Wheel with balanced vector
angular momentum for trolleys, etc for use in hospitals, warehouses,
supermarkets, etc.
Abstract : A small Scottish company has developed
a wheel suitable for use in hospitals, e.g. on beds or trolleys, wheelchairs.
In warehouses, supermarkets or other goods handling situations it may
be used on
trolleys or pallet trucks. The wheel design eliminates the tendency
to swerve in one direction. This makes it easier and safer to propel
the trolley. The company is looking for industrial partners willing
to manufacture and market the wheel.
Wheels, particularly in the form of casters, (i.e. a wheel mounted in
a swivelling frame) are used for trolleys, particularly trolleys
pushed or pulled by a person. Conventional wheels and casters have a
tendency to swerve due to unbalanced vector angular momentum. Trolleys
used in supermarkets are a good example of a trolley with unbalanced
casters. The company has developed a simple design that has balanced
vector angular momentum.
This new wheel design can be used in hospitals, e.g. on beds, trolleys,
or wheelchairs. In warehouses, supermarkets or other goods handling
situations it may be used on trolleys or pallet trucks.
Main Advantages:
Trolleys, beds, wheelchairs, etc. fitted with the innovative wheels
or casters will require less effort to push, and be much easier to steer
and therefore much safer to use. The risk of the trolley uncontrollably
moving in an unwanted direction is eliminated.
Innovative Aspects : A worldwide patent search has revealed no similar
solution to this problem of balancing vector angular momentum in a wheel
or caster.
The design solution is simple.
Subject Descriptors : Transport, Product design
Subject Index Codes : Transport, Industrial Manufacture
Subject Class : Biology, medicine, Environment, IT,
telecommunications, Materials, industrial manufacturing technologies
Market Applications : Biomechanical engineering, Electronic
retail, marketing systems, Manufacturing technologies
Stage of Development : Prototype/demonstrator available
for testing
Remarks : IRC Data: TTLwheel
Property Rights : Patent(s) applied for but not yet
granted
Collaboration Sought : Licence agreement
Collaboration Detail : - Type of partner
sought: Industrial partner.
Specific area of activity of the partner: This partner will probably
be a manufacturer of wheels or casters suitable for the applications
described above.
Task to be performed: The partner will
manufacture and market the wheel or caster. The partner will
probably have his or her own development facilities to develop a
mass production version of the wheel or caster.
Contact Details
Contact Name : WALKER, Peter
Contact Organisation : Targeting Technology Ltd
Address : 6.08 Kelvin Campus
Maryhill Road
West of Scotland Sci
City : Glasgow
Region : SCOTLAND
DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY, STRATHCLYDE
Strathclyde
Postcode : G20 0SP
Country : UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone Number : +44-141-5894770
Fax Number : +44-141-5894771
Electronic Mailbox : pm.walker@ntlworld.com
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