Xela Innovations Purleve Hygienic Door Handle

CLever. one of these in all public restrooms would be nice.

sounds like lots of plastic waste for our landfills because we're too lazy to properly wash our hands before we leave the bathroom.

Great product, fair price.

In response to the 'plastic waste' comment. From what I have learned it's a self contained system and all the plastics are #2 in designation. That is, when you remove the refill it's as simple as throwing it in the recycling bin. My discussions with Waste Management of USA stated that it's a simple component to recycle and in fact ideal. As this system is typically used in controlled environments (That is, buildings of all sorts), ensuring that the refills end up in a recycling bin is actually quite easy to control. As long as the establishment that uses the system recycles, the used refill can be recycled.

Furly's response seems a little to polished for a unbiased opinion. I agree with yourtelegrapher, lots of plastic just to accommodate those with poor hygiene habits. Plus for a company that says it is "green" I am amazed that they would have a painted or dipped finish as that is extremely un eco friendly.

What uses more resources: making and recycling the 2500 sleeves or treating the illnesses caused by 2500 turns of a bathroom doorknob? I think that is the question the inventors were asking themselves. How many natural resources are used to treat one sick person? Also how many people will buy our over-priced doorknob because they are scared of feces to mouth disease transmission? Remember, it only takes one fool to not wash his/her hands to contaminate all of us who do, since the doorknob is the last thing you touch before you leave the bathroom (after you've washed your hands).

I have a much better solution(Occam's Razor), get rid of the doors all together like in most large airports. If space won't allow that, just get rid of the knob: pull to enter, push to exit (then you can use your feet) no knobs required!

Nah. Star Trek doors that open when they see you coming.

I bought this hi tech vacuume cleaner for my tile floors that cost hundreds of dollars. I came to find out that it was so high powered it literally blows the dirt away before it can suck it up. Point of the story is my thousand year old design hand broom does a much better job at cleaning my floor than this expensive techno savvy device. Like my vacuume this handle is more design than its worth. The simple easy solution is to use the paper towel to open the handle. Only a hand dryer available? Alright there are plenty of door handle designs that employ elbow or butt pushing mechanisms. If you want even more antibacterial design, use metal with antibacterial plate technology that kills bacteria on contact or has bacteria resistant surfaces.

I like the idea of this gadget but it seems to be on the line of excess. I vote for the Star Trek doors and compulsory education on personal and public hygiene.

Yes, I agree the idea is worthy, but the gadget is too complicated for such a routine thing as a door handle :)

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The reading about this new item is so fascinating to me. Sure thing, it is expensive, but, I understand where the marketing is geared towards and why. It would really be nice to see a solution like this implemented, cause touching handles and doors in the restrooms is unpleasant -they are always sticky, dirty... It became very easy to pick up some sore. It's really dangerous (I've found an article about different kinds of diseases in public places at http://www.sharedshares.com search engine - you need to be aware of this)

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Seems like a lot of money for a relatively low level risk. I understand that people have a fear of germs but as a species we’ve survived the last thousand years or so without hygienic doorknobs, I think we can last a few dozen more.

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I totally agree with Christopher above. I mean that is a whole lot of money, for saving yourself the effort of washing your hands and keeping clean. I know it is a cool invention and all and it will see installation in those all-glass homes etc. But seriously, I have to say that it would be strange thing if people, in such times specially, start investing on those. But that's just me thinking out loud.

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:) Yes maybe in office buildings etc. But not at home people please. How lazy can we get. I mean look at the price of that thing. And for what, to avoid washing hands? Doesn't it seem strange and odd. I think this much is just a waste of money. But as I said, maybe could be installed in offices. antique pewter

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It would be nice to see the price to come down. This is way too expensive for it to be practical. Like others I am totally against the idea of being lazy enough to actually try avoiding to wash your hands.
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