- Details of the products —–

I have two products as follows:

The ”WheelLink”

The ‘Wheel-Link’ is a new mobility scooter accessory which attaches to the back of the medium range disabled person’s scooter, allowing the carrying of other mobility aids – such as a wheelchair or a walking aid. Scooters are a wonderful method for disabled people to travel to destinations.

However they are not designed for getting into a smaller space – such as table, an office, the surgery, the loo etc. 

It is a lightweight frame specifically designed to fit onto the back of medium range scooters which enables the user to carry a wheelchair or walking aid so as to have both items available, when needed. 

It is specifically designed for the medium range scooter with a head-rest attached on a captain’s seat, of which there are many.

It can be seen on - www.ablequip.com

- Details of how the product is intended to be used:

It allows the user to go into places not available to medium sized scooters - such a shops, offices, the loo, the surgery. The user is able journey to the destination on the scooter but not then into the ultimate destination in view of the size of the scooter which can prove dangerous for the user or indeed passers-by.

It is intended to increase the freedom of disabled people.

- Details of any medical claims about the product

These can be seen on www.ablequip.com where brilliant letters have been forwarded to the inventor by new clients - one of whom  said they can smile now, due to being able to travel from home by scooter and then into the dentist’s sugery (hense smile with increase in self esteem !)

This item has already been featured in many disabled magazines including the MS Society after which 10 orders were received and the number of sales due to presentation at road shows etc. has reached 50. Letters have been sent to many Companies, such as Sales Companies, Organisations for the disabled, the NHS, the Olympics and Paralympics and others. I have also shown this and have a recording of it on the BBC..

Ablequip Ltd has been nominated as a Top 100 Business in the UK, and certification can be seen on the web site. 

Normal cost £82.50 via the web and £76.50 on ebay with payment via Paypal (and this  includes postage packaging, instructions, and a small spanner for screw fitment).

The “WheelEasier”

- Details of the product —

It is a cushion grip which is placed over the wheel-grip of a wheelchair.

Without the item, the user has to push with energy to go forward, pull to stop and

aim the wheel from side to sides in order to steer. The user has to grip a thin, cold, metal rail which is attached to the wheel. The user can trap fingers between the area of the wheel and the grip. It is frustrating and can be painful, and in ensuring keeping up speed with walkers, it can be exhausting.

The item is a totally non-evasive and healthy cushion-grip which is wrapped around the standard thin, cold, metal grip which is fixed to the wheel of a Wheelchair.

 - Details of how the product is intended to be used —-

This item allows the user to push and pull (to stop) and to steer the wheelchair without all the normal pain and frustration in trying to maintain speed with the accompanying walkers.

- Details of any medical claims about the product —-

The product has only just reached the prototype stage and is not yet ready for sale yet. It has been described and has received many verbal and some written expectations of pleasure and request.

In wanting not to have to be responsible personally for hopefully 000’s of orders I have chosen some  large retailers  to be the Company where items can be purchased, and am waiting now for their response within the next 7 days.

Dependant on the numbers ordered I hope to be able to sell at a cost of less than £44 – which has now been chosen as the price per single order (and this includes postage, packaging with instructions).  

There will be one standard and two types of cover:

Standard              As seen

Semi standard   Standard colour range

Special                                 Specific as per clients’ requirements -  Children’s logo, Hospital name, Any adult                                            requirement.

Full manufacturing specifications required of the “WheelEasier” prior to sale:

The following details are prepared by the inventor who is a disabled person himself and who has through experience over 2 years found the necessary requirements.

1. The item once purchased needs to be easily installed by the pushing of the item over the existing wheel grip ——                              Needs: Easy opening over the preset metal grip and splints   with a firm outer which does not break (remembering the possible manual dexterity problems of the disabled user, and the history of tears in the outer casing.)
2. The item needs to be soft enough to cover the attached splints which attach the grip to the wheel (these can be of many different thicknesses and numbers of splints).
3. The item needs to eliminate as many lumps as possible which can occur when placing the item over the grip-wheel.
4.  The item needs to be strong enough to resist tearing whilst exerting pressure to move.
5. The item needs to be able to be made attractive to the eye by having a plastic, rubber or cloth covering which does not remain separate to the actual item (which could mean that extra pressure has to be placed on the outside if it is not fixed permanently to the inside).
6. This exterior cover needs to be of a non-toxic and totally “health and safety” substance, which can be easily taken away, cleaned and/or replaced. 
7. The item needs to come with a special fixing tape to enable the fixing of the two ends together. 

Testing of the item by disabled wheelchair users will need to be undergone prior to sale process.

The Prototype is now in my hands and has passed all but two of the required standards as above.

RubberAtrix Company Ltd., together with my input, are likely to have put the “finishing touches” to the product within the next 2 weeks.

Announcing a new product !

To help  painful hands for wheelchair users.

                                                                                                                                                                Email - Mspen999@blueyonder.co.uk

                                                                                                Web -  www.ablequip.com

               Tel no - 01562 720621

I might not need my scooter now it’s got me to where I want to be.

