(19)
(11) EP 0 732 296 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
28.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/05

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.09.1996 Bulletin 1996/38

(21) Application number: 96301632.4

(22) Date of filing: 11.03.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6B66B 9/02, B66B 9/08
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE CH DE DK ES FR GB IE IT LI NL SE

(30) Priority: 13.03.1995 GB 9505020

(71) Applicants:
  • PLANET FABRICATIONS LTD
    Far Cotton, Northampton NN4 9JH (GB)
  • RATCLIFF GROUP LTD
    Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire AL7 1ET (GB)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ratcliff, John Edward
    Great Amwell, Hertfordshire SG12 9SQ (GB)
  • Baker, Robin Vincent
    Harpole, Northampton NN7 4DD (GB)

(74) Representative: Bucks, Teresa Anne et al
Boult, Wade & Tennant 27 Furnival Street
London EC4A 1PQ
London EC4A 1PQ (GB)

   


(54) Platform lift


(57) The invention relates to improvements in platform lifts which can be used to raise a load, such as a handicapped person in a wheelchair, to a higher level.
The invention therefore provides a platform lift comprising a base, a substantially horizontal platform, said platform being located above and attached to said base by means of an operating mechanism comprising a radial linkage and associated drive means, which platform is movable from a first position to a second position in a substantially arcuate path by means of said operating mechanism, the first and second positions being vertically separated characterised in that the platform extends forwardly from the base as it is raised from the first to the second position and further in that the platform provides a through path for both vehicles and pedestrians.







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