Cowal Mobility
We are a family business proud of our personal service
Cowal Mobility Aids have been in the business of designing, manufacturing,
installing and supplying high quality driving aids and conversions for
the disabled driver for over 30 years, and have been instrumental in designing
driving aids, which have since been adopted and produced by other concerns.
We offer assessments to determine the individual needs of the disabled
driver/vehicle compatibility, and have proved again and again that anything
is possible with today's technology, and a little bit of common sense
and care.
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Robot 200 clever automatic wheelchair lift
Hand controls driving control adaptations
Twin flip-up accelerators the original and best!
Meyland Carlift transfers a disabled person in or
out of the car
Cowal Mobility Aids Ltd
Cowal Court
Heath End Road
Great Kingshill
Bucks
HP15 6HL
Tel: +44 (0)1494 714400
Email Cowal Mobility
Robot 200 wheelchair lift
The
revolutionary Robot 200 automatically stows away a wheelchair inside the
car's boot or rear storage area (in hatchbacks and estates).
The Robot 200 operates automatically when you activate an electrical switch or remote control. The rear hatch or boot lid opens and the Robot 200 brings the wheelchair to your side. When the wheelchair is released, the Robot 200 returns to the rear, and the hatch door or boot lid closes and locks.
Suitable for any vehicle capable of housing the wheelchair in the back, the Robot 200 is manufactured from strong and durable material, making it highly reliable. Simple and convenient to use, it delivers the wheelchair to the driver's door in about 30 seconds.
Some other benefits of the Robot 200 system:
• Does not occupy a passenger seat inside the vehicle
• Leaves the aerodynamic shape of the vehicle unaltered
• Does not affect vehicle performance or fuel consumption
• Can be easily transferred from one vehicle to another
• Does not require any modification to the wheelchair
• Places the load where the car manufacturer intended
Hand Controls
Cowal
have always designed their push/pull single lever hand controls to fit
high to the steering column and in most vehicles, the rods are hidden
behind the dash.
These features provide the driver with maximum leg/knee room, and knee contact with the controls is eliminated.
Due to the way the rods are fitted to the brake and accelerator pedals, the option of having both pedals flipped-up is available.
Each hand control is designed for the vehicle, and they are possibly the lightest and smoothest push/pull controls on the market today. They can be installed at our works or supplied to our wide network of installers throughout the UK. They are approved by all leading vehicle manufacturers.
We also install mechanical and electronic ring accelerators, and manufacture special grips to suit the individual. All automatic and manual vehicles can be converted, either fully or partially to suit the individual.
You can find more information about the full range of hand controls available by visiting the Cowal Mobility website (it will open in a new browser window)
Twin Flip-up Accelerators
Although
it has since been imitated by other concerns, the Cowal Twin Flip-Up concept
was developed by us over 20 years ago.
It still remains the best, and we are the leading supplier of the system in the UK and Europe.
The operation is simplicity itself. Pull down the pedal required, and the other pedal flips up automatically.
The two pedals are linked by a small cable which is out of sight when installed. This system is recommended by Motability on their vehicles.
The standard system, shown here, is for right leg disabled drivers, and we can also supply a left leg disabled system.
Meyland Carlift (right)
The
Meyland Carlift is the perfect lifting solution in the car. It lifts disabled
persons in and out of vehicles without problems.
The lift is operated either by the disabled person, or - if necessary - by an assistant.
The Meyland Carlift can be mounted in either the left or the right hand side of cars with two or four doors, and the lift arm is adjustable to fit the lift to different car sizes. The lifting/lowering function works by a 12 volt motor, which is supplied with power from the car battery.
The lift is operated from a small control box with push buttons, and the box is magnetic so it may be placed anywhere on the lift when not in use. The box is connected to the lift with a spiral cable long enough to make it possible for an assistant outside the car to operate the lift. The sideways movements are done manually.
The lift is supplied with a canvas sling seat which has three mounting points to give a safe lift, and the sling seat is available in five different sizes.
When the Meyland Carlift is not in use or while driving it can either stay on the console or in one single grip be lifted off and put into the boot.
If the lift console is removed no visible traces are normally seen: an advantage if the car is to be sold.
The Meyland Carlift weighs only 13.5 kg (30lbs) - but can lift up to 125 kg (275 lbs)
Please email us for more information about any of our products or visit the Cowal Mobility website (it will open in a new browser window)
Links to related pages:
Independent Living motoring section
Independent Living transport section