Paint Bucket Opener

Paint Bucket Opener - open-source assistive technology prototype by the TOM International Community community

The challenge

Mr. Bitton has hard time opening paint buckets manually.

Who it helps

Anyone who has hard time opening paint buckets and similarly closed bucket containers.

How it works

the tool makes this an arm and fist work rather than fingers work.

a 3d printable tool with a "jaw", one side of which can be placed under the edge of the cover and pulled up while the other can be rested on top for counter effect.

Tools needed

Prusa slicer

FDM Printer

Project details

The build files for Paint Bucket Opener are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.

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