Wheelchair platform lifts and types of handicap stair lifts

Handicap wheelchair platform lift is a great convenience solution for the disable person or older people to move between the levels and floors of their homes and offices. These platform lifts can transfer them from one floor to another with smoothly and safely. These platform wheelchair lifts are great options for enjoying life with freedom.

Cost effective accessibility alternative

Wheelchair platform lifts are very cost effective accessibility alternative solution. You can use these platform lifts outdoor and indoor in the home and even in the commercial settings. These handicap wheelchair platform lifts are available in many different models in the market. These are permanent lifts, portable lifts, hydraulic lifts and electrically operated models. 

Manufactured with extremely safety features

These handicap wheelchair platform lift are manufactured with superior safety features, and these have user friendly control system. These make sure the disable persons with safe and very easy floor to floor access. The superior safety features and controls of this wheelchair platform lift are as follows.

• Anti slip surface

• It has safety breaking system

• Mechanical access ramps

• Pressure buttons

• It has emergency stop button and emergency alarm as well

• Manual lowering tool

• This lift has safety belt 

• Grab rails

• Final limit buttons

• Optional remote control

• Door interlock

• stumbling block sensors

Majority of these handicap lift models have the key locks as well, this is because to restrict the unauthorized usage of this handicap lift. Another very important feature of these lifts is that they can be used in straight, curved and inclined staircase without making too much changing. 

Types of handicap stair lifts

To give you better idea about these handicap wheelchair lifts, you must have the information that these lifts are available in four different kinds in the market now day’s. These types are as follows.

• Cable

• Chain

• Screw

• Rack and Pinion

Cable 

In a Cable type of stair handicap lift, a cable drive system generally makes use of a strong and powerful steel cable. This steel cable is very similar to that steel cable which is used in the elevators. 

Chain

This type of stair drive lift is used for heavy duty versions of handicap wheelchair lifts. The only disadvantage of this chain stair lift is that this is very loud sometime.

Screw

A screw drive lift is powered by the battery; it is used in the battery operated handicap lift.

Rock and Pinion

In current era, this is the most popular handicap stair lift, because it is very smooth.