Forearm Door Handle

Pull with your foot pull with your arm pull with your elbow or use the purleve handle to get a fresh cover every time you use the door knob.

Forearm door handle. Since we stand behind our mission to build a better and healthier world we re sharing a free design file for a 3d printed door opener that can be operated with elbows instead of hands to avoid spreading the coronavirus covid 19. Hands free 3d printed door openers to help against the spread of coronavirus. Let me know if you have problems or suggestions. Ysbyty glan clwyd part of the bcuhb contacted us asking if we could print door handle openers that they had seen on the internet.

Print info i m printing prototypes in pla at 0 35 layer height 4 perimeters and using 20 cubic infill. Approx 2 hour print time. Forearm shield by fsb. Tested at 30 infill pla.

Fsb offers a wide range of locksets. Door handle manufacturer fsb has created a forearm shield that can be attached to the majority of commonly stocked lever handles. Over 30 styles to choose from. More than just door harware.

During the covid 19 outbreak wyn griffiths wife went to the hospital and realized that despite being careful to frequently wash her hands there was no way to avoid touching door handles. Designed for most fire escape style doors. Forearm door handle adaptor. This is a really easy way to provide your customers with a second option for opening doors.

The forearm shield can be fitted to door levers up to 1 thick to guarantee hygiene and safety whenever opening and closing doors. The sanitary door opener mounts above the door handle and is operated by pulling with your forearm. The fusion file has a parameters sheet for the handle diameter. Mirror in the slicer software for opposite hand opening.

Arm opening should face away from the hinges. Realizing that door handles are a potential vehicle of infection griffiths came up with a solution and designed a hands free door handle that allows people to open doors using only their. The kit mounts above the restroom or lab door handle and does not necessarily replace the door handle so it is not affected by ada requirements. Our touchless hygienic door handles are simple effective solutions to preventing contamination from virus or germs that can be found on door knobs.

Download the 3d print file. These handles enable nhs workers to use their forearm to open doors rather than potentially passing a virus from hand to hand through normal opening. Pivot door handle adaptor currently under testing designed for most pivoting crank door. Attaches with 2x cable ties.