US 12,239,585 B2
Movable baseplate cover and inboard barrier gate of a lift system for a motorized vehicle
Justin M. Kline, Westfield, IN (US); Robert E. Bettcher, III, Winamac, IN (US); Alfred Lewis Budd, II, Winimac, IN (US); Jeff Ackerman, Arvada, CO (US); Chih-Wei Li, Seal Beach, CA (US); and Sashank Allu, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US)
Filed by The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US)
Filed on May 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/668,324.
Application 18/668,324 is a continuation of application No. 18/084,779, filed on Dec. 20, 2022, granted, now 12,005,006.
Application 18/084,779 is a continuation of application No. 17/154,556, filed on Jan. 21, 2021, granted, now 11,559,444, issued on Jan. 24, 2023.
Application 17/154,556 is a continuation of application No. 16/055,563, filed on Aug. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,898,395, issued on Jan. 26, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/541,803, filed on Aug. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2024/0315894 A1, Sep. 26, 2024
Int. Cl. A61G 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 3/062 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A barrier configured to block an access opening defined by a vehicle access device in a wheelchair accessible vehicle, the barrier comprising:
a support base configured to be fixedly coupled to the wheelchair accessible vehicle at the access opening; and
a barrier plate moveably coupled to the support base;
wherein, in a blocking position, the barrier plate is disposed in a raised position to prevent an individual using a mobility device to move from an interior to an exterior of the wheelchair accessible vehicle through the access opening, and in the entry position, the barrier plate is disposed in a lowered position to permit an individual using a mobility device to move from the interior of the wheelchair accessible vehicle through the access opening and onto a platform of the vehicle access device disposed at the exterior of the wheelchair accessible vehicle adjacent the access opening.