(19)
(11) EP 0 252 655 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.11.1988 Bulletin 1988/46

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.01.1988 Bulletin 1988/02

(21) Application number: 87305675

(22) Date of filing: 25.06.1987
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE ES FR LU NL SE

(30) Priority: 09.07.1986 GB 8616761

(71) Applicant: METROCAB LIMITED
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(72) Inventor:
  • Steadman, Peter Stanley
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(54) Passenger-carrying vehicles


(57) In a passenger-carrying vehicle, such as a taxi, provided with a door (4) wide enough to take a wheelchair in its erected condition, the door (4) is provided with a recess or compartment (3) on its inside face to take a pair of folding ramps (1) which help in putting the wheelchair in the vehicle. The ramps (1) may have means (8,9) for engaging the sill (10) of the door opening, and the compartment (3) may be closed by a panel (6) that can only be opened when the door (4) itself is open.







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