SmartHome resident Donna works at Boulder-based
InClover, placing bin lot number stickers on the bottom of
Grin Treats bags. The bag has a fold at the bottom, which is fairly easy to open if the consumer has use of both hands, which is not the case with Donna. Her right hand works well; the left is not so cooperative! So to make it possible for Donna to do this job independently it was necessary to create a couple of different ways to hold the bag in place so she could apply the sticker. Richard Lowe, who works for Imagine!’s Labor Source department, had a creative solution to this challenge. Check out the photo captions to see what he did!
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The first step was taking two paperclips and bending them slightly at an upward angle, and taping them to the table so that Donna can slide the bag onto them; the paperclips anchoring the bottom fold. |
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The second step was taking two boxes of gloves and taping them together so that they hinge. Donna can reach up and flip the top box over onto the Grin Treats bag, which holds it down securely. |
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From here she is able to place a sticker on a right hand finger, and with another finger open the fold, then place the sticker. |
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She then flips the box back up, and repeats the process. |
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