November 19th, 2006 at 9:21 am
The Wovel is a wheeled snow shovel and it’s much safer and reduces exertion by as much as 80% compared to traditional shoveling.
Replace the intricate wheel casting with wooden spokes and it’s possible to believe that the Wovel was designed and built a thousand years ago – it has an air of elegant simplicity that belies the amount of thought and science which went into its design.
Just how dangerous is snow shovelling? Well, the Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that 72,000 medical emergency room visits occur in the U.S. annually due to snow removal injuries including over exertion, heart attacks, strokes, back, muscle, joint and snow blower injuries. The Wovel also outperforms snow blowers and is 2-3 times faster than shovelling. The unique design of the Wovel allows the user to multiply mechanical force and throw snow into piles over four feet high with ease.
The Wovel is now slated for a major expansion into retail outlets in the U.S. and Canada and will be introduced in several European countries and Japan this coming season. International enquiries from other markets would be welcomed. With an estimated 73,000 medical emergency room visits in the U.S. annually due to injuries received through snow removal (including over exertion, heart attacks, strokes, back, muscle and joint injuries and snow blower-related injuries), the Wovel is the safest, affordable alternative for snow removal.
“With the Wovel, it would appear that personal snow shoveling has entered the machine age!” said Steven J. Weiss, D.O., a top New York City sports medicine specialist. “While it will not remove all risks of strain or injury, it appears to have made shoveling much more efficient, safer, less strenuous, easier, thus reducing the risks for either musculoskeletal or heart-related injuries.”
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