Hoveround
Tom Kruse, CEO & founder of Hoveround,
started with a vision nearly 20 years ago. His vision was to build
a power wheelchair that could go anywhere someone can walk. Kruse,
an inventor and entrepreneur, had been inspired by his own mother’s difficulties
maneuvering her manual wheelchair.
He set about designing a smaller, super-maneuverable
power wheelchair that could “turn on itself”, and built his first proto-type
in his garage for the University of South Florida. Kruse consulted
with truck drivers about long-haul comfortable seating, and used tips from
NASA to offer a refined design to the awkward wheelchairs on the market
at the time.
Hoveround’s patented Round for a Reason
design means that it has maximum maneuverability.
In 1994, Kruse boldly decided to avoid
medical equipment dealers and sell his power wheelchair direct to the public.
Today Hoveround provide their power wheelchairs
across the United States, with over 100 warehouses and a 200 van fleet.
Their trained engineers also provide home-call service repairs, so you
never have to be without your Hoveround.
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