add-on concept for aiding the use of prams in snowy conditions
Heikkilä, Markus (2013)
Heikkilä, Markus
Kymenlaakson ammattikorkeakoulu
2013
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013052711112
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2013052711112
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This Bachelor thesis aimed at discovering a way to aid the use of prams during snowy seasons by creating a concept witch includes skis that will be attached to the underside of the prams.
The target group of the concept, parents with a young child, suffer every winter from the lack of upkeep of the walkways in Finland. The modern prams with small turning wheels are in no way designed to work in snow, rather they are designed to be used in shopping centres that always have clean and even floors.
The idea of adding skis to the pram wheels is not a new one and even commercial applications of this idea exist. However every single one of the existing models has to be removed from the prams when the snow underneath the prams runs out.
For these reason it was seen worthwhile to embark on to this design study and try to find a concept that would allow the skis to be attached to the prams for the whole duration of winter.
The target group of the concept, parents with a young child, suffer every winter from the lack of upkeep of the walkways in Finland. The modern prams with small turning wheels are in no way designed to work in snow, rather they are designed to be used in shopping centres that always have clean and even floors.
The idea of adding skis to the pram wheels is not a new one and even commercial applications of this idea exist. However every single one of the existing models has to be removed from the prams when the snow underneath the prams runs out.
For these reason it was seen worthwhile to embark on to this design study and try to find a concept that would allow the skis to be attached to the prams for the whole duration of winter.