LapStacker Relaunches Wheelchair Carrying System

For wheelchair customers, dropping stuff off your lap is a part of the sport, however a tool from New Zealand inventor Mike Brown goals to vary that. The LapStacker is a retractable strap system that means that you can simply safe issues in your lap.

As soon as the machine is put in, you pull out the webbing loops mounted on both aspect of your chair, stretching them over the objects in your lap and clipping the buckles collectively. Finger loops and a magnetic buckle make it simple to function for individuals with restricted hand perform. When not in use, the straps retract out of your method at your sides.

Brown got here up with the thought when reworking his home. He was pushing from his storage to his home with a tray of instruments when it fell off his lap, scattering screwdrivers and drills throughout the driveway. “I used to be simply so mad. It was so irritating,” says Brown. “It was a type of moments the place I assumed, there must be a greater option to carry issues.” He enlisted the assistance of a designer buddy, they usually rapidly got here up with a useful prototype utilizing a seat belt mechanism.

The journey to marketable product took loads longer. LapStacker initially launched through Kickstarter in 2019. That first run made Brown rethink the design to make set up simpler on all kinds of wheelchairs. Brown says the ensuing LapStacker Flex for handbook wheelchairs is lighter weight and mounts on most wheelchairs in 5 minutes. He additionally gives an influence wheelchair model, the LapStacker XD, which is appropriate with Permobil, Quickie and Quantum chairs.

LapStackers ship worldwide. The Flex retails for $119 and the XD for $149. For more information, go to the LapStacker web site, and search for an upcoming overview on newmobility.com.