Patent ID: 6726435
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B60P,Y10S

Abstract:
A personal mobility vehicle lift for use in conjunction with a vehicle having a door opening and a floor comprising:a generally horizontal platform structured to support a personal mobility vehicle thereatop; an upright powered lift mechanism connected to said platform for raising and lowering said platform when said platform is rearwardly positioned outside the vehicle, said platform moving between a lower position in proximity to the ground and an upper position in proximity to the level of the floor; an elongated stationary frame member structured for rigid connection atop the floor of the vehicle; an elongated moveable frame member slidably connected to said stationary frame member for linear movement along and lengthwise to said stationary frame; said moveable frame member slidably connected to said lift mechanism for linear movement of said lift mechanism along and lengthwise to said moveable frame member; a drive mechanism operably interconnecting said stationary and moveable frame members and said lift mechanism for controlling relative linear movement therebetween whereby, when said platform is in the upper position, said platform and said moveable frame member are controlledly reciprocally moveable linearly from the extended position beyond the floor and outside the vehicle inwardly through the door opening to a retracted position above and in close proximity to the floor and within the vehicle.