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Mar 07

Sanitary Hand Saver

We’ve all thought about it: you use a public restroom, wash your hands and then have to touch an unsanitary doorknob to leave the restroom?! Gross. It’s no secret that not everyone who touches that doorknob is washing their hands. Ewwww. What’s the point in washing your hands anyway?! The Foot Latch was designed with this problem in mind. After you’re finished doing your business, just use your foot to unlatch the door and go on your way with fresh and clean hands!

Designer: Behzad Rashidizadeh

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Dec 12

The Forty-five Degree Catch

Posted in: 45° Door Catch, Geng Tao, Han Ya, He Fang, latch, Liu Xiangyu, Ma Xiaodong, Prof. He Xiaoyou, Tang Hui, Tang Xiaobo, Yu Lu, Zhang Ye

The traditional door catch is still being used in many countries. Although simple to use, the design has two major flaws. Because of its orientation, the catch tends to get in the way and hurt people and as a result, it bends and gets deformed. The simple solution is to change the vertical hinge to a 45° angle. This ways the moving latch hangs down flush with the door (thanks to gravity) and doesn’t come in the way. And like the design team puts it, “Safety is ensured and the lifespan of the latch is extended.”

45° Door Catch is a 2012 red dot award: design concept winner.

Designers: Liu Xiangyu, Prof. He Xiaoyou, Ma Xiaodong, Geng Tao, Tang Xiaobo, Yu Lu, Zhang Ye, He Fang, Han Ya & Tang Hui

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