Assistive simple shopping bag carrier

September 25, 2015 in Solution

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Assistive simple shopping bag carrier

Assistive simple shopping bag carrier

Don’t you hate when you carry the groceries from the car and the handle of the bag is so thin and goes so deep that it makes you drop the bag, and some time they are not even that heavy? Now imagine how much harder has to be for and elderly, ill, or disable person.
This simple and cheap assistive tool is going to make that chore way easier.

Step 1: What you are going to need

Materials Required

Materials Required

Materials
  • Plastic Clothes Hanger
  • Sugru (Moulding Glue)
  • Duck Tape
Tool

Dremel or cutting tool

Step 2: Cut the hanger

Marking hanger to cut

Marking hanger to cut

Cutting Finished

Cutting Finished

From the center of the hanger (where the hook is) measure 3″ (75mm) to each side
With you dremel or cutting tool cut the hanger on both sides.

Step 3: Mold with sugru

 

Moulding the sugru

Moulding the sugru

Get a piece of sugru about the size of one and a half golf balls wrap it around the center of the hanger, make sure that you cover both side completely and that the sugru is firmly on place try to mold it to your hand the better you do this the more comfortable it  is going to be lets sit and when ready grab you hook and go shopping.

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