Doorstop for people with physical disabilities

When Robert was a child he went through a lot of painful operations to get him with only partial use of his left arm and hand.

Duff and his 17-year-old son, Juliano, had the idea of taking the standard doorstop base, using a wood wedge, and attaching a dial stick to it — a simple alteration that made it easy to prop a door open without having to bend down. “People think of janitorial work as a no-brainer job, but you do have to have the right tools to do it well,” Duff said. “I realized if this was something helpful for us to use, it had the potential to benefit lots of other people, too.”

This invention has ergonomic benefits, because propping open doors without bending over benefits cleaning personnel because it means less stress on back, knees, and legs.

Since the first version, Duff worked to develop a prototype, which he changed several times before producing a doorstop with a wedge-shaped rubber base coupled with a broom-style 30-inch handle.

Robert founded his own company, Duff's Doorstopper LLC, in 2007, having all patents registered.

Adapted from: http://www.disabled-world.com/assistivedevices/doorstop.php

More info: http://duffsdoorstopper.com/

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