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  2. The best stair lift for 2025: Chair lifts that make ... - AOL

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    The lift has a high-back chair, stationary armrests, and reinforced footrest, all of which are designed to help keep you stable and safe. This model is a straight stair lift that boasts a seat ...

  3. Stair lift - Wikipedia

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    A medical stair lift. A stair lift is a mechanical device for lifting people, typically those with disabilities, up and down stairs. [1] For sufficiently wide stairs, a rail is mounted to the treads of the stairs. A chair or lifting platform is attached to the rail.

  4. Chairlift - Wikipedia

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    Aerial lifts have a variety of mechanisms to ensure safe operation over a lifetime often measured in decades. In June 1990, Winter Park Resort performed planned destructive safety testing on Eskimo, a 1963 Riblet Tramway Company two-chair, center-pole fixed grip lift, as it was slated for removal and replacement with a high-speed quad Poma lift ...

  5. Detachable chairlift - Wikipedia

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    A detachable chairlift or high-speed chairlift is a type of passenger aerial lift, which, like a fixed-grip chairlift, consists of numerous chairs attached to a constantly moving wire rope (called a haul rope) that is strung between two (or more) terminals over intermediate towers. In contrast to the fixed-grip version, the chairs of a ...

  6. Does Medicare cover stair lifts? What older adults need to ...

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    Do you want to buy new, buy used, or rent? Most reputable medical equipment companies will offer a variety of options. Used vs. new can save thousands of dollars.

  7. Lift chair - Wikipedia

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    Lift chairs at Tampa Lift Chair Showroom. Lift chairs, also known as lift recliners or riser armchairs, are chairs that feature a powered lifting mechanism that pushes the entire chair up from its base and so assists the user to a standing position. In the United States, lift chairs qualify as durable medical equipment under Medicare Part B. [1]

  8. 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.

  9. Hybrid lift - Wikipedia

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    A hybrid lift allows cabins and chairs to be used on the same lift line, changing the ratio as the rider load, season and weather conditions demand. On most hybrid lifts, during the winter season there are usually more chairs than cabins, for example, the hybrid lift at Sunday River has 60 chairs and 15 cabins, with four chairs between each cabin.