Invention Puts Squash On Germs
Mike Sewell isn’t alone in his bathroom habits.
He and many other people use paper towels to grab bathroom door handles to avoid germs.
“They don’t want to touch the handle, so it leads to trash on the floor, it leads to excessive consumption of paper products, and it seems like there’s got to be a better way to do it,” Sewell said.
The “better way” for Sewell and two colleagues – Ron Ely and Kelly Coddington – was to invent StepNpull, an aluminum bracket affixed to the bottom of a free-swinging door, allowing a person to pull open the door with their foot. The trio formed KRM Innovations Inc. in October and are selling patent-pending StepNpulls for $19.95 each on their Web site, www.stepnpull.com. A purchase includes mounting screws for either wood or metal doors and a sign that directs people to use StepNpull.
The desire for a germ-free escape from bathrooms was the catalyst for inventing StepNpull, but Sewell said the product could help people open doors when their hands are full, too.
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