Our home lifts has a pressure sensitive bottom panel, which we call the underpan. When activated it will gently stop the lift if an obstruction is detected. For example, if a pet or child was playing underneath the lift when it was descending, the micro-switches above the underpan would activate, immediately stopping the lift. The “pinch-point” allows approximately 20 millimetres of movement, preventing even the slightest pinching from happening. This allows the obstruction to be removed without having to send the lift back up.