Fwd: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-10 Thread Bryce Willis 
Try backing onto the rug and while you are on it. Works for me.

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Date: March 10, 2017 at 12:35:26 PM EST
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Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

Same issue..I have wood floors and it happens most on a rug by the front door, 
because I have to turn a bit to open it. I double back taped a rubber / 
plastic, chair mat for office rug / chairs. A lot have spikes to they don't 
move, but you can find big flat ones. If you don't mind a slight bump, a 1/8 
sheet of plywood works too. You don't see it much.



> We have hardwood floors, and in one room we have an oriental rug.
> At first I was able to drive my chair into the room without any
> problems. But lately, my wheelchair seems to be grabbing the
> Oriental rug, and the rug and up wrapped around my drive wheels.
>
> Maybe it is because the rug is getting older. Maybe it is because
> I'm driving a different wheelchair. But I'm wondering, has anyone
> else had this problem? I'm considering buying one of those clear
> plastic mats people buy to put under their desks in office spaces,
> and to use that as a sort of a pathway for bridge onto the rug.
>
> Does anyone have any experience or suggestions or ideas?
>
> Thanks so much, and take care,
>
> Dave Krehbiel

Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-10 Thread greg 
Same issue..I have wood floors and it happens most on a rug by the front door, because I have to turn a bit to open it. I double back taped a rubber / plastic, chair mat for office rug / chairs. A lot have spikes to they don't move, but you can find big flat ones. If you don't mind a slight bump, a 1/8 sheet of plywood works too. You don't see it much.

 
> We have hardwood floors, and in one room we have an oriental rug.
> At first I was able to drive my chair into the room without any
> problems. But lately, my wheelchair seems to be grabbing the
> Oriental rug, and the rug and up wrapped around my drive wheels.
>
> Maybe it is because the rug is getting older. Maybe it is because
> I'm driving a different wheelchair. But I'm wondering, has anyone
> else had this problem? I'm considering buying one of those clear
> plastic mats people buy to put under their desks in office spaces,
> and to use that as a sort of a pathway for bridge onto the rug.
>
> Does anyone have any experience or suggestions or ideas?
>
> Thanks so much, and take care,
>
> Dave Krehbiel

Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-09 Thread wheelchair 
Electric Wheelchairs, and rugs/carpets, are a no no.  Granted it may  take 
more time if its a tack down vs a throw rug, but any rug.
 
Best Wishes
 
 
In a message dated 3/9/2017 7:15:09 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
r.pra...@sbcglobal.net writes:

 
One possible answer would be buy some  duralock plastic Velcro and stick 
the edges down. Im sure this wont be popular  with the housekeeper. Or like 
you say find some plastic edging to lay on the  start of the rug, might still 
need the plastic Velcro though called  duralock.


ron




 
 
On Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:22 PM, Dave  Krehbiel 
 wrote:




   
 
 
We have hardwood floors, and in one room we  have an oriental rug. At first 
I was able to drive my chair into the room  without any problems. But 
lately, my wheelchair seems to be grabbing the  Oriental rug, and the rug and 
up 
wrapped around my drive wheels.
 
Maybe it is because the rug is getting  older. Maybe it is because I'm 
driving a different wheelchair. But I'm  wondering, has anyone else had this 
problem? I'm considering buying one of  those clear plastic mats people buy to 
put under their desks in office spaces,  and to use that as a sort of a 
pathway for bridge onto the rug.
 
Does anyone have any experience or  suggestions or ideas?
 
Thanks so much, and take care,
 
Dave Krehbiel



 

 
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Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-09 Thread William Lang III 
Yup, been there. The torque on the chair is causing the rug to come up. Bet it 
happens when the chair must first turn before exiting the rug area.

I used two sided tape on the outside width and length about at the edge of the 
rug. Stays down gr8.

