Patent ID: 6599080
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61G,B61D,Y10S

Abstract:
A device for transferring a person, between a stationary platform and a passenger compartment floor, comprising:(1) a support surface; (2) power means to move the support surface between a first floor surface and a second floor surface, wherein the first floor surface and the stationary platform are at substantially the same level and wherein the second floor surface and the passenger compartment floor are at substantially the same level; and (3) a passenger compartment, coupled to a vehicle, comprising: (a) a staircase, arranged around the support surface, coupling the first floor surface and the second floor surface, wherein a second person can climb between the first floor surface and the second floor surface independent of the support surface position; and (b) an entrance, located on a side of the passenger compartment nearest the stationary platform, wherein the entrance, the first floor surface, and the stationary platform are at substantially the same level, wherein the support surface is flush with a first portion of the first surface and a second portion of the first surface is coupled to the staircase when the support surface is at the first floor surface.