Warm wheelchair gloves

Mittens with large opening adapted with hard rubber, used as wheelchair gloves in winter

User drives wheelchair while wearing custom-made wheelchair mittens

User drives wheelchair while wearing custom-made wheelchair mittens

Hard rubber is attached to the palm of a soft mitten. The top of the glove is made of a windproof fabric and the palm of durable moose leather. It is spacious and has a large opening that is closed with Velcro.

Model: Lill Sport Overstrap

Users comments
The hard extra rubber on the palm of the glove provides friction against the push rims when driving the wheelchair.

Purchased from
Sporting goods store, in Sweden for example skistart.com (mitten), last checked November 2020.

Paid for by
The user

Whose idea
The user

Mittens with hard rubber on the palm side

Mitten Lill Sport, Photo: www.lannasport.se

Mitten with hard rubber on palm

Mitten with hard rubber on palm

User puts on the mitten

User puts on the mitten

Author: Anonym 23

Personen hade en hög tetraplegi, är avliden.

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