Billy

Bill Lang via IPAD HD


> On Mar 9, 2017, at 20:14, RONALD L PRACHT  wrote:
> 
> One possible answer would be buy some duralock plastic Velcro and stick the 
> edges down. Im sure this wont be popular with the housekeeper. Or like you 
> say find some plastic edging to lay on the start of the rug, might still need 
> the plastic Velcro though called duralock.
> 
> ron
> 
> 
> On Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:22 PM, Dave Krehbiel 
>  wrote:
> 
> 
> We have hardwood floors, and in one room we have an oriental rug. At first I 
> was able to drive my chair into the room without any problems. But lately, my 
> wheelchair seems to be grabbing the Oriental rug, and the rug and up wrapped 
> around my drive wheels.
>  
> Maybe it is because the rug is getting older. Maybe it is because I'm driving 
> a different wheelchair. But I'm wondering, has anyone else had this problem? 
> I'm considering buying one of those clear plastic mats people buy to put 
> under their desks in office spaces, and to use that as a sort of a pathway 
> for bridge onto the rug.
>  
> Does anyone have any experience or suggestions or ideas?
>  
> Thanks so much, and take care,
>  
> Dave Krehbiel
> 
> 
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Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-09 Thread Jeffrey Gaede 
I have a large area rug in my living room. It seems like the larger the rug, 
the harder it is to move it around with your chair. Plus there's a sizable 
coffee table on one portion. Doesn't exactly leave as much room as I'd like but 
I don't tear up or get caught up in the rugs.

  From: RONALD L PRACHT <r.pra...@sbcglobal.net>
 To: Quad-list Post <quad-list@eskimo.com> 
 Sent: Thursday, March 9, 2017 5:15 PM
 Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.
   
One possible answer would be buy some duralock plastic Velcro and stick the 
edges down. Im sure this wont be popular with the housekeeper. Or like you say 
find some plastic edging to lay on the start of the rug, might still need the 
plastic Velcro though called duralock.
ron 

On Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:22 PM, Dave Krehbiel 
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hardwood floors, and in one room we have an oriental rug. At first I was able 
to drive my chair into the room without any problems. But lately, my wheelchair 
seems to be grabbing the Oriental rug, and the rug and up wrapped around my 
drive wheels.  Maybe it is because the rug is getting older. Maybe it is 
because I'm driving a different wheelchair. But I'm wondering, has anyone else 
had this problem? I'm considering buying one of those clear plastic mats people 
buy to put under their desks in office spaces, and to use that as a sort of a 
pathway for bridge onto the rug.  Does anyone have any experience or 
suggestions or ideas?  Thanks so much, and take care,  Dave Krehbiel 


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Re: [QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-09 Thread RONALD L PRACHT 
One possible answer would be buy some duralock plastic Velcro and stick the 
edges down. Im sure this wont be popular with the housekeeper. Or like you say 
find some plastic edging to lay on the start of the rug, might still need the 
plastic Velcro though called duralock.
ron 

On Thursday, March 9, 2017 6:22 PM, Dave Krehbiel 
 wrote:
 

 We have 
hardwood floors, and in one room we have an oriental rug. At first I was able 
to drive my chair into the room without any problems. But lately, my wheelchair 
seems to be grabbing the Oriental rug, and the rug and up wrapped around my 
drive wheels.  Maybe it is because the rug is getting older. Maybe it is 
because I'm driving a different wheelchair. But I'm wondering, has anyone else 
had this problem? I'm considering buying one of those clear plastic mats people 
buy to put under their desks in office spaces, and to use that as a sort of a 
pathway for bridge onto the rug.  Does anyone have any experience or 
suggestions or ideas?  Thanks so much, and take care,  Dave Krehbiel 


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[QUAD-L] Power wheelchair getting stuck on oriental rug.

2017-03-09 Thread Dave Krehbiel 
We have hardwood floors, and in one room we have an oriental rug. At first I
was able to drive my chair into the room without any problems. But lately,
my wheelchair seems to be grabbing the Oriental rug, and the rug and up
wrapped around my drive wheels.

 

Maybe it is because the rug is getting older. Maybe it is because I'm
driving a different wheelchair. But I'm wondering, has anyone else had this
problem? I'm considering buying one of those clear plastic mats people buy
to put under their desks in office spaces, and to use that as a sort of a
pathway for bridge onto the rug.

 

Does anyone have any experience or suggestions or ideas?

 

Thanks so much, and take care,

 

Dave Krehbiel



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