Patent ID: 8998558
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: A61G,B62D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A wheelchair lift system comprising: a vehicle having a vehicle body including a floor, a passenger side and a driver side, an opening formed in at least one of said passenger and driver sides, the vehicle body defining a vehicle cabin accessible by said opening, said cabin having a front seat positioned in a front seat area and a rear seat positioned in a rear seat area contained therein; a lateral actuator arm laterally extendable with respect to said vehicle body, said lateral actuator arm moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, said lateral actuator arm disposed underneath the rear seat in the vehicle cabin when said lateral actuator arm is in said retracted position; a vertical actuator arm coupled to said lateral actuator arm, said vertical actuator arm moveable between said extended position and said retracted position such that said vertical actuator arm is disposed outside said vehicle cabin in said extended position and inside said vehicle cabin in said retracted position, said vertical actuator arm vertically slidable with respect to said lateral actuator arm between a raised position and a lowered position; and a wheelchair support coupled to said vertical actuator arm, said wheelchair support positioned inside said vehicle and extending into the front seat area when said lateral actuator arm is in said retracted position and said vertical actuator arm is in said raised position, said wheelchair support positioned outside said vehicle when said lateral actuator arm is in said extended position and said vertical actuator arm is in said lowered position.