Accessibility to private residences poses a very real problem in extremely hilly cities like Pittsburgh. Wally's Trolley is an individual passenger cable car designed to transport a person with limited mobility up and down a slope. It was designed for use at the senior author's residence when his wife's arthritis limited her ability to walk. It permits the user to transfer from the flat surface of the back porch to the cable car and transfer again to a flat surface at the street level. The entire system was designed to be constructed of materials easily available from local sources and at a reasonable cost. Construction of the cable car system has permitted an individual with limited mobility to continue to reside in a home with grades beyond her ability to negotiate.


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    Title :

    Wally's trolley


    Additional title:

    Wally's Drahtseilwagen


    Contributors:
    Burnham, W. (author) / Carlson, F. (author)


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    2 Seiten, 4 Bilder


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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