Automatic Washcloth Wringer

The challenge

This project is needed to help improve the lives of people with arthritis. Arthritis can be debilitating for many and this project helps bring them one step closer to living a pain free life.

Who it helps

Judy Kaplan is my grandma and she has arthritis. I created the Automatic Washcloth Wringer specifically for her after I interviewed her and asked what was the most challenging part of her day to day life. This was designed to fix just that.

How it works

This solution makes it easier to complete the task pain free.

This Automatic Washcloth Wringer makes it easier for people with movement limiting abilities to wring out washcloths without needing to hurt their hands.

Tools needed

Measurement tool

Clamps

Needle-nose pliers

Soldering set

Project details

• Stage: Concept
• Built by the New Jersey Institute of Technology community, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America
• Category: Daily Living
• 10 downloads

The build files for Automatic Washcloth Wringer are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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