Hinged track

In order for the seat to get low enough for the user to sit on, it is necessary for the track to extend beyond the staircase to the hall floor. Some houses will have a doorway close to the bottom of the stairs and the track may intrude across this. In these circumstances a hinged track should be fitted. This means that the track can be folded away from the doorway giving clear access.

Powered hinge

The Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Vermeer stairlifts can be supplied with a unique hinged track that extends when you go downstairs, and folds up when you are finished, allowing any doors at the base of the staircase to be used as normal.

The 1000 and the 2000 are available with an automatic hinged track. When operating the stairlift from the toggle, the hinge will lift/lower automatically.

When the stairlift is not in use the hinge is folded by holding a button on the remote control which means you do not need to move the track yourself. When the button is pressed your stairlift moves up the track and parks on a charging station, the hinge section then moves automatically leaving the doorway clear.