Vehicle for the handicapped
First Claim
1. A vehicle having a body with a door frame and a door assembly, said door assembly including three movable sections, an upper section horizontally slidable along a side of said vehicle from a position within said door frame to a position outside said door frame;
- a center section having a longitudinal channel along its top edge to receive the bottom edge of said upper section and the bottom edge of said center section being pivotally connected to the top edge of a lower section;
the bottom edge of said lower section being pivotally connected to the bottom of said door frame;
biasing means connecting said center section and said lower section adjacent one side edge thereof;
flexible connecting means attached adjacent a top corner of said lower section and actuating means operatively connected to said flexible connecting means.
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Abstract
A vehicle having a body with a door frame and a door assembly, the door assembly including three movable sections, an upper section horizontally slidable along a side of the vehicle from a position within the door frame to a position outside of the door frame, a center section having a longitudinal channel along its top edge to receive the bottom edge of the upper section and the bottom edge of the center section being pivotally connected to the top edge of a lower section, the bottom edge of the lower section being pivotally connected to the bottom edge of the door frame, biasing means connecting the center section and the lower section adjacent one side edge thereof, flexible connecting means attached adjacent a top corner of the lower section, and actuating means operatively connected to the flexible connecting means.
18 Citations
7 Claims
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1. A vehicle having a body with a door frame and a door assembly, said door assembly including three movable sections, an upper section horizontally slidable along a side of said vehicle from a position within said door frame to a position outside said door frame;
- a center section having a longitudinal channel along its top edge to receive the bottom edge of said upper section and the bottom edge of said center section being pivotally connected to the top edge of a lower section;
the bottom edge of said lower section being pivotally connected to the bottom of said door frame;
biasing means connecting said center section and said lower section adjacent one side edge thereof;
flexible connecting means attached adjacent a top corner of said lower section and actuating means operatively connected to said flexible connecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- a center section having a longitudinal channel along its top edge to receive the bottom edge of said upper section and the bottom edge of said center section being pivotally connected to the top edge of a lower section;
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