The users with severe
arthritis who advised Factory Design all loved cooking but their moment
of truth came once the dish was ready and had to be lifted from the heat.
It was then that the weight and design of the saucepan increased the pain
of their condition and led to accidents. Nine million people of all ages
in the UK are affected by arthritis and every one of them needs to eat.
Factory Design’s challenge has been to create a saucepan that will transform
the pain of their cooking experience to one where pleasure is uppermost.
Some User Issues
- Single multipurpose
pan with built-in colander desired - Many saucepans
have an unnecessary painful split in the handle - Radius at bottom
is often too tight making them difficult to clean - Weight, handling,
balance and draining are common problems.
How Does It Work?
- Universal pan size
to accommodate different cooking methods - Traditional round
shape but with conical sides for easy pouring and a large radius to
facilitate cleaning - Aluminium body
for lightness, non stick interior and copper bottom to enhance cooking
and cleaning - Integrated aluminium
colander for drainage - Two-part lid in
transparent lightweight polycarbonate with an aluminium surround and
easy-to-lift hooped handle. The lid turns in on itself to make stacking
easy - Ergonomic two-part
long handle with a fuller cross-section to assist gripping. Its distinctive
shape is angled downward for intuitive use. The oval comfort platform
at the end shifts the weight of the pan to the arm from a single point
at the wrist making pouring less painful and ensuring greater balance
and safety. The handle’s main structural shroud is made of lightweight
heat resistant material overlaid with tactile foam filled polyurethane
to enhance gripping - Secondary hooped
handle on the opposite side for two-handed use.
SOURCE : http://www.hhrc.rca.ac.uk/
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