A Sterling 950 Straight lift mounted on the LEFT-HAND side of the stairlcase. Notice how close to the wall the rail can be mounted
This is a Sterling 950 Plus. It is similar to the 950 but has a power swivel at the top, so when the chair reaches the top of the stairs the seat pivots automatically.
A Sterling 950 Plus with Power Swivel. Notice that the seat has swiveled 45 degrees to allow safe exit off of the seat. The footplate does not swivel, just the seat itself.
A close-up of the bottom of a Sterling 950. This is before the rail has been mounted and the protective end caps put on.
The Sterling 95 can be ordered with a hinged bottom rail, as pictured here. This allows the rail at the bottom to fold up and out of the way when not in use. This is particularly helpful in situations where there is a lot of traffic at the bottom of the stairs.
Another view of the hinged rail. Note, the bottom cosmetic cap has not been put on the end of the rail yet.
Hinged rail on a Sterling 950
Hinged rail close-up
Notice the close tolerance of the hinged rail. When it is folded down, there is almost no gap between the main rail section and the hinge section. This means a smooth ride over the hinge.
This is the (blue piece) toggle switch that is mounted on either the right or left had arm of the chair. The toggle switch is oversized so that it can be easily pushed to either the up or down position. Also notice the key--and extra key-- that are under the arm. This key can be removed, which keeps the lift from operating. This is useful where you might have young children in the house who you don't want playing with the lift.
Final wiring on a Sterling 950.
About to go for a ride. By pushing the blue toggle, you make the lift go either up or down.
A close-up of the rail, and the handle that, when pushed down, allows the seat to swivel at the top of the stairs.
Two Sterling straight lifts mounted on a stairway that turns 180 degrees and has a landing in the middle. This allows for an easy transfer from one lift to the next, and avoids the expense of installing a custom curved stairlift
This shows a close-up of a Sterling 950 mounting bracket. The advantage of the 950 over other lifts is that only three (3) of these brackets are required to mount the lift to the stair treads. On all other lifts, four brackets are required. The result is that with the 950 you have 25% fewer holes drilled in your steps.
The 950 rail is only about as wide as my hand.
A Sterling 950 Plus with the footplate, seat and arms folded up and out of the way. The intrusion into the staircase where the unit is sitting is only 14 1/2 inches.
Sterling 950 Plus at the top of the stairs. Notice the remote control mounted on the wall to the right.
Looking down. This unit is considered a RIGHT-HAND unit, as the unit is mounted on the right side of the staircase if you are LOOKING UP from the bottom.
Looking up. You can see the rail is mounted about 1 1/2 inches from the wall.
When folded up, the Sterling 950 takes up only about 11 inches of your stairwell.
Close up of the carriage. Inside of this carriage is the main control unit, the gearing, and the batteries.
This is a Sterling 2000 installation. Notice that the rail curves around the stairwell at the bottom, allowing the seat to be "parked" out of the way of the hallway passage.
A Sterling 2000 on the way up, approaching a 90 degree turn.
Another view.
The Sterling 2000 custom curved lift comes with a choice 4 different upholstery colors.
Coming around the bend.
Looking up.
This is an Acorn Superglide, left-hand mount
Seat swiveled at the top for easy and safe on and off.
An Acorn unit folded and out of the way
