The restraint and retractor assembly described and claimed herein are for securing a wheelchair to a support while the wheelchair is in transit. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one securement assembly having a configuration in which a portion of the wheelchair is secured in the vehicle. In this embodiment, the securement assembly includes a retractor secured to the vehicle and a restraint that has both of its ends secured to or near the retractor and a middle segment extends to and from a spool in the retractor, a middle segment is connected to the wheelchair by a connector and passes through an opening in the connector, providing a double length of flexible webbing to secure the wheelchair to the support surface.

The embodiments described and claimed herein relate to a wheelchair securement system that includes a wheelchair securement area, wherein the securement area comprises a front end and a rear end. The securement system includes a first restraint, a second restraint, a third restraint, and a fourth restraint, each of which is anchored near the front end of the securement area and is adapted to extend from the front end of the securement area, wherein the first restraint and the second restraint are adapted to connect to a front portion of the wheelchair, and the third restraint and the fourth restraint are adapted to connect to rear portion of the wheelchair.

A track assembly for positioning and removably securing wheelchairs and transit seats (250) in a vehicle, having a first rail having a frame (20, 20A), the (20, 20A)frame having a top surface (21), a first side surface (22), a second side surface (239, and a longitudinal axis (X). The track assembly further includes a plurality of apertures (25) having a shape, the apertures (25) evenly distributed within the top surface (21) along the longitudinal axis (X) of the frame (20), a plurality of channels (30) connecting the first and second side surfaces (22, 23) proximate the top surface (21), the channels (30) evenly distributed along the longitudinal axis (X) of the frame (20), and a second rail identical to and arranged in parallel with the first rail to form the track assembly.

The invention relates to a towed vehicle (100) for transporting a wheelchair with the user placed therein, which vehicle is a towed terrain vehicle. The towed terrain vehicle has a front end and a rear end, and it comprises a chassis (102), a whether protection (104) mounted at the chassis, and base contact members (112) connected with the chassis at either side thereof. The chassis comprises a floor, a ramp arranged at the rear end, and pivotable between a raised and a lowered position, a tow device arranged at the front end, and a fastening device (114) for fastening the wheelchair. Furthermore, the chassis comprises a tiltable platform part, which includes the ramp.

Die Erfindung betrifft einen Reisebus mit einer Liftvorrichtung als Einstieghilfe für Rollstuhlfahrer, wobei der Reisebus (1) ein Hochbodenbus ist mit einem einer seitlichen Tür zugeordneten Einstiegbereich (2), der ein Podest (4) in Unterbodenhöhe und eine Treppe (3) mit mehreren Stufen vom Podest (4) zum Hochboden (5) aufweist. Erfindungsgemäß ist die Liftvorrichtung als Vertikallift (19) ausgebildet, womit das Podest (4) als plattenförmige Hubbühne (12) von einer unterbodenseitigen Grundstellung vertikal in eine Hubstellung auf das Niveau des Hochbodens (5) verlagerbar ist.

Die Erfindung betrifft eine Hubvorrichtung zur Aufnahme von Lasten, insbesondere eines Rollstuhls in einem Transportfahrzeug. Erfindungsgemäß besteht die Hubvorrichtung (3) aus einem auf dem Fahrzeugboden (4) horizontal zum Aus- und Einfahren aus dem Fahrzeug (1) verschiebbar gehaltenen Rahmenteil (5) und einer am Rahmenteil (5) verstellbar gehaltenen Hubplatte (6), wobei die Hubplatte (6) in einer Ausfahrstellung des Rahmenteils (5) zur barrierefreien Aufnahme von Lasten (29) fahrzeugaußenseitig in horizontaler Lage von einer Hubstellung auf den Boden (28) in eine Absenkstellung absenkbar ist. Die Hubplatte (6) ist wieder in die angehobenen Hubstellung zusammen mit den aufgebrachten Lasten (29) anhebbar, wobei das Rahmenteil (5) von der Ausfahrstellung zusammen mit der angehobenen Hubplatte (6) und den aufgebrachten Lasten insbesondere mit wenigstens einem Rollstuhl (29) in eine Grundstellung in das Fahrzeug (1) einfahrbar ist.

An arrangement and method for accommodating a wheelchair in a passenger vehicle, the arrangement including: first and second seating rows each having one or more seats therein, the seats in the first and second seating rows each having a seat back and a seat squab, the seat squab being removable, the seats in the first seating row movable with respect to the floor of the vehicle in a movement direction which extends between the first and second seating rows; and the seats in the first row may be moved from an initial position, in which the first and second seating rows are spaced apart in a suitable manner to accommodate able bodied passengers, to a final position for accommodating a wheelchair, in which, relative to the initial position, the first seating row is moved in the movement direction away from the second seating row so that the space between the first and second seating rows is increased.

The current invention concerns a device suitable for use in a transport vehicle of able people and people in a wheelchair, comprising a foot support (3)comprising foot attachment means for attachment to a vehicle floor, a rigid arm having a shoulder end (7) and a foot end (6), said rigid arm connected near said foot end to said foot support, a safety-belt system comprising a safety-belt and safety-belt attachment means, whereby said safety-belt attachment means comprise a first attachment point (9) with belt-guiding means (10) situated near the shoulder end of said rigid arm, wherein said rigid arm is attached to said foot support by means of one or more arm hinges (11), whereby said rigid arm is capable of rotating around said arm hinges. In addition, a foldable chair may be mounted on the foot support. The foot support may be connected with the vehicle floor using a connector which fits in a rail in said floor.

The current invention concerns a floor plate for a vehicle for transporting able and disabled people, onto which chairs and/or seats and/or wheelchairs are attachable, said floor plate comprising one or more floor sections and/or rail sections, said floor sections comprising essentially flat upper sides defining a floor level, said floor sections comprising one or more storage parts comprising a storage cavity, said storage parts located under and/or at the same level as the floor level, said storage parts comprising wheelchair and/or wheelchair passenger securing means, said storage parts comprising a lid which is capable of sliding in a longitudinal direction along a trajectory between a closed position essentially at the floor level and an open position at a height below the floor level, characterized in that said storage parts comprise lifting means for lifting and lowering said wheelchair and/or wheelchair passenger securing means above the floor level and below the floor level into said storage cavity. The current invention also concerns a system comprising a floor plate and one or more connectors for fixating a load, such as a foldable chair, to a rail of said floor plate.