Co-Founder of Quickie Wheelchair Company

Together with Jim Okamoto & Don Helman, Hamilton designed manufactured & sold Quickie Wheelchair a lightweight manueverable athletic wheelchair. This is one of a range of disabled sports have been developed for disabled athletes, including basketball, rugby, tennis, racing and dancing. The wheelchairs used for each sport have evolved to suit the specific needs of that sport and often no longer resemble their everyday cousins. They are usually non-folding (in order to increase rigidity), with a pronounced negative camber for the wheels (which provides stability and is helpful for making sharp turns), and often are made of composite, lightweight materials.

Quickie wheelchair

Category:
Technology Medical Device

Completion Status:
yes

Patent Number:
N/A

Co-Inventor:
Jim Okamoto; Don Helman