A Single-Track-Mounted Storage Lift, to Reclaim Garage Space

For Tabb Buel, the pandemic was a blessing. A mechanical engineer with product development experience, the work-from-home situation enabled Buel to revisit a product idea he'd patented, but never developed, some 20 years ago: A simple way to reclaim garage space, long since sacrificed for family demands. "I had lost my workspace to the numerous sets of sports equipment and bikes for the entire family," Buel writes. Buel's design is called The Lift. It consists of a trolley, incorporating a...