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LOCHER, PIPER & PARTNER
Our mission
We aim to reinvent and redesign domestic and industrial products to significantly improve their functionality, shape and materiality, with maximum emphasis on high quality and longevity. We commit to the highest possible ecological and ethical standards in our products and our company.
Our history
The German inventor Marian Piper and the Swiss product designer François Locher, both fathers of several children, got together to reinvent and redesign the current baby pram model with its insufficient functionality, redundant nineties design, generally poor quality and low ecological and ethical standards.

They promptly added the Swiss mechanical engineer Matthias Günthart to the team and together founded a limited Swiss company (GmbH.) They also then established collaboration with FHNW, one of Switzerland’s leading universities of applied sciences.
How we work
We see ourselves as a think tank for product development and design, always searching to improve the basic present and future life conditions for all sentient beings directly or indirectly involved in our projects. We aim to form an active part of an intelligent interdisciplinary global network and a work ethic committed to an earth-friendly economy.

The approach to all our projects will always be as holistic as possible. We are interested in the forgotten and traditional, as well as in innovative future ideas, materials as well as technologies.

We develop on our own behalf as well as on behalf of third parties.
TEAM
CONSULTANTS
QIUNO
The evolutionary leap of the pram
About
unprecedented and unrivaled design features: ultra-compact | folds and unfolds at the push of a button | adjustable height

ground-breaking technology | 43 pages of patent (pending) | wider product application

> 100k potential customers per year, in Germany alone

premiumization is a primary growth factor within the global baby stroller and pram market
Opening of chassis
Multifunctionality
Lift and pushchair
Driving modes
Closing with carrycot
Functional prototype of the chassis
The functional prototype of the chassis is our proof of concept: with purely mechanical energy, the chassis will open AND close at the push of a button. The system receives the energy it needs from a gas pressure spring in the lift, which counteracts the child's weight, similar to an office chair.
In order to be able to close and open the chassis at the push of a button, the lift is coupled to the chassis jibs. In addition, the jibs are coupled to one another so that they do not block each other when the chassis is opened and closed and the stroller is in a safe position at all times during the process.

Note: The push bar is a temporary construction! Later it is fast and easily operated with one hand and a single button.

Locher, Piper & Partner GmbH commissioned the Lüneburg-based engineering Dr.-Ing. Roland Schröder with the construction of the functional prototype of the chassis.

On August 30th, 2022, Dr.-Ing. Roland Schröder presented the improved prototype to our team. We were particularly impressed by the good handling of the stroller and the ultra-compact size when folded.
I have waited 40 years for this stroller: practical, comfortable and aesthetically pleasing.
The project could come from the Apple think tank.
And finally a really good, dealer-friendly sales concept!

Philipp Gremmler
Owner of “Das Kinderzimmer”, Munich
Our future premium partner shops
Over 20 premium shops in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Belgium will be our partners, and the number is constantly growing! The mutual linking will take place in the coming weeks.
LIFTBOY
LIFTBOY
LIFTBOY (provisional name) is the world's first adapter for mechanical height adjustment of wheelchairs, with which wheelchair users can independently raise themselves to a height as if they were standing.
The LIFTBOY adapter as an aid for height adjustment of wheelchairs is another option for applicating the elegant and ultra-compact height adjustment, which was originally developed for the chassis of the stroller.
THE PROBLEM
For wheelchair users, their low sitting position is one of the biggest obstacles to participating and coping with everyday life:

Things that are designed for standing people are inaccessible to them: work surfaces, cupboards, machines, etc.

They need to stretch their arms to reach certain objects or perform certain activities. The constant strain increases the risk of injury.

For example, in the store they cannot see the displays or outside they cannot see their surroundings well, like when crossing streets in an urban environment.

When people stand in front of them, their field of vision is extremely limited; for example, they cannot see a concert stage.

They feel small when people are standing and cannot converse at eye level. This also damages self-confidence.

Getting in and out of the wheelchair is difficult due to the low seat height and horizontal seat surface.

Vertical mobility can significantly improve the quality of life of wheelchair users. Until now, it is only possible to buy specially made, height-adjustable wheelchairs, most of which are electric. These are all very expensive, usually very heavy and can never be folded compactly.
THE SOLUTION
LIFTBOY is a lift adapter that turns a normal wheelchair into a height-adjustable wheelchair:

Height adjustment up to 30 cm

Load capacity up to 120 kg

With tiltable seat as stand-up aid

Inexpensive
Such an adapter would be "a sensation", says Daniel Hübner, managing director of the Berlin Rehab Association, who has specialized in the construction of wheelchairs for 25 years. There is no adapter in the world that turns a wheelchair into a height-adjustable wheelchair.

LIFTBOY - The adapter for height adjustment for wheelchairs:

Ultra-compact | Purely mechanical | Removable | Light weight | Durable | Sustainable | Cost-effective | Engineered in Switzerland


LIFTBOY will be available in three versions:

1. LIFTBOY for autonomous, easy height adjustment for wheelchair users who can use their arms (“active wheelchair users”).

2. LIFTBOY for easy height changes by nursing staff or accompanying persons (“passive wheelchair users”).

3. LIFTBOY for height change with ultra-compact and light motor support.


LIFTBOY will be available in two editions:

1. LIFTBOY mainly made of aluminum: Heavier, but cheaper

2. LIFTBOY mainly made of carbon fiber composite: Light, but more expensive
THE APPLICATION
With the removable LIFTBOY adapter, a foldable wheelchair remains foldable!
All seat adapters will be equipped with a stand-up aid where the seat can be tilted for sitting down and standing up. A stand-up aid is a significant relief, especially for wheelchair users who are weakened due to age or other ailments, but also for their carers.
Who and what we need
Enterprising investors who want to finance the development of our products leading to series maturity with long-term participatory loans and who want to participate in its success,

a manufacturing and a distribution company for the operational business,

sales partners for premium strollers.
CONTACT
Offices
Swiss main office
Matthias Günthart
Zurlindenstrasse 16 | CH-5000 Aarau
matthias.guenthart@locherpiperpartner.ch
+41 79 783 38 34

Development office Germany
François Locher
Pistoriusplatz 3 | D - 13086 Berlin
francois.locher@locherpiperpartner.ch
+49 176 64233987

Development office Spain
Marian Piper
Quintana 113 | E-33785 Quintana-Valdés
marian.piper@locherpiperpartner.ch
+34 636 23 76 24 | +49 1522 33 04 788


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