US 12,440,399 B2
Integrated wheelchair tie-down systems for a wheelchair van or similar vehicle
Patrick Girardin, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US); Daniel Tallitsch, Western Springs, IL (US); and William Ott, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US)
Assigned to Valeda Company, LLC, Oakland Park, FL (US)
Filed by Valeda Company, LLC, Oakland Park, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/864,852.
Application 17/864,852 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/013450, filed on Jan. 14, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/961,466, filed on Jan. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0347025 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. A61G 3/08 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61G 3/0808 (2013.01) [B62D 25/2036 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A floor frame adapted for securement to a main body of a vehicle, wherein:
the floor frame has a floor portion, an upstanding front portion, and an upstanding rear portion;
the floor frame is at least partially configured to secure a wheelchair in a first wheelchair securement area that is positioned forward of a second wheelchair securement area;
the floor frame is configured to receive a wheelchair through at least one of a side door and a rear door;
the floor frame comprises an integrated wheelchair securement system comprising:
at least one front tie-down for securing a front of the wheelchair in the first wheelchair securement area, the at least one front tie-down having a housing and a restraint, the housing being secured to the upstanding front portion,
at least one rear tie-down for securing a rear of the wheelchair in the first wheelchair securement area, the at least one rear tie-down having a housing and a restraint, the housing being secured to the floor portion at a rear of the first wheelchair securement area;
at least one front tie-down for securing the front of the wheelchair in the second wheelchair securement area, the at least one front tie-down having a housing and a restraint, the housing being secured to to the floor portion at a front of the second wheelchair securement area;
at least one rear tie-down for securing the rear of the wheelchair in the second wheelchair securement area, the at least one rear tie-down having a housing and a restraint, the housing being secured to the upstanding rear portion or to the floor portion near the upstanding rear portion.