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My mother has a lot of trouble with the stairs now. She has had both knees replaced. This was a good thing for her pain, but bad for her range of motion, and nothing can be done. There isn't enough room for one of those chair lifts, and she has only one stairwell. A two-way weight activated escalator
could take her up to the second floor when she steps on the tread downstairs, and could take her downstairs when she steps on the top tread upstairs. The escalator could be made of wood to fit in with the rest of the house, and have an override for those who prefer to climb.
Stairlift
http://www.easternm...ht_stair_lifts.html
[ldischler, Jun 19 2006]
Just cool
http://www.youtube....watch?v=4PcL6-mjRNk
Why wouldn't they also play with this escalator? [Grogster, Jul 01 2010]
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How about buttons, wouldn't that be less complicated than weight activation? And there are much simpler and cheaper alternatives to escalators, such as chair lifts that take a person up the stairs sideways. |
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I have indicated that there's no room for a chairlift. I also thought that this system would not need electricity if it were based on a sliding counterweight and gear or pulley. Sort of like those cheap treadmills. |
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You're going to need energy input somewhere. |
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//I have indicated that there's no room for a chairlift.//
The one chair lift I've seen folds back against the wall. It can't take more than a few inches. |
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Maybe it could be gravity powered going down, and electricaly powered going up. |
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Good... why don't we catapult YOUR mother. |
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Thats a pretty good idea, actually. |
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Someone I knew catapulted my mother once. Once... |
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If it's ordinarily going to be used by only one person
going up and down, it could use a counterweight
with a small electric motor to provide energy to
travel upward. |
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I like this idea [+], but for another setting: the middle
of
three escalators in an underground/subway station. For a
private dwelling, well ... I have a notion that escalators are
complex, finicky devices full of moving parts with close
tolerances, hence high-maintenance. |
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Oh, and how would this interact with housepets? |
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Pets might rather enjoy it... (see link) [+] |
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A one person closet sized elevator (lift) would be just as simple to install as this, and require less effrot to maintain over the life of the unit. |
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