Indoor Straight Stair Lifts

Indoor straight stair lifts are intended to carry individuals upstairs and downstairs within a building, and are best suited for those who find it difficult to climb steps either due to aging or due to other physical disabilities. With more and more people finding these products as their favorite companions for their mobility needs, the indoor straight stair lift manufacturing firms are now providing a wide variety of lift models with varying features. These stair lifts are made available in various load carrying capacities and specifications suited for business and residential uses alike.

These stair chair lifts have the advantage that they require no complex modifications to be made to your existing home. These types of chair lifts are ideal for straight types of stairs and are often less expensive than curved stair lifts. These lifts run through a rail which can be fixed either on the stair or on a wall parallel to the staircase. Setting up the entire unit is much simple with fixing rail as the only installation required. Some common indoor straight stair lifts are Bruno’s Electra-Ride LT, Electra-Ride II, and the Electra-Ride Elite models and ThyssenKrupp Access’s Citia and Excel models.

Indoor stair chair lifts come in both battery powered and direct A/C powered units. The battery powered unit has a rechargeable battery which can be charged from a direct power supply and the unit is best suited in places where power shortages are common. All straight chair lifts have a number of user friendly features to ensure a smooth and comfortable ride.

Some of the user friendly features which are incorporated in indoor straight stair lifts include:

•    Soft start/stop operation
•    Rack and pinion drive for smoother drive
•    Swing-away arms for enabling easy wheelchair transfer for the rider
•    Wireless call/send features

All stair chair lifts have outstanding security features for ensuring trouble free operation. Most models are capable of halting the operation temporarily, if any obstacle appears on their path and resume their operation only after the obstacles are removed. To give customers value for their money, most indoor straight stair lifts in the market come with company warranties which cover all manufacturing defects and replacements for faulty components.

Customers are also provided the services of trained and expert service personnel who work with major elevator installation companies throughout the US. With excellent features and performance being provided by these straight chair lifts, the aged and the disabled finally have a product which can make their life more comfortable and independent.