Ergo Cart™
The Ergo Cart™ is specifically designed to reduce the effort involved in reshelving.
It is designed to become an integral component of Lyngsoe
Library sorters. Each cart locks into place for sorting and automatically recharges its onboard power supply. During the sorting operation items
are placed in the book cart with their spine facing outwards to ease the reading of the book titles during re-shelving. As books are sorted
to the cart, the bottom shelf begins to automatically drop minimizing the distance the next sorted item has to drop. Gentle discharge of the items is
thereby assured. Once the cart is full, an indicator lamp is automatically illuminated to indicate that the cart needs to be replaced.
To reduce the amount of effort required
to move an individual cart, an ergonomic frame was designed with low rolling resistance wheels requiring only a minimal amount of force to move
the book cart. Once at the appropriate reshelving point, the wheels can be locked in place and the bookshelf raised to waist height. This eliminates any unnecessary
bending or lifting by the staff.
Features
- Books sorted onto cart in proper orientation for reshelving
- Shelf automatically lowers during sorting to assure gentle handling
- Book stack electrically tilts into horizontal position at waist height
- Batteries automatically recharge when docked to sorter
- Indicator lights for full cart condition prevent overflow
- Low rolling resistance makes the cart easy to push and steer