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1. A device for securing a mobility device in a desired position within a mobility vehicle having a floor panel, the mobility device having a chair frame with a seat positioned above a base structure on which a person can sit, the device comprising:
a. a docking assembly comprising:
i. a base plate fixedly attachable to the vehicle floor panel,ii. at least one vertical support structure extending upward from the base plate, andiii. a top plate having an outer end section and being attachable to the vertical support structure at a position parallel to and at a pre-determined height from the vehicle floor; b. a locking assembly comprising:
i. a generally tubular receiving member having an interior passageway and affixed to the outer end section of the top plate, the receiving member having a receiving end section, a main body section and a stop end section defining the desired position for the mobility device;ii. a sensor configured to sense and transmit a signal upon sensing the presence of an object entering the enlarged receiving end section and into the interior passageway;iii. a locking pin assembly operatively connected to the sensor to receive the signal and positioned to drive a locking pin through an opening in the receiving member and into the interior passageway; and c. a guide assembly for aligning the mobility device into position for locking engagement with the receiving member, the guide assembly comprising:
i. a support plate attachable to the mobility device;ii. an alignment rod affixed to the support plate and positioned parallel to and outside the one side of the mobility device at a height from the vehicle floor to align with the receiving member passageway, the alignment rod being sized to extend into the passageway. |
