Written on March 27, 2009 – 7:01 pm | by Maria Mihale |
Let me tell you a little story about a girl that once went to a very well fast food with a couple of friends. As she has the habit to always wash her hands before eating, she decided to go to the bathroom. It’s just that technology left its mark on each and every little corner of the earth, so she needed a helping hand in order to enter there. After a couple of minutes, just when she wanted to go out, the light went off. Great, she said! But surprise, surprise! When trying to open the door, the door was locked. She pressed the button placed on the wall, after she covered the whole wall with desperate “touches”, in order to find it. She knocked on the door, hoping that someone will hear her and will release her from this nightmare. Not to mention the fact that, unfortunately for the girl, she was claustrophobic.



Ridiculous accidents like this one can happen all the time. But imagine that it might happen to you at home, when you’re all alone and there’s no one to save you.

This is why the Help Lock might be a great solution to help us prevent unexpected situations. The device is designed to remove any concern you might have when it comes to be locked in or out. The Help Lock is provided with a timer mechanism and an alarm. Whenever a person enters the bathroom and locks the door, the timer is automatically set. When the set time is over, the person inside is be reminded to cancel the alarm.



You’ll have 30 seconds at your disposal to answer, and if you don’t, the door will be automatically unlocked, a sound alarm will be enabled and an emergency number will be dialed. Don’t worry, you’ll have the chance to set the emergency number, so it doesn’t have to be the common 911.

Designed by Haishan Deng, the Help Lock is still a concept for the moment.