Cup2Hold - Extended Cup Holder

Cup2Hold - Extended Cup Holder - open-source assistive technology product by the Milbat community

About this project

Cup2Hold is a lightweight cup holder for people with motor and dexterity problems in their fingers and wrists. Cup2Hold is a 100% 3D printed device that attaches a gripping bar to a traditional cup holder to give people the independence to sip freely from a cup.

The challenge

TOM:Milbat wanted to design a product to enable people lacking fine motor skills in their fingers and wrists to hold a drinking cup and tilt it towards their mouths.

Milbat is a nonprofit public organization operating throughout Israel to enable people with deterioration in their function to enjoy maximum independence by creating an adapted technological environment for them. Milbat employs of a team of rehabilitation experts and 600 volunteers who combine knowledge in rehabilitation and technology to supply information and to counsel people with disabilities of all ages in order to improve their function and quality of life.

Who it helps

Cup2Hold is a lightweight cup holder for people who lack fine motor skills, specifically in their fingers and wrists.

How it works

This product is accessible to the public thanks to TOM's partnership with Poalim for the Community.

For many people, holding a cup and tilting it to their mouths on their own can be challenging. This product aims to make the drinking process easier for people with a variety of different abilities.

Cup2Hold’s strong 3D-printed structure and accessible handle gives people more room to grasp their cup and also makes tilting the cup to the mouth easier.

Cup2Hold is a fully 3D-printed cup holder with a handle in order to give people with a variety of limitations the ability to sip freely from a cup.

Tools Needed:

3D printer (FDM)

Bill of Materials:

Please see BOM and printing models in the downloadable product file.

Estimated Time to Make:

6 hours of 3D-printing time

Project details

The build files for Cup2Hold - Extended Cup Holder are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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