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The Racing Wheelchair Stabilizer

THE PROBLEM: : When using a racing wheelchair, it is difficult to transfer a child onto it without the assistance of two people, one to transfer the child and the other to hold down the front end of the racing wheelchair and to keep it stable.

THE SOLUTION:   First, the racing wheelchair isdriven onto a plywood base, the front wheel is secured within a pipeframe and held with a velcro strap.This stabilizes the racing wheelchair for ease of transfers in and out with one person assist instead of two. The 1/2 inch thick plywood base is dimensioned to the size of the wheelchair, excess material is removed for a light weight base.The frame consists of one inch metal pipe with three legs with a welded brace connecting the legs together. The brace height is 1/4 inch higher then the outside diameter of the front wheel as this is a standard sized wheel for all racing wheelchairs. The legs are held in a 1 1/2 inch pipe with an angle iron foot welded to it and a pin placed through it to facilitate removal of the frame from the base. Two 1 1/2 inch X 1 1/2 inch pieces of wood are fastened and run the length of the base on a slight angle to give rigidity and to guide the front wheel into position. The wheel is then held in place by a velcro strap attached to the front leg.

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