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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Emily Mascarenas, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David Johnston, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Philip Bigos, Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Michael Antonio Ciavaglia, Dearborn, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/02 (2006.01); A61G 3/06 (2006.01); A61G 3/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 3/0209 (2013.01); A61G 3/062 (2013.01); A61G 3/0808 (2013.01); B62D 25/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheelchair lift includes a base, and an arm slideably supported by the base. A chair support is rotatably supported by the arm. A linkage is supported by the arm and is extendable relative to the chair support from a coiled position to a straightened position. A motor is supported by the arm and is connected to the linkage. The linkage is coiled about the motor in the coiled position.