Wheelchair cup holder
I am looking for a way to carry a hot cup of tea from the kitchen to the living room - when in my electric wheelchair.
I have found cup holders that clamp onto a round or square tube - but my chair has no suitable tubes to clamp on to …………..it's got flat brackets holding the arm rests on to the frame.
Any advice welcome.
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It's a Salsa mini2 electric
I've also googled and come up with 100's potential but when you look at mountings none are suitable
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This universal one should do the job & it looks like there is a slot cut in the arm rest support to thread one of the velcro ties through for even stronger attachment.
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Yes I did see that one - but don't know whether that will fit securely - there a metal bracket under the padded arm that the strap will have to go over as well….
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Will it take the weight of a pottery cup ?
it shows a paper cup in the photo
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In the outside of that bracket, looking at the site for that chair, you could see a slot, so I'm thinking you could feed one of the velcro straps though that & then tighten it. Velcro, as it has two straps should keep it stable enough. I have two bags, one on either arm of my chair & nothing could pull them off. I carry a water bottle in one & it doesn't move.
As it's Amazon, at least they are good if it doesn't do the job, you can send it back.
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Transporting hot liquids in containers without a lid is dangerous. I can recommend a steel thermal bottle with a sealed lid.
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This is for a cup of tea - so I can drink it - you can't drink from a steel thermal bottle with a sealed lid !
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You can pour it into a cup when you get to the right place. There are also thermal cups made of plastic with a screw-on sealed lid. And you can put a thermo pot in the place where you usually drink tea.
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Sorry - but I do not plan to use a thermal transfer device - all that I am trying to obtain is a way to carry a single cup of tea from my kitchen to my living room - a distance of 20 feet - without spilling any…
something like the image above - only with a parallel sided "cup"
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Take the test. Secure the paper cup with duct tape. Fill it with water almost to the top. Try riding on a chair and see how much water you lose.
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I design innovative products plus I try to encourage innovation for the 'Silver Sector' and the disabled. I read a post re finding a cup holder for a power wheelchair. I too have this same problem, but I haven'y got around to making oune yet.
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Doesn't that depend on the size of cup, the speed and surface that the wheelchair is being used on, how the cup is secured to the chair, the viscosity of the liquid (tea is "thicker" than water, the initial amount of water in the paper cup, the time that the test is run for… sorry but it does appear to be a little pointless testing for water being lost from a paper cup…. when I am not going to be using a paper cup filled with water.
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In your case it doesn't matter. Compare the sizes of ship models for testing in the ship model basin and real ships. Have you considered that you might run over a cable or a fallen book, for example? This is critical for a cup of liquid. Moreover, testing in the real conditions of your home with all the imperfections of the floor is better than in another building. Good stabilizers were made in West Germany and the USSR, BUT they cost as much as a 40-foot container filled with wheelchairs like yours, plus must not forget about the energy consumed by stabilizers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGzRfvgnS_s
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what about the thixotropic effect on liquids?
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I spent several years in electric wheelchair, had same issues/problems including with meal tray in work restaurant. You need in effect a plywood "shelf or tray" just wider than wheelchair arms. Blocks underneath on outside of arms. Place across wheelchair in front of you behind joystick. Thin plywood so able to rest arms on top whilst moving to lounge. Remove cup, remove shelf. my wheelchair had clips on side for stick i was able to jam said "shelf" into when not using. Did find that could only really fill wide based cup half full to avoid spillage, ended up using a travel mug with top and non slip rubber drawer liner on "tray"
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What does this have to do with tea, water or coffee? 100% you still haven't done the experiment I wrote about here earlier.
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