Abstract: A wheel chair hoist assembly for a vehicle having a body, a roof and a door opening comprises a support bar suspended within the body, with a mount tube reciprocally mounted upon the support bar. A boom having a retracted position within the body is located parallel to the support bar and at one end is secured to the mount tube. A motor operated winch assembly depends from the mount tube, and includes a drum with a cable wound thereon, and projected through the boom. The cable terminates in hooks to support a wheel chair. A reversible electric motor is supported upon the mount tube and drives a pinion in mesh with a stationary rack gear for reciprocally feeding the boom from its retracted position to an advanced position through the door opening. A manual remote control selectively connects the vehicle battery to the motor and to the winch assembly for alternately advancing and retracting the boom, and for alternately lowering and raising the wheel chair.

Abstract: A wheel chair hoist assembly for a vehicle having a body and a roof comprising a transverse support bar within the body secured to the roof. A mount tube with a depending winch mount bracket is reciprocably and slidably supported upon the support bar. A tubular boom, normally positioned within the body, is parallel to and secured to the mount tube and adapted for sliding projection outwardly of the body. A power winch having a drum is supported on the bracket and includes a cable around the drum guidably projected through the boom with its free end mounting a hook adapted to supportably engage a collapsed wheel chair. A manual switch is connected to a power source to energize the winch to elevate the wheel chair, and the boom is manually projected successively inward transferring the wheel chair into the body.