Patents Assigned to B & D Independence, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20160338888
    Abstract: A device for securing a mobility device in a mobility vehicle or on a lifting device that is installed in or on a mobility vehicle or trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: B & D Independence, Inc.
    Inventor: Larry Dean Michels
  • Patent number: 9403448
    Abstract: A transfer seat base for a vehicle having a floor includes a rail frame configured for connection to a vehicle floor; a carriage frame mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the rail frame and including a top plate for receipt of a seat mountable thereto, a lift assembly for enabling selective vertical movement of the top plate relative to the rail frame, and a rotation assembly for enabling selective rotation of the top plate relative to the rail frame; a motive mechanism for selectively moving the carriage frame along the rail frame between a forward driving position and a rearward occupant transfer position; a pedal guard assembly including a base plate connected to the carriage frame, a guard plate hingedly connected to the base plate to pivot between a down, rest position and an up, guard position and a locking mechanism for releasably locking the guard plate in the up, rest position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: B & D Independence, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Evans, Larry D. Michels, Travis D. Rigg