Patents Assigned to County of Santa Clara, State of California
  • Wheelchair lift for public transportation vehicle
    Patent number: 4071152
    Abstract: A lift for use in a public conveyance such as a bus, train, et cetera, such that a wheelchair can be rolled onto the lift platform at ground level and be transported into the vehicle. The lift platform moves vertically in a well in the vehicle to the passenger level and then rotates into the bus as the doors are closed. Exit from the vehicle is accomplished in the reverse manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: County of Santa Clara, State of California
    Inventors: Jordan A. Kinkead, James T. Pott, Roger M. Sherman, Eugene F. Sullivan