Phat Jack

The Phat Jack is a wheelchair lifter designed for use by individuals with lower extremity or mobility disabilities or spinal cord injury. This unit was designed specifically for the Melrose Rugby wheelchairs (see separate entry), but the manufacturer can customize it for other wheelchairs. To use the Phat Jack, it is rolled under the rear bar of the wheelchair's frame, and the handle is pushed down. The rear of the wheelchair stays up until the handle is lifted back up. The unit lifts and holds the rear of a rugby wheelchair off the ground allowing wheels to be changed if punctured during a game. It allows an assistant to change a wheel even if the assistant is a teammate.