SnapIt!\u2122 ventures into Functional Solutions for the Mobility Market<\/p>\n
Snapit!\u2122 products have been respected by many as the class of the field in marine accessories since their creation in the early 1990\u2019s. As you can read on our marine accessories page the time proven saying, \u201cNecessity is the mother of invention.\u201d is a good description of the motivating factors behind the creation of the SnapIt!\u2122 line of boating accessories. The addition of few years has served to reinforce the truth of the old adage.<\/p>\n
The venture into the mobility market began tentatively several years ago; probably some time around 2002. Some friends from church discovered that we manufactured boating accessories and came to us with an opportunity. \u201cWe can\u2019t purchase a commercially available drink holder that will hold up for more than 6 months under the abuse of being mounted to a wheelchair. Can you make us something?\u201d Always relishing a challenge we dove into the project with enthusiasm and in about two weeks presented them with a prototype. At the time we commented that this was probably a market we should explore, but we were busy with other projects and this idea moved to the back burner and then eventually off the stove entirely.<\/p>\n
About six years later, now in 2008, our friends approached us again. They needed a new drink holder. \u201cWhy, what happened? Did the original one break?\u201d \u201cNo,\u201d was the response, \u201cwe purchased a new chair! The drink holder is fine, it just doesn\u2019t fit the new chair.\u201d The original prototype had performed flawlessly for six years and still appeared in nearly new condition compared to six months for those commercially available. We built a new prototype incorporating a new mounting system that was immediately preferred over the original prototype.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
SHOP NOW<\/span><\/a>FAQ<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ simplified_controls=”yes” custom_css_percentage=”no” padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ margin_vertical=”0″ custom_css=”margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;” border_size=”0″ border_styling_global=”default” width=”1\/2″ el_position=”last”]<\/p>\n [\/spb_text_block] [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ simplified_controls=”yes” custom_css_percentage=”no” padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ margin_vertical=”0″ custom_css=”margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;” border_size=”0″ border_styling_global=”default” width=”1\/1″ el_position=”first last”]<\/p>\n Again we thought, \u201cThis is a market we should explore–there is a great need here.\u201d This time we actually put some elbow grease into it and developed several prototypes. Mike, being the antithesis of a salesman, reluctantly gathered up the prototypes and dropped in on the good folk at All About Mobility in Sherman, Texas. Much like our original foray into the Marine Accessory market at the Winter Dallas Boat Show back in 1994 the response was overwhelming. This confirmed our impression that there was a great need for durable, high quality convenience accessories that would enhance the lifestyle of those utilizing mobility aids such as wheelchairs, walkers, canes, power chairs and scooters.<\/p>\n For the better part of a year with the help and insight of our friends at All About Mobility, the experience of Mike\u2019s dad, Mark who uses a walker on a daily basis and input from those in the medical field, SnapIt!\u2122 has been developing a base line of quality of life enhancing mobility accessories. One of the key features to come out of this prototyping experience has been the development of a mounting system that accommodates all of the most common sizes of tubing used on walkers and wheelchairs. This allows for the option of upgrading or changing equipment without having to purchase new accessories. In addition to the universal round tubing mounts SnapIt!\u2122 has developed several mounting styles to attach to square tubing and to utilize the receiver hitch found on many power chairs and scooters.<\/p>\n SnapIt!\u2122 is proud to provide functional solutions to the needs of those utilizing mobility assistant devices. Try one today, you\u2019ll like it! We guarantee it!<\/p>\n Mike Catchings [\/spb_text_block]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [spb_text_block animation=”none” animation_delay=”0″ simplified_controls=”yes” custom_css_percentage=”no” padding_vertical=”0″ padding_horizontal=”0″ margin_vertical=”0″ custom_css=”margin-top: 0px;margin-bottom: 0px;” border_size=”0″ border_styling_global=”default” width=”1\/2″ el_position=”first”] About SnapIt! Mobility SnapIt!\u2122 ventures into Functional Solutions for the Mobility Market Snapit!\u2122 products have been respected by many as the class of the field in marine accessories since their creation in the early 1990\u2019s. As you can read on our marine accessories page the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":16,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-25","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":733,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25\/revisions\/733"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.snapitproducts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/snap-it-mobility.jpg\")
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\nDave Rogers
\nSnapit!\u2122 Mobility Products<\/p>\n