Patent ID: 7926618
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A61G,B60P,B66B,B66F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A lift device to provide access to a stage for individuals with disabilities, the lift device including: a) a lift car for supporting a person in a wheel chair, the lift car having a floor, the lift car including opposing side walls, and further including entry and exit gates, the floor of the lift car having a deployed width when the lift device is in use, and the floor having a narrowed width that is narrower than its deployed width when it is necessary to transport the lift device through narrow passages; b) a support base for resting upon a ground surface, said support base including first and second supports on opposing sides of the lift car for resting upon a ground surface whenever the lift car supports a person in a wheel chair; and c) a lifting mechanism coupled between the support base and the lift car for selectively raising the lift car above the ground surface to a stage, or selectively lowering the lift car from the stage back to the ground surface relative to the support base.