Yikes
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I recently saw a promotion for a new kind of restroom door handle that is essentialy an oversized 'hook' made of flat bar metal. The idea is that you would use your forearm (rather than your fingers) to pull the door open, thus keeping yur fingers sanitary after you've washed your hands.
This is for a restrom door that has a closer, but not a latch.
http://www.handsfreeconcepts.com/index.php?id=5
Question: anyone see any problems with this? They claim it meets ADA, and I suppose it would, but I'm wondering if wedging your forearm between the door panel and a metal bar could be asking for trouble if someone on the other side of the door suddenly tries to push it open...? Maybe the angle of the bar will allow a forearm to slide out (before it snaps)? I don't know.
Thoughts?
This is for a restrom door that has a closer, but not a latch.
http://www.handsfreeconcepts.com/index.php?id=5
Question: anyone see any problems with this? They claim it meets ADA, and I suppose it would, but I'm wondering if wedging your forearm between the door panel and a metal bar could be asking for trouble if someone on the other side of the door suddenly tries to push it open...? Maybe the angle of the bar will allow a forearm to slide out (before it snaps)? I don't know.
Thoughts?