Patent ID: 7651111

Claim:
A retractable fixture for use with a wheelchair, comprising: an elongate track beside the wheelchair, the track having a forward end and a rear end; a carriage configured to travel along the track; a platform rotatably coupled to the carriage; and an arm rotatably coupled to the platform and coupled to an actuator; wherein the actuator selectively rotates the arm in first and second directions; wherein rotation of the arm in the first direction rotates the platform outwardly from behind the wheelchair, and rotation of the platform outwardly from behind the wheelchair forces the carriage to travel along the track toward the track forward end and the platform to move beside the wheelchair; and wherein rotation of the arm in the second direction rotates the platform inwardly from beside the wheelchair, and rotation of the platform inwardly from beside the wheelchair forces the carriage to travel along the track toward the track rear end and the platform to move behind the wheelchair.