BUT        now I need my wheelchair to get me into the area I cannot take my scooter.

It may be you don’t have a scooter but if you do have a wheelchair then this could be your answer.

Question – “Why should my wheelchair be difficult to manoeuvre around ?”

Answer    - “Because its got a thin metal grip which you have to push to get the wheels going, with holes between the spokes and the wheel  - where you can trap your fingers and it’s even more difficult to push on carpets. The grip is cold – it’s thin and when pushing hard – it hurts !!

Now, consider this new product – it’s got a new grip-shield with memory foam , and it fits over the wheel-grip and you can go faster, allows you to stop more quickley, and turn much more easily, and eliminate pain in the hands.  It is also fat(chunky) enough to restrict you from hurting your fingers between the spokes. 

It’s called the “WheelEasier”.

It can be manufactured in different colours to suit.

You need to supply the wheel diameter and the measurement, in inches between the spokes.

Relax, use the same amount of energy so as to maintain upper body strength and hand strength, but eliminate the pain !

Please complete the attached form, and email it to me.

As soon as it’s available I’ll contact you.

The “WheelEasier”

Name                    —-

Address                               —-

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Post code            —-

Tel No                   —-

Email                     —-

Wheel diameter               —- cms

Between spokes              —-cms                

To all sellers throughout the world of medium range disability scooters          

 A very important Question:

Do you ask this final question to your client ? –

“When you get to your destination is there somewhere else you need to go into - such as a shop, a cafe, the doctor’s, the loo, a friend’s house ? etc..                    You may need to take a stick, a walking aid or even a wheelchair, depending how you are whilst moving.”

Well, you can take any one of them with you now, with the “WheelLink” !!                                                              

Before the order is placed it is very necessary that all of the above is discussed.  

See this –                                                

The item will allow any mixture of your requirements.

Minimum order for companies  -                                              5 includes VAT (£474.37)

Minimum order for disabled individuals –                             1 excludes VAT (£82.50 each)

Could this question be the answer to many who have heard what you have to say but then gone away without a purchase ? Or purchased but then found they are needing another addition!

See www.ablequip.com and place orders via the web.

A wonderful message from a new purchaser

Dear Mike

Regards to the wheel link I purchased for my husband, I must say it is the best thing I could ever have got him .
Being disabled myself I found it hard to push James for any distance now I put his wheelchair on the back of his scooter and of he goes, there is no holding him back now, going out is once again a pleasure and not a chore.

Kind regards and all the best for the future

Kate Shepherd

Letters of comment from clients:

Friday, March 7th, 2008

Dear Mike,  “I bought the Wheel-link wheelchair carrier to carry my manual wheelchair on the back of my scooter (Pride Revo 4) to my local dentist. As I have MS, live alone and cannot walk, this seemed an ideal solution for me! I am very independent and so want to continue to keep my smile looking good!” Thanks and good luck at the Naidex exhibition. Allison McGarrity

I attach the long description about shopping.

I am not being self critical about it being long, because I feel so convinced that we should not shorten the description of experiences of mobility problems and that if we take time to understand them we will take time to overcome them too.

I have already sold 12 items around the country, have upgraded my web site with a blog so that people can let me know what they think.

I am today starting to make contact with hospitals and wonder if you, my reader may know of anyone in a position of authority who could give me the opportunity to put forward this idea.

Merry Hill Shopping Centre (near where I live) have two of the products and hopefully other shopping centres around the country will take this on.

I have arranged for a 3 day showing of the product at the Mobility Road Show in Coventry in June, and am booking a 2 night hotel o’night stop.

Finally - it is completely understanderble that people who don’t understand, will think that I personally am on a high for income and personal gratification - I can assure you that although I know that there is possibly (after repayment of expenses) an income for me - the most important aspect of this is the fabulous sight of the faces of delight of those who have mobility problems - especially those who have MS like me.

Ablequip will be at the Naidex exhibition - below is our advert for the Naidex magazine. Hope to see you there on stand D172 on the 29 April to 1 May 2008 at the NEC Birmingham.

Dear Mike              Regards the wheel link I purchased for my husband ,I must say it is the best thing I could ever have got him .Being disabled myself I found it hard to push James for any distance now I put his wheelchair on the back of his scooter and of he goes,there is no holding him back now,going out is once again a pleasure and not a chore.        

                 Kind regards and all the best for the future

TravelAbility

Mike Spencer, the disabled entrepreneur from the Midlands, has now invented 3 NEW ITEMS for making it easier to manoeuvre around –

1.     The WheelLink         2.  The WheelEasier                      and 3. The ScooCab

All these items except the ScooCab have received a patent and can be seen at www.ablequip.com

The WheelLINK allows the scooter user to get to his or her’s ultimate destination.

The WheelEasier improves the manoeuvre of the aid.

The ScooCab assists the security of all the above.

There is a way around a difficult situation and with his help we will find it.

The ScooCab is not going to be at the expense of the customer and each of the other items is priced at less than £100 each !