane therewith, said arm fold link pivotal to an upright operating position on said platform in which said arm fold link extends upright away from the platform wherein the lift mechanism can raise and lower the platform from the first level to the second level; andc) a first linear actuator between the lift mechanism and the base, with the first linear actuator drawing the platform to a storage configuration in the base and away from the base to an operating configuration, and with the linear actuator further operating the lift mechanism to raise and lower the platform from the first level to the second level.