Easy Plugs
Raise Me Up is an electric powerstrip designed to make it easy for one handed operation. Normally you would have to brace a powerstrip with one hand while pull the plug with the other. Raise Me Up uses a simple lever switch to connect and disconnect plugs.
I never knew this was a problem but I guess anything that leaves one hand free for other activities is as Martha would say, “a good thing”.
Designer: Yoo-Kyung Shin & Young-A Kim
















35 Comments »
coop says
this is great, especially for when the plug is behind a counch or entertainment center and you can only reach it with one hand.
Marion says
Maybe it’s so you can unplug your appliances which are using electricity just sitting there. It’s a pain to plug and unplug everything everyday, I think this is a great idea! It’s a convenient energy saver. (There’s a surprisingly large amount of energy wasted when one leaves electronics plugged in)
cheers!
Bryan says
This is great for handicapped people or kids!
Craigf says
Damn….that’s brilliant.
I wonder if this would work as well if I were holding a bagel instead.
Robin says
Yeah, but this would never work well with wall warts. How convenient is it if you can only use the small plugs?
Scrag says
These would be a nuisance under desks where they could (presumably) easily be unplugged by accident.
Bobide says
I guess none of you guys slip your power strips back behind desks or home theater setups and can only reach back there with one hand at a time. I see it’s uses.
Improbable says
I tried to unplug a drill from an extension cord with just one hand once. I ended up getting my thumb across the plug’s prongs and sending 120V up my arm.
This looks like a much safer solution.
Brau says
This is one of those “why didn’t someone think of this before” inventions. I’ll buy one the moment I can find one.
chetan sorab says
Clever stuff
yongzhan says
clever method~
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