Proto WC-01, Hand-band-brakes-asssisted wheelchair "quick turn, high road ability, and light"
proposed by Prof.Satoshi Nishimura image00 / Jichi Med Univ(JAPAN)

Specs: Wheel chair with a pair of brakes, which are independently hand controllable.
They enable quick drift, small-turn, up-hill and down-hill.
Foldable. Light weight (11kg). Daily usage okay.
Officially patented (independent, single author, patent).
610x20x700mm, 11.2kg. 22x1-3/8 tyres.
E-mail: If interested (snishi-tky(a-mark)ninus.ocn.ne.jp )
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3D drawings: details here. image00 Back to top image00
Movie: how it runs image00
Movie: how it runs image00