Patents Assigned to Gowrings Ltd.
  • Vehicle entry system for invalids and a wheel chair suitable for use with the entry system
    Patent number: 4457663
    Abstract: A vehicle entry system for invalids includes a wheelchair and a wheelchair mounting device. The wheelchair mounting device includes a platform that is swivellably and non-tiltably mounted in a motor vehicle. The wheelchair is moved forwardly to straddle the platform when the platform is extended out from a vehicle opening. The wheelchair's wheels are then movable in at least a vertical direction, relative to the wheelchair's seat, to a level above the sill of the vehicle opening to clear same as the platform is swivelled into the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Assignee: Gowrings Ltd.
    Inventors: Colin E. Hems, Ian S. Copsey