Invention Helps NHL Teams Keep Clean
When life throws you lemons, go ahead and make lemonade but take it one step further and open a lemonade stand!” says Mike Antinozzi, laid-off technology worker and Founder and President of Fresh Gear by Ozone Nation Inc.
Antinozzi has developed a machine that disinfects and deodorizes bacteria-infested sports gear worn in hockey, football and lacrosse as well as fire fighter gear and body armor. What started as an idea first conceived and tested in his garage during the summer of 2005 has reached the pinnacle of hockey success, the NHL.
“My heart goes out to all those people that have found themselves on the wrong side of these massive layoffs in the financial, technology and automotive sectors. In most cases, it was not a reflection on their work ethic or experience. Just a numbers game, out of their control,” Antinozzi laments. “It can really be a hit to your self-confidence. It feels great when you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off and show the world what you’re really made of!”
The machine that he invented, Fresh Gear C40, blows ozone straight into the gear, with the right volume and velocity, penetrating deep into the dense padding and hard-to-reach places like gloves and skates. This enables ozone to kill up to 99.99% of the bacteria lurking there, chemical-free and environment-friendly.
“The Fresh Gear C40 machine really does a great job on stinky, bacteria-infested gear. But we have taken it one step further and created an environment where people, many of whom have never been in business for themselves before, can buy a machine and take the sales and marketing materials that go with it and start to earn revenue, while providing a sorely needed service to the community,” said Antinozzi.
Photo by Ozone Nation.
Jaclyn on June 6th, 2009 5:56 am
That is a really cool machine. I’ve always wondered actually how those people really get their clothes clean after a game. i mean i’m sure their clothes smell really bad and are jam packed full of germs by the end of the day, and i’ve always just wondered how one truly get’s it fully clean for the next time they wear it.
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