An Austrian chef who lost almost all control of his legs is back on the line again thanks to a brilliant invention from a friend.
A C-shaped metal hook suspended on a set of rails from the ceiling allows Chef Lammer to literally float through the kitchen, while setting his hands free to chop, dice, quarter, and fillet.
10 years ago, Peter Lammer from Salzburg suffered a serious motorcycle injury that left him without the use of his legs. Even with course after course of physical therapy, he is considered 80% disabled.
Besides unimaginable pain and mental strain, his financial future was hopeless and massively threatened from one day to the next. The love for his family as well as the passion for his job lit a fire of inspiration in the heart of Lammer’s friend, 52-year-old Bernhard Tichy.
Tichy ran a nearby zip line adventure course, and had an understanding of hanging movement. Together, they developed Standing Ovation, a one-of-a-kind device that allows disabled users to sit comfortably on a bicycle seat at the point of a large hook. The hook is attached by carabiners to a railing on the ceiling that allows the user to slide up and down the workplace.
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The user’s torso weight is transferred to Standing Ovation via the device and thus the hands remain free for work. Likewise, when lifting loads, any additional weight is taken over by a spring system in the device and there is no additional strain on the legs.
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With Standing Ovation, Lammer can pull a pot off the stove, and with a small flick of his leg, go gliding down the kitchen line to the prep station.
“All the experts said that I would never be able to do a standing job again,” Lammer told Reuters from the kitchen of his Salzburg restaurant Johanneskeller.
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