Hands-Free Door Opener

prusaprinters

<p>I have prototyped this <strong>foot door latch pull</strong> based on an idea from <a href="https://hackaday.io/project/170412-hands-free/log/174832-3d-printed-foot-door-pull">John Opsahl</a></p><p>The door of my building has a latch and I wanted to be able to pull the latch and the door at the same time hands-free :-)</p><p>The video below shows how to use this foot door latch pull.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zc3n0h3D7s">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zc3n0h3D7s</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHdGCB150dI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHdGCB150dI</a></li></ul><p>Door handles are among the most germ-infested objects in houses, hospitals, factories, and elderly homes. By using our foot to open a door instead of our bare hands, we can work together to avoid further passing on germs.</p><p>Print parts as orientated in the STLs.</p><p>You will need to print:</p><ul><li>1 x guiding plate</li><li>1 x moving grip</li><li>1 x bracket</li><li>1 x ring</li><li>2 x spacers</li></ul><p>Plus you will need:</p><ul><li>1 x 608 bearing (probably the most commonly available bearing, used for skateboard wheels and other things).</li><li>3 x screws to screw the guiding plate to the door</li><li>1 x screw to screw the bracket to the door</li><li>string</li><li>optional : rubber bands if the spring in your latch does not have enough force to pull the moving grip up</li></ul><p>Assembly (the photos will assist):</p><ol><li>Lay the ring on a flat surface and press the bearing all the way in</li><li>Push a spacer into each side of the bearing</li><li>Assemble with the bracket</li></ol>