Patent ID: 6575677
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A61G

Abstract:
In a mass transit vehicle having a vehicle axis, a floor, sidewalls, a plurality of seats, a wheelchair securement area, and front and rear attachment assemblies for securing a wheelchair in said wheelchair securement area, the method of positioning the front attachment assembly between a stowed position and a deployed position comprising:providing a stationary member; providing a first crank belt mechanism and maintaining said crank belt mechanism in a stationary position adjacent said stationary member; providing a second crank belt mechanism; providing a slidable anchor and mounting said second crank belt mechanism with said slidable anchor; slidably mounting said slidable anchor and said second crank belt mechanism with said stationary member; moving said slidable anchor and said second crank belt mechanism relative to said stationary member toward and transversely of said axis into an operating position extended from said stationary member; and, moving said slidable anchor and said second crank belt mechanism relative to said stationary member away from and transversely of said axis into a non-operating position.