Patents Assigned to Wheelers Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Vehicle passenger boarding system
    Patent number: 5305486
    Abstract: A ramp stowable beneath the floor of a vehicle is normally power driven between retracted and extended positions. The drive, or propelling, mechanism for the ramp provides for the ramp to be manually disconnected from the propelling mechanism for manual extension and retraction in the event of a power failure in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Wheelers Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald E. Smith, Miles H. Kennington