How to Find the Best Cupholder for Your Wheelchair

If you are someone who uses a wheelchair frequently, you may have noticed that it is hard to find a quality cupholder that meets your needs, is affordable, and that fits your style of wheelchair. We are happy to offer some tips to help in your search for the best wheelchair cupholder.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Willingness to research the types of wheelchair cupholders that are on the market.
• Definition of your specific needs

1. Find a cupholder that attaches to the frame of your wheelchair. Some types of cupholders may attach to the wheelchair tray or in other positions, but the ones that work best attach to the frame. Does this mean that the wheelchair cup holder cannot be removed? No, in fact wheelchair cup holders made by Freedom Dinnerware represent the best of both worlds. They attach securely to the wheelchair frame, but are easy to take off. In addition, cupholders from Freedom Dinnerware are designed to work with almost any type of wheelchair - whether they are round or square tubed devices. In fact, they also work with walkers, rollators, and walkers.
2. Consider the width of the doorways you will be going through in your wheelchair. The best wheelchair drinkholders should fold away when not in use. Freedom Dinnerware offers such a drinkholder! With the beverage finished and removed, only one hand is needed to fold the drink holder up, out, and away! Do these folding drinkholders ever fold up accidentally? Impossible. Freedom's drink holders fold up only when you want them folded up. Internal support arms mean that they cannot fold up unless you do it. Freedom folding cup holders close up as flat as one inch. No problem with obstructions! In fact, if properly installed on the wheelchair, Freedom's folded cupholders will be narrower than the actual width of the wheelchair.
3. Choose a wheelchair drinkholder that attaches with ease. Freedom drinkholders offer this benefit. How difficult are these cupholders to clamp to the wheelchair? Not difficult at all. To clamp the cupholder to the wheelchair, simply use a Phillips screwdriver, the provided wing nut, and the patented clamp. You or your caregiver should have it on the wheelchair within just a few minutes. In addition, the Freedom clamping cupholder uses no screws in the frame. It goes on and comes off with ease--and without a mark. This cupholder can be used for both left-handed and right-handed folks - attaches to either side of the chair.

Tips & Warnings

• Identify the needs you have while using your wheelchair.
• Research all the different kinds of wheelchair drinkholders that are available.
• Always be on the look-out for ways to make using your wheelchair more convenient, comfortable, and enjoyable!