CORTLAND, N.Y.—After years of feeling the pain of installing flooring as owner/operator of Mr. Underfoot Flooring, an installation firm serving the Central New York area since 1995, Wes Warren had an idea. There had to be a better way, he thought, for professional mechanics to get around while kneeling without causing injury on the job.

That’s why he came up with Speedyknees, a patented device designed to lessen the everyday wear and tear installers place on their knees.

“Speedyknees are what’s new in kneeling work and injury protection,” he said. “They make knee pads obsolete for flat surface kneeling work. This device eliminates pad to knee friction.”

Speedyknees are designed so that the user may skate through any flooring job without tight straps and without having to constantly reposition his knee protection, as the device is self-positioning. “Most installers double their speed, with better workmanship, because of ergonomic freedom,” Warren said.

“The shinguard is the crucial part of the device,” he explained. “Now we’ve got the patent on the combination of wheels, kneepads and shinguards. They eliminate all the problems associated with kneepads. They give you complete comfort while eliminating all friction.

“With Speedyknees, it never takes any energy to get up and down again,” Warren concluded. “They put you into a position where you’re on the balls of your feet and you can move around any way you want with tools in hand. You never have to put your hands on the floor. The reason why people will be interested in them is because they really work.”

For more information on Speedyknees, please call 607.745.0505.