Anti-Crush protection

The ACKBelt is a safety device, developed by Stephen Weston, to overcome the limitations of existing Anti-Crush protection on powered pedestrian trucks, virtually all of which are fitted with a small 7 to 10 cm square Anti-Crush button on the tiller arm. However, every year there are reports of operators being crushed, many with life changing injuries, when the Anti-Crush button has been missed.

The ACKBelt fits around the base of the truck and connects into the Anti-Crush button’s circuit, increasing the area of protection typically by over 800% and at the point most impacts occur.

By stitching strips of conductive fabric to the inside of the ACKBelt, the need for a switch inside was eliminated.

After many design challenges which they embraced during lockdown, the company says the Patent Applied for ACKBelt-2021 has far improved strength, compressibility, cushioning and ease of fitting.

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