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3D-printed elevator button reacher for accessibility created with OpenSCAD

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3D-printed elevator button reacher

3D-printed elevator button reacher for accessibility created with OpenSCAD

What is it?

This tool assists a person reach to push buttons, specifically in an elevator. It was written in OpenSCAD, scaled larger using Ultimaker Cura software, then printed on an Ultimaker 3.

After printing, we added a grip material to the end so it works better on buttons.

More information can be found on its Thingiverse page.

What's in this repo?

This repository contains the OpenSCAD .scad file, .stl file, and .gcode file. It also contains three images, embedded at the bottom of this README.

About the creators

Created by Grady Thompson and Matt Ziegler

For CSE 599: Special Topics on Accessible Technology, Autumn 2019, at the University of Washington

Pictures

After printing, without grip attached at end. A silver 3D printed button reacher with two ends, each cone shaped for a handle and end for pushing buttons. The middle long section is triangular prism shaped.

After printing, with grip attached at the end. The reacher as described in previous image, with soft black grip at the button pusher end.

While printing. It's about one-quarter of the way complete. The nozzle is in the middle. The shape of the infill is noticed.

While printing, a little later. The triangular middle section is complete, it now is printing the handle and button pusher ends.

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