Hand using brass Hygiene Hand tool to press illuminated lift button, holding keys in a modern setting.

Open Doors & Push Buttons Without Touching Them

Mr Scott Purcell, CFA
By Mr Scott Purcell, CFA - News

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This Kickstarter couldn’t have come at a better time and that clearly shows as it was fully funded in under an hour.

A person uses a brass hook tool on a keychain to pull down a black door handle without direct hand contact
A brass hygiene hook allows for hands free door opening

Statgear was started by an NYC Paramedic over 10 years ago and has since been focused on designing and manufacturing survival and rescue tools for government agencies and first responders. They took this ingenuity into designing an innovative everyday carry hook that is the perfect barrier to spreading germs.

A brass hook-shaped EDC tool with a finger hole and stylus tip resting on a wooden bench
A brass everyday carry tool designed for touchless door opening and button pressing

The Hygiene Hand is made from brass which is inherently antimicrobial, which helps to prevent the spread of germs. It’s also eco friendly, durable and will never oxidize. Weight at just 2 oz, the Hygiene Hand (I think they should’ve called it the Hygiene Hook, but I digress) features a flat stylus tip, finger hole, keyring loop and the ever so handy door hook.

They don’t make any medical claims that this will completely stop coronavirus but it is certainly a step in the right direction.

A brushed brass hygiene hook tool with a finger hole and a curved hook for opening doors
A brass hygiene hook for touchless door opening and button pressing
A brass hygiene hook tool with a finger hole and a curved hook for opening doors and pressing buttons
A brass hygiene hook tool for touchless interaction with public surfaces
Mr Scott Purcell, CFA

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Mr Scott Purcell, CFA

Scott Purcell CFA is Co-Founder and Director of Man of Many, Australia’s largest men’s lifestyle publisher and the nation’s first 100% carbon-neutral, Climate Active certified digital media brand. Since launching the site from a spare bedroom in 2012, he has ...

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