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An Even Better Design for a Stair-Climbing Handtruck
Good Design, nice and simple. DC motor and a battery pack? plug that baby in and have it ready to assist going upstairs. We at Route 7 may be interested in that design.
In our design class at BU, five groups took on the challenge of rethinking the rolling shopping basket for the elderly. All groups chose the three wheel design, some added fold out chairs, but consistently the best performing units incorporated a slide out extending handle, and a brake or kickstand so the user could stop and rest while climbing the stairs...