A seat 102, suitable for fixing in a vehicle, comprising a seat base 110 and a seat back 130. When installed in a vehicle, there is a gap 140, between a lower edge of the seat back 130 and the vehicle floor, through which the wheels of a wheelchair can protrude. The seat base 110 is foldable against the seat back 130, or removable from the seat back 130, to allow it to be stowed when the seat 102 needs to be used with a wheelchair. The seat 102 may further comprise a front leg 165 and a baggage bar 164, both of which are foldable or removable to allow them to be stowed when the seat 102 is in use with a wheelchair. An underside of the seat base 110 may have a recess (331, Fig. 5) in which a wheelchair’s handles can be received when the seat base 110 is folded against the seat back 130.
Vehicle seat for accommodating a wheelchair
2022-06-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60N SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES , Sitze besonders für Fahrzeuge ausgebildet / A61G TRANSPORT, PERSONAL CONVEYANCES, OR ACCOMMODATION SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PATIENTS OR DISABLED PERSONS , Transport, persönliche Beförderungsmittel, oder Lagerung besonders ausgebildet für Kranke oder Behinderte |
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