inclinator

plural inclinators

1. An elevator that ascends an incline rather than in a vertical shaft.

   The Valley Station features accessible parking near the entrance and access to the station via a funicular-like lift device called an inclinator.

   2007, Candy Harrington, “Escape to the Springs”, in 101 Accessible Vacations: Travel Ideas for Wheelers and Slow Walkers, →ISBN

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   The push button or other car switch control for operating the inclinator in both directions oftravelshall be magnetically controlled and shall be properly fused being provided with a device for protecting the motor from overload.

   1939, Los Angeles Board of mechecanicalengineers, Elevator Code Providing for the Construction, Inspection, Maintenance and Operation of Elevators: Ordinance, Issue 81; Issue 827, 54.233 INCLINATOR — CONTROLLER, page 107

   Unlike an elevator, which would require its own vertical shaft, an inclinator could share an inclined shaft with the standard escalators, thus simplifying construction and keeping down expense.

   2008, Zachary M. Schrag, “The Builders, 1972-1976”, in The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, JHU Press, →ISBN, page 168

2. A stairlift

   I could hear the soft whir of the inclinator and, along with it, my great-aunts' delighted soft laughter.

   1980, Lois Lowry, Autumn Street, →ISBN, page 97

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   The problem in this tax case is whether under the particular facts the cost of an inclinator should be considered a medical expense within Section 23(x) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.

   1955, Federal Tax Service, volume 4, Prentice-Hall, Incorporated, page 411

   Since residential elevators are both very expensive and require extra space, the chairlift or inclinator was invented.

   2011, Norbert M. Lechner, Plumbing, Electricity, Acoustics: Sustainable Design Methods for Architecture, →ISBN