US 12,440,398 B2
Lift assembly with handrails for a passenger vehicle
James R. Dupuy, Kokomo, IN (US); and Michael Alexander, West Lafayette, IN (US)
Assigned to The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US)
Filed by The Braun Corporation, Winamac, IN (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/165,378.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/307,838, filed on Feb. 8, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0248592 A1, Aug. 10, 2023
Int. Cl. A61G 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 3/062 (2013.01) [A61G 3/067 (2016.11); A61G 2220/16 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheelchair lift for a passenger bus comprising:
a housing;
a lift assembly coupled to the housing;
a platform coupled to the lift assembly;
a first handrail assembly coupled to the platform, the first handrail assembly including a lower handrail shield coupled to a first handrail, and an upper handrail shield rotatably coupled to the lower handrail shield and moveable between a lowered position and a raised position with respect to the lower handrail shield, wherein the upper handrail shield in the lowered position is moveable with the lower handrail shield between a storage location and a boundary location.