There is simply no way to load a manual wheelchair into
and out of an automobile trunk. You have to bend all the way over the
wheelchair and just grab what you can. If you do manage to hoist it high
enough to clear the bumper, it is slammed down onto the deck lid, causing
unnecessary ware and tear not only to your wheelchair but also damage
to your bumper of your automobile. But my real concern was not the car
nor the chair.
My only reason for inventing this product was to make it easier to load
a 42lb wheelchair into and out of an automobile trunk without using your
back to do the primary lifting. It if could accomplish this, then everybody
that has a manual wheelchair in their life might do more of the fun trips,
like to the bookstore, the hair salon, or maybe lunch on Sundays after
church, not just the trips to the doctors office. My product puts handles
on a wheelchair so that you now can load the wheelchair by bending your
knees, and not you're back. It also distributes the weight so that you
lift with your arms, not your back. My product slips on with ease, pulls
tight, and completely encases the wheelchair so that it much easier to
lift, all without bending over even once.
~ William Crocker, Found and Inventor
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