Innovation Description
ProfileInnovator Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Dar belongs to Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir. As a
child, Mushtaq was always quiet and reclusive. Apart from the mandatory studies,
he invested his time in making wooden toys with which he used to decorate his
house. Sometimes, he used to run away to the walnuts and apple orchards or
simply stroll in the nearby meadows. Fishes have always been his object of
fascination and the expression of creativity. Most of his wooden toys were
fishes, in various forms, shapes and sizes. Once a teacher of his saw one of
his creations and asked him to make one for her also. Appreciated, he gained
confidence and slowly used his skill to develop other things also. While in
eight class he carved Gandhiji working on a charkha, which was an
electro-mechanical.
Purpose
Compared
to the widespread requirements across the country, skilled tree climbers are
few in number for climbing tall trees like coconut. Also for climbing
electricity poles no such device exists except for ladders, which require
another person to hold it in place. This device, thus, fills this gap and
allows a normal unskilled user to climb trees for harvesting or to climb
electric poles to do maintenance work.
Climbing a pole without the help of ladders, cranes, etc. is impossible for an average person. A person with special skills of pole climbing is indispensable not to mention his exorbitant wages and high risk of legal problems in case of accidents and delays in work execution. The purpose of this innovation is to make a tool to assist pole climber.
Technical details‘Pole Pro’ is a lightweight attachment to climber’s shoes with a resilient member that goes around a pole, rollers to provide smooth ascend and a shoe grip that holds the shoes firmly. ‘Pole pro’ is an ergonomically designed device and provides a temporary yet firm foothold for the climber during his ascend or descend. Wear the ‘Pole Pro’ in both the legs by following the procedure or undergo the company training. Attach the ‘Pole Pro’ to circumscribe the pole by using the safety latch. As the climber lifts the leg Pole Pro rules along the pole in an upward or downward direction. A climber needs to press his leg sideways to provide himself with a firm foothold by locking the Pole Pro with pole and then repeating the procedure for the other leg. Thus, enabling the climber to ascend or descend.
BenefitIt is a small portable device that makes climbing
trees/poles simple and easy. What is remarkable about this innovation is that
it uses bodyweight to lock the climbing steps and is very light, low cost and
easy to maintain.
