Cool Wheelchairs

You may never need to use a wheelchair in your entire life, but some people use one every day. The design of this kind of wheelchair hasn't changed many years. However, more and more designers are beginning to understand that it could use some good design. Here is a roundup of some interesting and cool wheelchairs that intend to improve upon the simple design:

The Toyota I-real

This concept is designed to wrap around the body allowing users to zip around encumbered. The vehicle has a high speed travels that angles back in order to increase stability and safety. Inside its cockpit, There is a side mounted dashboard that features a slew of controls right next to the handle mounted break and gas. The concept also features led embed back panel that can display graphics, including signals and other symbols to help navigate in public.

Woogle Works

Wai Lam Wong is the designer who specializes in designing products to be as inclusive as possible. Among his many socially aware products are these two designs. The first is the big foot which adds more personality to the design with the addition of cartoon like legs on the sides of the chair. The second design is the lime cycle that can be turned into a hand bike instantly. The design allows user to use their wheel chair as need be and attach the propulsion device when traveling long distances.

Emosign Evolution I

This is a Swiss company specializing in producing what are essentially lazy-boys on over sized chrome car rims. The company produces customized leather chairs that come in a variety of color options and ride on tires outfitted with sparkling rims. However, the chair doesn't really roll, the wheels are just for show, but maybe the concept may take off.

Wheelchair Bikes

These are speedy bikes produce very special bikes designed to extend their function. The company offers a range of accessories that turn any wheelchair into a bicycle. Their designs simply attach onto regular chairs and provide a method to propulsion through either foot pedals or hand pedals. But if pedaling is a problem, they have a device that transforms it into an electric bike. The company also makes a low riding hand bike with an accessory to be attached in a regular bicycle to create a tandem bike.

The Trekinetic

This is an all-terrain manual wheelchair with a trialing back wheel for added stability. It has a carbon fiber bucket seat and hand operated steering and braking systems. The chair could be water proof through the use of an optional umbrella. The design is lightweight, at around 9kg, and has solid tires to grip a variety of surfaces. Folding and unfolding the bike takes only 8 seconds and can be easily carried in a car or stored out of the way.



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