Sleek Wheelchair Assist Handles

Design.

 I wanted a handle that was the bear minimum for aesthetic and personal space considerations. some handles scream grab me to the ill-informed well intended citizen grab the wheel person they dont need to consent be a “helpful person”. 

I needed them to be much lower then my stock handles as to not impede me when self propelling my chair, which is why I went with the the clamp. They just need to be strong enough to assist me in pushing. 

You need two pieces the Handle body and the Sleeve 

Material considerations

Handle: PETG this is what I went with feels good and strong 

               ASA: Probably even better if you can print or spend most of your time outdoors.

               PLA: Good to test out fit easy to print and maybe aesthetic reasons might be ok for                    light use but I wouldn't think they'd hold up to much abuse

Sleeve: TPU: Best material for this application as it needs to flex and compress

Print:

Orient models upside down with the top of the handle flat against the print bed

I did 6 shells with 25% infill fells pretty strong

Assembly 

1.Space out clamp with flat wrench or flat head screwdriver slide the sleeve into the clamp section of the handle so the top hole is covered.

 Slide down onto post, remove spacer tool. 

Drive M5 Fasteners through use nut on end if desired. 

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