Cleaning wheelchair tires

Aluminum structure enables an individual who drives an electric wheelchair to clean the tires independently


The user cleans his wheelchair tires (video)

Two brushes are mounted on the aluminum structure at a distance equal to the distance between the wheels; a roller rotates in front of and behind the brush. Two small aluminum ramps for each wheel lead up to the structure. The user drives up onto the stand so that the front wheels stop above the brush. The rotatable rollers allow the wheels to spin in place while the brushes clean the tires; see the video here.

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Stand for cleaning wheelchair tires (close-up)

Stand for cleaning wheelchair tires

 

The user cleans his wheelchair tires

The user cleans his wheelchair tires

Author: Ragge

Ragge bor ihop med hustru i en villa. Han sysselsätter sig med att utveckla idéer som underlättar vardagen för honom och andra, inget betalt arbete. Han skadade sig 1973 och har en hög tetraplegi. Han har delvis armfunktion i båda armar men använder i stort sätt enbart höger armen som han kan styra bättre. Med vänster armen håller han i sig för att hålla balansen. Han har hemtjänst 27 timmar i veckan. Avliden 2016.
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Type of disability

High tetraplegia with partial function in arms/hands (C5-6)

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