Patent ID: 7083373

Claim:
A wheelchair transportation device for selectively attaching to a vehicle, said device including: a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a back wall and a pair of lateral walls, a front side of said housing forming an entry into an interior of said housing, said top wall having an elevated portion positioned adjacent to said front side and extending between said lateral walls; a door having a top edge, a bottom edge and a pair of side edges, a hinge hingedly coupling said bottom edge to said housing for selectively opening and closing said entry, said bottom edge being hingedly coupled to said bottom wall adjacent to said entry such that said door may being positioned in a vertical position covering said entry or angled away from said housing and wall adjacent to said entry such that said door may being positioned in a defining a camp; a coupler being mounted on said door for selectively coupling said door to said housing in a closed position, said coupler including a resiliently elastic band being attached to said door and positioned adjacent to said top edge, said band being selectively extendable around said elevated portion of said housing; and a plurality of securing, members for selectively securing said housing to the vehicle such that one of said lateral walls faces the vehicle.