Heavy weights slide with ease

Heavy weights slide with ease . Problem: , storage systems and other heavy objects. They can either be moved empty, which requires a few merry hours diversion unfilling and re-filling, or full. The latter is liable to result in damage to carpets, if not to the backs and feet of the people. Neither option is particularly appealing or attractive. Solution: Chris Moore of industrial design team Action 8 has come up with the idea of ‘Skeez’. These are essentially lengths of plastic angle, with a grippy top surface and a slippery underside. It is not hard, for instance, to get them under a filing cabinet. All that needs to be done is to tilt the cabinet slightly to one side, place the pastic strips underneath, and then repeat the process on the other side. The cabinet can then be safely slid along. The length of the Skeez distributes the load over a wider area than the feet or bent over steel edges on which such items of furniture are normally supported. They should, therefore, avoid digging into carpet and getting caught on obstructions. Application: Similar concepts have the potential to move other kinds of objects, such as furniture across grass lawns or heavy objects on building sites. The latter concept appears to have been first proved by the ancient Egyptians, who are said to have constructed wooden sleds to allow the easier movement of statues and the component parts of the pyramids. Clearly, it is not cost effective to construct wheeled platforms to move very heavy objects over short distances. TS