Patent ID: 8919626

Claim:
In a power chair carrier system for receiving a power chair in a docking position on a motor vehicle wherein said power chair includes a power chair drive assembly having a drive battery, electric drive motor, drive wheels, auxiliary wheels and support framework and wherein said power chair includes an upper portion having a seat, arms and a backrest, the combination comprising: (a) an elevating motor mounted on said upper portion connected to an elevating mechanism that, when energized while the power chair is in the docking position on said motor vehicle, raises or lowers the power chair drive assembly; (b) a removable docking hitch, for connection to a hitch socket mounted on said vehicle, including a horizontal mounting bar and vertical riser; (c) a docking structure including a mounting plate having a docking receiver and a guide slot on said docking hitch to contact the upper portion of said power chair; and (d) a locking plate with a locking pin positioned on said upper portion for contacting said mounting plate to permit the locking pin to engage said guide slot and to permit the power chair to be driven into the docking position; whereby energizing said elevating motor raises said power chair drive assembly to a storage position wherein the chair's wheels are out of contact with a road or parking lot surface.