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Arthritis can reduce motor capability in peopleshands, resulting in difficulty performing basic tasks in the kitchen, such as using a kettle. Redesigning domestic water processing to remove exclusion due to physical impairments should not carry stigmatism. In fact, aninclusive product can carry usability benefits for everyone. The Pivot Kettle can improve peoples kitchen experience by addressing water filling, lifting, carrying and pouring. It does this by offering a non-prescriptive handle design, providing posturally neutral hand positions to relieve physiological stress. Iterative development alongside physically impaired people provided a rich context for a relevant solution that appeals to a broad market. Furthermore, the design principles of the Pivot Kettle are ready for extension into other water products.

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615,000 people have difficulty with the lifting and transporting a kettle.
A kettle is one of the most frequently used and problematic domestic products. The process of using a kettle; gripping, lifting, carrying, filling, pouring, poses a number of capability demands in relation to the sensory, motor and cognitive abilities experienced with age. Arthritic sufferers is the largest user group with reference to the difficulties presented by the task of using a kettle as well as being one of the most common symptoms to occur in old age. With this along with the research already conducted, the project took a sole focus on the motor capabilities encountered by arthritic sufferers however the final product will be easily usable by people with and without disabilities.

Edie, 80 yrs old. User testing partcipant.

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Initial concept generation of solutions for the problems associated with arthritic sufferers when using a an everyday consumer kettle.
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Inital Prototyping.

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Moving away from the traditonal design of a jug kettle, the Pivot Kettle introduces a set of cross handles that allow the kettle to rotate forward whilst maintaining a strong and neutral grip when pouring. The design not only improves the pouring of the kettle but provides an increased number of handling postions for the user across all stages of the task.

creating that sense of security for the user.

The handle design incorporates a rotational limiter mechanism at each pivot point. This provides the user with a greater sense of security when using the kettle as it limiting the level of forward rotation. Torsion springs placed inside the rotary limiter mechanism, automatically retract the kettle back to its original position if accidently let go of. The springs open up during pouring and close back when the front handle is released. A soft close dampener was integrated into the design to prevent the front handle from snapping back into place and creating an unexpected shock to the user.

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Iterative development was carried out on the design of the kettle Power Base to ensure a more accurate and stable relocation of the kettle to its diocking position.

A developed handle design provides the user with a set of handles that adopt a fixed diameter throughout. Inspired by arthritic cutlery, the handle design is simple and refined. Although simple, the tubular forms do not posses any design features that already suggest a grip position. Instead, the design leaves it open for the user to explore their desired grips. This way the handles can accommodate a larger percentage of hand deformities, as it doesnt already suggest any particular method of holding the handles.

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Model of the final design of the kettle.

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a non-perscriptive handle design, providing posturally neutral hand positions to relieve physiological stress.

Multiple handle postions increase the users performance during every stage of using the kettle, from gripping and lifting to carrying and pouring, as well as creating an all roundl greater sense of security for the user.

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The kettle is designed for a maximum 1 litre capacity to ensure ease during lifting, transporting and poruing. The form of the front handle is tapered and enters the kettle body at an angle. This intuitive deisgn feature is to suggest a forward pull motion. The circular lid operates on a pop spring mechanism, offering a large surface area making it easier to open for those users with decreased dexterity. The conical nesting power base is specially designed to ensure an easy relocation of the kettle to its docking postion.

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The unique form of the Pivot Kettle, yet primarily designed from the problems assciciated with arthritic sufferers, successfully responds to the principles of inclusive design, in that it can be used by those capable and incapable whilst retaining that high aesthetical quality found in everyday consumer products.

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