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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2013
Garrett J. Smith, Chicago, IL (US);
Darren K. Back, Greencastle, IN (US);
Stephen A. Asztalos, Angola, IN (US);
Judson Smith, Greencastle, IN (US);
Garrett J. Smith, Chicago, IL (US);
Darren K. Back, Greencastle, IN (US);
Stephen A. Asztalos, Angola, IN (US);
Judson Smith, Greencastle, IN (US);
Dallas Smith Corporation, Greencastle, IN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for providing wheelchair access to a vehicle, including a deployable wheelchair access assembly coupled to the vehicle and deployable to a position in which one end of the assembly is in contact with the ground. The wheelchair access assembly can include multiple panels. Some embodiments include a control system for adjusting the angular relationship of one panel relative to another panel. Yet other embodiments include a sensor for measuring the inclination of the deployed assembly relative to earth's gravity. In yet other embodiments the vehicle includes a sensor for measuring the inclination of the vehicle relative to earth's gravity, and a plurality of suspension actuators for changing the inclination of the vehicle.