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2. Stair lift - Wikipedia

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   For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail. A person gets onto the chair or platform and is lifted up or down the stairs by the chair which moves along the rail. Stair lifts are known variously as stairlifts, stair-lifts, chair lifts, stair gliders and by ...

3. Inclined elevator - Wikipedia

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   The purpose of inclined elevators is to provide accessibility to steep hillsides and inclines at minimal effort to the user. An inclined elevator is a form of cable railway. Users with mobility and disability challenges often use an incline platform lift to climb staircases in their home with their mobility scooter or motorized wheelchair ...

4. Wheelchair lift - Wikipedia

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   A wheelchair lift in the front door of a TriMet bus in Portland, Oregon, in 2010 A bus in Prague with wheelchair lift extended, 2006. A wheelchair lift, also known as a platform lift, or vertical platform lift, is a fully powered device designed to raise a wheelchair and its occupant in order to overcome a step or similar vertical barrier.

5. Stairs - Wikipedia

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   Some alternatives to stairs are elevators (also called lifts), stairlifts, inclined moving walkways, ladders, and ramps. A stairwell is a vertical shaft or opening that contains a staircase. A flight (of stairs) is an inclined part of a staircase consisting of steps (and their lateral supports if supports are separate from steps). [1]

6. Elevator - Wikipedia

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   Stage lifts and orchestra lifts are specialized elevators, typically powered by hydraulics, that are used to raise and lower entire sections of a theater stage. For example, Radio City Music Hall has four such elevators: an orchestra lift that covers a large area of the stage, and three smaller lifts near the rear of the stage.

7. List of inclined elevators - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of inclined elevators, organised by place within country and region.. An inclined elevator is distinguished from the similar funicular railway in that its cars operate independently whereas funiculars are composed of two vehicles that synchronously counterbalance one another.