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From: Ken.Willoughby@f101.n305.z1.fidonet.org (Ken Willoughby)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: Re: Wheelchair "wheelies"
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Date: 21 Mar 90 19:41:35 GMT
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>... Considering that summer is going to be here soon (I hope, I
>hope) I was wondering ... how to overcome the
>logistical nightmare ... to maneuver around in sand with a
>wheelchair? Thanks.
   I read your message about trying to use a wheelchair in sand.
Here is one way to do it but, I don't have a workshop or ability
to build it myself. That is, convert the wheelchair to a tracked
vehicle. The tracks would have to be about 6 inches wide with
horizontal ribs every half inch or so. The wheels of the chair
would ride in grooves on the topside of the rubber track. You
would need 2 sets of fixed wheels in front of the chair and 2 more
back of each shoulder. Think of something like a huge A frame on
each side of the wheelchair. You would then use the normal way
of moving your wheelchair except that it is running on the rubber
tracks not sand. You would turn the normal way except that if you
turn too sharp or violently you will make the wheels jump out of
the tracks. Theoretically, this setup could even climb stairs.

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