Claims
- 1. A wheelchair access system comprising:
- a wheelchair pathway including an anchor device (8,9) at a predetermined position therein adapted to cooperate with an extraneous anchor means (19) thereby securing the pathway over a barrier of stairs within a community;
- at least one said anchor means (19) installed at a barrier of stairs, and wherein said anchor device (8,9) includes at least one anchor plate (8) having a common location with respect to each barrier of stairs for temporarily securing a wheelchair pathway over a barrier of stairs, wherein the barrier of stairs connects an upper level with a lower lever; and
- the anchor device comprising a connector (9) cooperating with the anchor plate (8) of the pathway, and said connector (9) further cooperating with said anchor means (19) which is at a predetermined location adjacent the barrier of stairs.
- 2. The system of claim 1 in which the pathway includes a track having a curb upwardly extending from a side edge thereof.
- 3. The system of claim 1 in which the connector is right angled in shape and one side of the right angled member is adapted to be disposed upon the upper level.
- 4. The system of claim 1 in which the barrier of stairs includes stair risers and stair treads and a lateral connector is formed in a shape disposed to abut one of the front of a stair riser and a stair tread.
- 5. The system of claim 1 in which in the pathway a lateral connector extends between the lower sections of the pathway and is adapted to be disposed upon the lower level when the pathway is deployed.
- 6. The system of claim 1 in which the anchor device for temporarily securing the pathway includes means comprising at least one of a receptacle, hole, a pin, a screw, a latch, a hook, a cam or a connector.
- 7. The system of claim 1 in which the anchor means is located laterally in the center zone of the barrier of stairs.
- 8. The system of claim 1 in which the anchor means is located laterally with respect to the barrier of stairs at a side edge of the pathway.
- 9. The system of claim 1 in which the anchor means is located behind the point and is positioned laterally at a point on the upper level behind the intersection of the pathway with the upper level.
- 10. The system of claim 1 in which the connector is adapted to operatively engage with means including at least one of a receptacle, hole, pin, screw, latch, hook, or cam.
- 11. The system of claim 1 in which the pathway comprises parallel tracks that are adjustable with respect to at least one of length and separation distance.
- 12. The system of claim 1 in which the pathway comprises parallel tracks that are adjustable with respect to length and separation distance.
RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a continuation-in-pad of my prior applications, Ser. No. 07/826,838, filed Jan. 27, 1992 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,319,818, and Ser. No. 08/086,252 filed Jul. 1, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,402,546, which in their entirety are incorporated by reference herein
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