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CATEG: Community upliftment technology
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COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT TECHNOLOGY Ref. no:
| MS0001 | Title:
| Rough Rider Bar | Inventor:
| Richard Kgwahla | Patents / Designs:
| (unknown) | Awards:
| 2006 SABS Design Institute Prototype Award |
Desription
| Illustration
| The Rough Rider Bar is a bar fixed to a regular wheelchair that eases manoeuvrability over rough terrain. It consists of two parallel round tubes, joined by bolts and nuts. An angle adjusting device connects the two parallel tubes. The bar offers a longer lever to lift the front wheels of the wheelchair off the ground. By fixing the bar to the front of the wheel chair, it can be fixed to a bicycle and can then be towed or can also be drawn by animals in rural areas. |  |
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Ref. no:
| MS0002 | Title:
| Barrow Chair | Inventor:
| Richard Kgwahla | Patents / Designs:
| (unknown) | Awards:
| Sponsorship from Central University of Technology (FS) (CUT) Tshumisano Award NPDC Distinctive South African Product Award 2005 SABS Design Institute Prototype Award |
Desription
| Illustration | The Barrow Chair is a wheelbarrow with a convertible concrete pan that changes into a chair that can be used to transport sick or old people in rural areas and informal settlements. Two side wheels have been mounted next to the main wheel of the wheelbarrow to provide stability and safety on uneven road surfaces. Once converted into a chair, the barrow forms a comfortable and secure seat. The pan of the wheelbarrow is made of galvanised steel, fitting into a mild steel frame. |  |
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Ref. no:
| MS0003 | Title:
| Table Trolley | Inventor:
| Richard Kgwahla | Patents / Designs:
| (unknown) | Awards:
| 2005 SABS Design Institute Prototype Award |
Desription
| Illustration
| The Table Trolley is a standard trolley that has been fitted with a table top and is ideally suited to hawkers who have to transport their goods and display them. The fold-out table top acts as a backing to the trolley and prevents smaller goods falling out. By combining the table top and the trolley it becomes unnecessary to carry a separate table to the place of sale. The trolley is stable and will not tip over, even under very heavy loads. |  |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 09 November 2007 )
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