Disabled inventor crafts DinnerUp pet feeder

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsAfter a solid four-mile run on the Doggy Treadmill, it’s not too tough to understand why Fido is famished, but for folks who are disabled in ways that make bending down or moving around in general difficult, getting the pet food from the pantry to the bowl has been a serious chore. Thanks to a retired engineer (who was stricken by cerebral palsy) that figured he better solve his own problem rather than wait for someone else, the DinnerUp apparatus was concocted, and now it’s on the brink of commercialization. The device mounts onto a kitchen counter or door and relies on a hand crank / clutching system in order to lift the attached bowls to a level that’s easy to reach, after which it’s lowered back down to the anxious pets below. Currently, Ray Dinham is assembling the units himself and offloading them to “satisfied customers” for £70 ($140) apiece, but it shouldn’t be long before the manufacturing is “outsourced to a UK-based firm” and these gain some serious worldwide traction.[Via BBC] Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

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