WO2008041015A3 - Wheel chair and transport system for the same - Google Patents

Wheel chair and transport system for the same Download PDF

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WO2008041015A3
WO2008041015A3 PCT/GB2007/003823 GB2007003823W WO2008041015A3 WO 2008041015 A3 WO2008041015 A3 WO 2008041015A3 GB 2007003823 W GB2007003823 W GB 2007003823W WO 2008041015 A3 WO2008041015 A3 WO 2008041015A3
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wheelchair
vehicle
seat
attachment means
hoist system
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PCT/GB2007/003823
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Barry Alfred Morgan
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Barry Alfred Morgan
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60R—VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B60R9/00—Supplementary fittings on vehicle exterior for carrying loads, e.g. luggage, sports gear or the like
    • B60R9/04—Carriers associated with vehicle roof
    • B60R9/042—Carriers characterised by means to facilitate loading or unloading of the load, e.g. rollers, tracks, or the like
    • B60R9/0426—Carriers characterised by means to facilitate loading or unloading of the load, e.g. rollers, tracks, or the like for small vehicles, e.g. invalid chairs, perambulators
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G3/00—Ambulance aspects of vehicles; Vehicles with special provisions for transporting patients or disabled persons, or their personal conveyances, e.g. for facilitating access of, or for loading, wheelchairs
    • A61G3/02—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles
    • A61G3/0209—Loading or unloading personal conveyances; Facilitating access of patients or disabled persons to, or exit from, vehicles with storage means for unused wheelchair or stretcher
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61G—TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS; OPERATING TABLES OR CHAIRS; CHAIRS FOR DENTISTRY; FUNERAL DEVICES
    • A61G5/00—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs
    • A61G5/04—Chairs or personal conveyances specially adapted for patients or disabled persons, e.g. wheelchairs motor-driven

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  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
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  • Fittings On The Vehicle Exterior For Carrying Loads, And Devices For Holding Or Mounting Articles (AREA)

Abstract

An apparatus is provided for stowing a wheelchair or the like on a vehicle, in particular a domestic vehicle such as a car, and an improved powered wheelchair suitable for being stowed by the apparatus. A vehicle is provided having a seat to be occupied by a passenger or an operator, the vehicle comprising: a hoist system disposed on the roof of the vehicle and operable by a person located in the seat, the hoist system being adapted to move a powered wheelchair between a first position and a second position; wherein in the first position the wheelchair is within reach of a person located in the seat; and in the second position the wheelchair is securely stowed overlying the roof of the vehicle. A hoist system is also disclosed. A powered wheelchair comprises attachment means for attaching to a winch cable, the attachment means being disposed on the wheelchair such that when the wheelchair is raised by the attachment means the wheelchair is caused to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the wheelchair.
PCT/GB2007/003823 2006-10-07 2007-10-08 Wheel chair and transport system for the same WO2008041015A2 (en)

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EP07824077A EP2083783A2 (en) 2006-10-07 2007-10-08 Wheel chair and transport system for the same

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GB0619895.6 2006-10-07
GB0619895A GB2442462B (en) 2006-10-07 2006-10-07 Wheel chair and transport system for the same

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WO2008041015A2 WO2008041015A2 (en) 2008-04-10
WO2008041015A3 true WO2008041015A3 (en) 2008-05-29

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US4245947A (en) * 1978-08-24 1981-01-20 Clement Clyde H Self-loading car-top carrier
US4272218A (en) * 1977-11-10 1981-06-09 Carter Robert A Apparatus for transporting a wheelchair upon an automobile
WO1983002430A1 (en) * 1982-01-14 1983-07-21 Kenneth George Wyborn Loading device for a vehicle
US5827036A (en) * 1996-03-28 1998-10-27 Tip Top Mobility, Inc. Wheelchair lift

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US4440540A (en) * 1977-02-24 1984-04-03 David Gottlieb Apparatus for lifting a wheelchair onto the roof of an automobile
US4376611A (en) * 1981-06-04 1983-03-15 Koop Bruce H Car top carrier for wheelchair
JP3661882B2 (en) * 1994-06-16 2005-06-22 ヤマハ発動機株式会社 Auxiliary powered vehicle
JP2000237238A (en) * 1999-02-25 2000-09-05 Nisshin Jidosha Kogyo:Kk Wheelchair housing apparatus for vehicle
GB0126989D0 (en) * 2001-11-09 2002-01-02 Sinclair Clive M Wheelchair drive unit

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4272218A (en) * 1977-11-10 1981-06-09 Carter Robert A Apparatus for transporting a wheelchair upon an automobile
US4245947A (en) * 1978-08-24 1981-01-20 Clement Clyde H Self-loading car-top carrier
WO1983002430A1 (en) * 1982-01-14 1983-07-21 Kenneth George Wyborn Loading device for a vehicle
US5827036A (en) * 1996-03-28 1998-10-27 Tip Top Mobility, Inc. Wheelchair lift

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GB0619895D0 (en) 2006-11-15
EP2083783A2 (en) 2009-08-05
WO2008041015A2 (en) 2008-04-10
GB2442462B (en) 2010-05-19
GB2442462A (en) 2008-04-09

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