For elderly folks who cannot install stair lifts into their homes, or for anyone wanting that ‘Star Trek’ look added to their living room, U.K.-based Terry Lifts has an invention for you: The Lifestyle Home Elevator. This cleverly designed apparatus is the home-help device many senior citizens needed, and the lazy man has always wanted.
As depicted in the picture, installation of this elevator is pretty ingenious, and is considerably smaller than what New York-based Start Elevator has been creating for decades. But unlike your conventional building elevator which requires architectural ingenuity, this cadaver installs relatively quickly.
It isn’t an idiotic notion to believe elevators are better suited for buildings with many floors, but then again, this is 2015. As with any major invention, companies like Terry Lifts are working towards domestication of larger designs. But unlike larger elevators, one unique feature this personal elevator brings is an automatic stop switch, because nobody wants to smash their kitten. We’re 162 years removed from when Elisha Graves Otis patented the first passenger-safe elevator, so personalization should have been expected since it was long overdue. Could these personal elevators replace stair lifts or, even worse, stairs?
Standard elevators can handle six to eight passengers, or roughly 2,500 pounds; the Home Elevator can safely carry two individuals, or up to 550 pounds, which means you can move heavy televisions and other personal property without straining a muscle.
Through research, Terry Lifts has spent countless hours creating an absolute masterpiece for anyone that has mobility issues, or those who frequently move between floors, and has acquired the proper certification – and interest – to carry them into the next decade. Of course, don’t tell the company their Lifestyle Lift resembles a teleportation device often featured during the Star Trek TV series — they look nothing alike.
This product has been exported to France, China and Australia, but it’s unclear whether any American buyers have taken the plunge since, well, buying home elevators isn’t on everyone’s wishlist.
