If you have ever been a part of a large family, or lived with the elderly, chances are that you have fought for your right to use the bathroom one too many times. And though most of now reminisce about childhoods spent fighting over the use of the bathroom with our siblings with fondness, some of us have also spent many an anxious moments waiting for grandma to show some sign of activity every time she had been in the bathroom more than her regular half an hour! It is but natural for people to worry about an elderly person having encountered some kind of an accident when they have been in the bathroom too long, but it is also embarrassing both to the elderly and to the person who has to go up and knock on the door. The Touch Time bathroom doorknob is created precisely to avoid the embarrassing situation of having to knock on the bathroom door to ask if everything’s OK inside and incur a grandparent’s wrath.
Fitted with a mechanical timer and a speaker, the Touch Time bathroom doorknob automatically produces a knocking sound after a preset period of time has elapsed which reminds the user that they have been in the bathroom for a long period of time. Winner of the Red Dot award in the design concept category, the Touch Time bathroom doorknob comes with a wind-up timer that alerts the user that they have occupied the bathroom for too long and also allows family members to check up on the elderly and discover whether they have been in an accident more effectively.
Source: Red Dot
