Rail with manual hinge folded and chair in parked position.

Hinge lowered ready for chair to descend.

Chair at bottom of rail with arms, seat and footrest folded.

Chair seat, arms and footrest unfolded, ready for use.

Acorn180 with new style seat

Internal bend showing hallway parking with chair folded

Internal bend with example of hallway parking.

Over-run onto top landing allows the lift to park clear of the stairs and removes the need to swivel the chair to get off.

Automatic hinged rail raised with chair in park position.

View of raised hinge demonstrating how doorway is not obstructed by the rail.

View of 2 x 90° bends across a half landing with step in between.

Example of rail incorporating both internal and external bends.

Example of a particularly challenging staircase.

Hinged Rail