Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift

Butler’s Incline Wheelchair Lift
The Butler Mobility Incline Wheelchair Lift is designed to provide wheelchair users with complete independence in multi-level homes, as well as offering public and corporate buildings a great solution for compliance with The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Above all, it ensures that wheelchair users have the freedom to safely enjoy all levels of their homes. Our Incline Wheelchair Lift meets or exceeds all aspects of the Government’s National Safety Code for Private Residence Incline Lifts. It has a lifting capacity of 500 lbs and many features incorporated in the design to ensure operational safety. Butler can produce lifts to accommodate up to 500 lbs.
An automatically-retractable end ramp and guard locks firmly in place during operation.
Safety features The Incline Wheelchair Lift is designed with an end ramp and guard that is automatically retractable and locks firmly in place during operation or when the unit is at rest at the top of the stairs. A built-in lowering system also makes it easy for a child to clear the stairway in an emergency. In the event of a power failure, a simple pull of a lever will smoothly and safely coast the unit to its lower level position, so the user is never left stranded. Three sets of directional control switches, requiring constant pressure for continuous operation, are located within easy reach as a passive safety feature as well as ergonomic convenience. Comfort and convenience The mechanism rails on our Incline Wheelchair Lift takes up just eight inches of stair width when the unit is not in use, ensuring the safety and convenience of other family members and users. Butler Incline Wheelchair Lifts are also designed with appearance and functionality in mind. All the working mechanisms are concealed to offer a seamless, more attractive appearance and optimum safety in homes and public buildings. Color options Butler Wheelchair Lifts are offered in two standard colors – tan and brown. Custom colors are available at additional cost. Installation and service Butler wheelchair lifts are designed for installation that couldn’t be easier or less invasive. The track attaches directly to the top and bottom treads with no anchoring to walls. And the power unit can be located almost anywhere including through an adjoining wall. We back our wheelchair lifts with a five-year limited warranty, as well as nationwide customer service and maintenance.

The Butler Mobility Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift (IPL) is the perfect solution for a home with stairs where someone cannot transfer to a wheelchair lift or needs to have a wheel chair on both levels of their home.

As well as ADA-compliance, our wheelchair lift models meet or exceed all National Safety Code (ANSI/ASME code) requirements. Our wheelchair lift models are V.A. approved and have UL® and CSA certified components.

Standard lifting capacity is 500 lbs.(227 kg.) The optional lifting capacity is 750 lbs (350 kg).

In the event of a power failure, the standard battery backup will bring the platform up and down as many as 12-15 times, depending on the age of the battery, the height and the load, so the user is never left stranded

Safety Features

The Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift can be equipped with an automatically folding end ramp and guard that locks firmly in place during operation.

Battery backup is standard.

Each wheelchair lift has an emergency stop button standard.
Optional key-operated controls provide additional safety and allow for parental control.
Slack/broken chain safety
Redundant platform safeties
Platform safety apron
Overspeed governer
Upper and lower limit switches
Overtravel safety switch
Safety clutch

The two-rail design means the installation is simple and requires minimal changes to
the stairway. There is no need to modify the walls, the rails mount on the landings.

Mechanisms are carefully
concealed to optimize safety
and provide more seamless
aesthetic integration with the
home or commercial environment.

Controls

Each Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift has three directional switches, all within easy reach of the user. One on the platform, another at the upper landing and another at the bottom landing. Wall mounted controls are available at a small additional cost. All switches are “momentary” (constant pressure) to meet safety code requirements.

Each wheelchair lift has an emergency stop button standard.

Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift In Use

Comfort and Convenience

Each of the rails on our Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift takes
up just four inches of stair width when the unit is not
in use, ensuring the safety and convenience of other
family members and users.

The Butler Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift is also designed with appearance and functionality in mind. All the working mechanisms are concealed to offer a seamless, attractive appearance and optimum safety in homes and public buildings.

Color options

Butler Wheelchair Lift models are offered in two standard colors – tan and brown. Custom colors are available, often at no additional cost.

Installation and service

Butler wheelchair lifts are designed for installation that couldn’t be easier or less invasive. The rails attach at the top and bottom of the stairs with no modifications needed to walls. The power unit can be located almost anywhere at the bottom of the stairs including through an adjoining wall. Our Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift uses standard residential or commercial 110 volt power.

We back our inclined wheelchair lift products with a five-year limited warranty, as well as nationwide customer service and maintenance either direct with Butler Mobility or through one of our authorized dealer/installers.

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Butler Mobility Products is a Pennsylvania manufacturer of premium quality Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lifts (IPLs), Vertical Platform Wheelchair Lifts (VPLs), Courtroom Rostrum Wheelchair Lifts (CRLs), Church Sanctuary Wheelchair Lifts (CSLs), and Dumbwaiters. They are rugged, sturdy units with UL® and CSA certified components.
Butler Mobility Inclined Wheelchair Lifts and Vertical Wheelchair Lifts come standard with battery backup and a quiet, powerful new power unit. The Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lifts have a lifting capacity of either 500 pounds or 750 pounds. Butler Mobility wheelchair lifts are the only Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lifts with UL® and CSA certified components to lift 750 pounds

We have been providing our customers with wheelchair lift and dumbwaiter products that improve the quality of their lives for over 50 years. We deliver freedom, independence and convenience with safe, reliable and unobtrusive dumbwaiters and wheelchair lifts.

