Glove Watchman

My most recent project and currently ongoing is the “Glove Watchman”. The impetus for this device came from ME103, a class where you design and manufacture a metal product. I wanted to solve a problem I had identified during my recent summer working as a wildland firefighter, chiefly the need for gloves to be taken on and off frequently without any means of securing them quickly. 
While development is still underway, I have succeeded in making over seven plastic prototypes and five casted and machined prototypes. I have been gathering feedback from local structural firefighters and from fellow wildland firefighters I met this past summer to improve the product. It has been tested successfully on a recent wildfire.

Note: Due to IP concerns there are no pictures of this product. Direct Message for inquiries. 

Objective:

To develop a quicker way for wildland firefighters and other professionals to take their gloves on and off more quickly.

Materials:

Cast Aluminum, Music Wire, Steel Dowel Pin

Skills Developed:

Sand Casting and pattern making, further 3d printing, sand/bead blasting, manual milling.