Patent ID: 6837670

Claim:
A wheelchair access system with a stacking platform for use in conjunction with a vehicle having a floor, comprising: a right-side vertical arm; a right-side elongated support having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the right-side elongated support being pivotably coupled with the right-side vertical arm; a left-side vertical arm; a left-side elongated support having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the left-side elongated support being pivotably coupled with the left-side vertical arm; a fixed platform section attached intermediate the first portions of the right-side and left-side elongated supports; an actuator powerable for moving the right-side and left-side vertical arms between positions outboard and inboard the vehicle; a moveable platform section coupled intermediate the right-side and left-side elongated supports for movement between the first portions and the second portions of the right-side and left-side elongated supports; and a linkage connected to the moveable platform section for movement with the actuator between a stowed orientation with the moveable platform section stowed with the fixed platform section at the first portions of the right-side and left-side elongated supports, and a deployed orientation with the moveable platform section moved to the second portions of the right-side and left-side elongated supports.