We have thousands of satisfied customers all around the USA and Canada. We offer innovative wheelchair lift and dumbwaiter products along with dependable service from us and our qualified dealers. We offer an affordable product line of vertical and incline platform wheelchair lifts and dumbwaiters. Our high quality, rugged assemblies with minimal moving parts are manufactured with pride in the USA. That’s why they are called, "The Lifts that Last™"

Accessibility – here is the international symbol

Accessible Route – a defined path in a building that has no barriers to travel for a wheelchair user or mobility impaired pedestrian. Butler Mobility products remove the barriers to free travel in buildings.
ADA – The Americans with Disabilities Act – This legislation provides broad nondiscrimination protection in employment, public services, public accommodation and services operated by private entities, transportation and telecommunications for individuals with disabilities. Butler Mobility’s products are designed in particular with the Incline wheelchair lifts or the vertical wheelchair lifts or the courtroom rostrum wheelchair lifts to comply with these requirements.

ADAAG: Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines. Developed by the Federal Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (The Access Board) and incorporated in the ADA regulations for new construction and alterations of commercial facilities and government buildings. ADAAG references the 2001 edition of ASME A18.1.

ASME A18.1 - Standards for vertical platform wheelchair lifts and incline platform wheelchair lifts can be found in The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) standard A18.1, Safety Standard for Platform Wheelchair Lifts. Butler Mobility Platform Wheelchair Lifts and Incline Platform Wheelchair Lifts comply with the ASME A18.1 standards.
CSA B355 – The Canadian standards for vertical and incline platform wheelchair lifts can be found in the CSA standard B355, Lifts for Persons with Disabilities. Butler Mobility Platform Wheelchair Lifts and Incline Wheelchair Lifts comply with the CSA B355 standards.
Disability – generally, there are three requirements:

A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual

A record of such an impairment

Or being regarded as having such an impairment

Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lifts - are designed to transport wheelchair users or mobility impaired pedestrians between building levels. A moving floor surface follows steel tracks, usually in an existing stair case. They can be used as part of an interior or exterior accessible route. The Butler Inclined Platform Wheelchair Lift is an excellent choice for interior applications.

Means of Egress- A continuous and unobstructed path of travel from any occupied portion of a building or structure to a public way.

Vertical Platform Wheelchair Lifts - allow transfer of wheelchair users and mobility impaired pedestrians between one or more levels. They require much less space than a ramp and are often more cost effective. They can be used as part of an interior or exterior accessible route. Vertical Platform Wheelchair Lifts are often used to provide access to stage areas, for judicial courtroom applications and assembly seating. The Butler Vertical Platform Wheelchair Lifts are specifically designed for stage access and judicial facility applications.

Code authorization for Lifts in the 2009 IBC
Existing Structures – IBC 3411.8.3.
Platform wheelchair lifts are permitted as part of an accessible route. Butler’s platform wheelchair lift products are great choices for adding access to existing buildings. Contact us to learn how we can help you.
New Construction – IBC 1109.7
1. Provide access to a performing area or speaker platform in Group A occupancies. Butler Mobility’s Vertical Platform Wheelchair Lift is specifically designed to satisfy this requirement.
2. Provide access to required wheelchair spaces in Group A occupancies.
3. Provide access to spaces that are not open to the general public with an occupant load of 5 maximum. Butler Mobility Wheelchair Lifts are cost effective enough to use even in limited applications.
4. Provide access to a dwelling or sleeping unit. Butler Mobility has a residential lift for most applications.
5. Provide access to wheelchair seating spaces in outdoor dining terraces.
6. Provide access to jury boxes and witness stands; raised courtroom stations and to depressed areas such as the well of the court. The Butler Courtroom Wheelchair Lift is specifically designed to interface with the formal interior of a courtroom.
7. Provide access to load and unload areas serving amusement rides.
8. Provide access to play components or soft contained play structures.
9. Provide access to team or player seating areas.
10. Provide access where existing exterior site constraints make use of a ramp or elevator infeasible.

Certifications and Quality Management

The Butler Mobility product line of wheelchair lifts and dumbwaiters is designed and manufactured with a strong emphasis on quality, dependability, and especially customer safety. We have established an excellent reputation for safety and reliability over nearly 5 decades of service with thousands of satisfied users. It is not unusual for Butler wheelchair lift or dumbwaiter to work for 25 or 30 years without service. That’s why they are called, "The Lifts that Last™"

Butler lifts and dumbwaiters meet or exceed all requirements of the appropriate National Safety Codes (ANSI/ASME codes).

Strict inventory control and quality management systems allow us to successfully meet production schedules and specific requirements, which helps sustain highly competitive pricing. Integrated vendor management controls contribute to the ultimate affordability of the Butler Mobility product line product line of wheelchair lift models and dumbwaiters.