Now that we had 3-Dimensional pictures, it enabled us to make any necessary changes to make transporting children the safest way possible…
The most important one was going from a 3-POINT HARNESS…or this
to this…a 5-POINT HARNESS that allowed for a single strap to be detached rather than the entire harness, so if necessary it would allow a medical...
The 2-D patent drawings were really just the first step in bringing our concept to life
With a little more help from our engineer…
we added some color…and some depth…
and our concept came alive
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As a child raised in a time where not much was known about this “affliction” I went through many years of feeling ‘less than’ and ‘inadequate’ in every sense of both words. My sister Stefanie put my growing up years in very accurate detail in The PedREST Story section. The only thing missing was the ‘help’ I received along the way in believing I was stupid (teachers, other kids..etc)...
A Graduate Student working towards his degree in bio-engineering came on board to draw some rough sketches and help us out. Boy did he ever. Our concept with all its specifications really came to life
It needed to be easily adjustable to accommodate children of various sizes…
It needed to be able to go from sitting up to lying flat very quickly, in case we needed...
It all began with an idea…then some simple crayon drawings
I started with what wasn’t working in terms of how they were transporting kids…
…and moved on to what could work
…what would solve some major problems and make a difference
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