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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1995
Steven Kerbis, Niagara Falls, NY (US);
Daniel D Cook, Lancaster, NY (US);
Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Albany, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for seating and transporting physically challenged individuals to and from commercial transport vehicles is disclosed. The system utilizes the aisle seat of the commercial transport vehicle for both seating and transporting the passenger. Modifications are made to both the aisle seat and the adjacent seat in order to provide a system capable of being detached while meeting all the safety and strength properties of the original seats. The present invention provides a very efficient and humane method of transporting physically challenged individuals from their wheelchairs to commercial transport vehicles as well as providing and efficient method of transportation when connections are necessary.