DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING A MOBILITY DEVICE IN A VEHICLE

摘要

A device for securing a mobility device in a mobility vehicle or on a lifting device that is installed in or on a mobility vehicle or trailer. The securing device comprises a docking assembly including a first member fixedly attachable to the vehicle floor and a second member having a top and being vertically adjustably connected with the first member; an alignment rod connectable with the frame of a mobility device; a locking assembly including a tubular receiving member affixed to the top of the second member, having an opening at one end to a receiving passageway that is sized and configured to receive the alignment rod therein and having a top and a bottom and defining a slot in the top and registration opening in the bottom, the locking assembly further including a locking pin assembly mounted to the second member and operable to extend through the registration opening and lockingly engage with the alignment rod; and a guide assembly for aligning the mobility device into position for locking engagement with the receiving member.

主权项

1. A device for securing a mobility device in a vehicle having a floor, the mobility device having a chair frame with a seat positioned above a base structure and on which a person can sit, the device comprising:
a docking assembly including a first member fixedly attachable to the vehicle floor and a second member having a top and being vertically adjustably connected with the first member; an alignment rod connectable with the frame of a mobility device; a locking assembly including a tubular receiving member affixed to the top of the second member, having an opening at one end to a receiving passageway that is sized and configured to receive said alignment rod therein and having a top and a bottom and defining a slot in the top and registration opening in the bottom, said locking assembly further including a locking pin assembly mounted to the second member and operable to extend through the registration opening and lockingly engage with said alignment rod; and a guide assembly for aligning the mobility device into position for locking engagement with the receiving member.