Adapted bowl for microwave oven

Cord attached to a bowl works as handle and enables a person without dexterity to grasp the bowl and move it

User moves bowl
User moves bowl

Microwave-safe plastic bowl with cover is adapted with cord: A cord is attached in four places on the upper edge of the bowl and tied together to form a handle. The bowl cover has holes for the cords.

Users comments
To grasp the plastic bowl the user loops the cord handle over his thumb and hangs it between his thumb and other fingers.

Purchased from
Housewares store (bowl)

Paid for by
The user

Whose idea
The user

User moves bowl
User moves bowl
Bowl adapted with cord, cover removed
Bowl adapted with cord, cover removed

Tipsare: Gordon

Gordon wrote the book 'Access Africa: Safaris for People with Limited Mobility (Bradt Travel Guides)'. He was injured in 1998 and has a high tetraplegia (C5-6).