The device for putting on shoe covers allows you to solve several problems - to maintain cleanliness in the institution, to relieve patients with limited mobility from pain and to extend the period of use of shoes.
Why are shoe covers needed?
Shoe covers - a very old invention, so as not to go back to ancient times, you can recall the galoshes, which are a kind of reusable shoe covers. The original purpose of this wardrobe was to protect expensive shoes from spoiling, getting wet, and excessive pollution. Over the years, shoe covers began to perform a slightly different function, now they contribute to the preservation of cleanliness and sterility in medical institutions. To save shoes from pollution, they are used at construction sites, when practicing active sports (for example, cycling), etc.
Modern shoe covers are in most cases disposable, their use is mandatory when visiting clinics, hospitals, medical care centers. Finding and using shoe covers is now easy. In the hall of any medical center there are devices charged with a certain amount of disposable protective equipment for shoes. Their use reduces the number of necessary cleanings and additional disinfection, maintains the proper level of minimum sterility, reduces the number of pathogens brought and protects the floor from damage.
Benefits
The easiest way to put on shoe covers is to do it yourself, the action is quite simple, but it has consequences. After putting the protection on dirty shoes on your own, you need to wash your hands, which is not always possible. People with excellent health rarely go to medical facilities, most patients feel unwell, and wearing shoe covers in such cases is very difficult. The way out of all difficult situations was the apparatus for putting on shoe covers, even people with great restrictions on movement can use it.
The first mechanisms had a small number of functions - after fixing the receipt of payment, a pair of shoe covers fell into the receiver, further actions were performed independently. Subsequent modernization significantly reduced the dimensions of the devices and endowed them with many functions, where human participation is limited only by payment, while the device puts on and removes shoe covers from shoes automatically.
Types of devices
The device for putting on shoe covers has several design solutions, but the principle of operation is the same for everyone - a foot is placed on the stand and after a few seconds the shoe cover is put on.
Two types of devices are produced:
- The mechanical device. It works when a certain button, surface, is pressed.
- The device is powered. The foot is placed in a niche with sensors, after which the system of putting on protection on the shoes is triggered.
Manufacturers are looking for ways and opportunities to increase comfort and have developed a device for putting on shoe covers with a coin acceptor, some accept banknotes and are equipped with a pen that you can hold on to while using the machine. The latest development is a device equipped with an LCD display and sound. The cost of such an apparatus is impressive (about 42 thousand rubles), but people with disabilities can use it.
Cassette unit
Regardless of the type of apparatus, their main purpose is to put on shoe covers on shoes. Until recently, protection was a finished product made of chloropolyethylene, polyethylene, as well as non-woven fabric. The first devices were refueled with cassettes with a capacity of 100-200 pieces of products, the upgraded models serve up to 500 people. This type of device does not lose relevance and continues to improve, the cost of the latest models ranges from 18-42 thousand rubles, the final price depends on the functional load.
Benefits:
- The capacity of the cartridge can serve about 500 visitors.
- Service speed is 3 seconds per shoe cover.
- Comfort for the consumer.
- Convenience of service of the device (the number of shoe covers remaining is displayed, cassettes are quickly replenished).
- A wide range of applications in public places where there is a place to permanently install a device for automatic donning of shoe covers.
Thermal apparatus
A device for putting on shoe covers using a plastic film that wraps around shoes has been developed. The device has a roll of film, part of which is fed to the platform where the leg is installed. In the side wall there is an element that regulates the supply of hot air, which provides compression of the film around shoes of any size.
Maintenance time takes no more than 7 seconds, a roll of film is enough for 500 wraps. This type of technique is often provided with an additional function of drying shoes. A thermal device for putting on shoe covers, depending on the number of functions and capacity, costs from 41 thousand rubles. Models of this type are compact and designed for rooms with high traffic when you need to quickly serve a large number of people without creating a queue.
Benefits:
- High speed service (5-7 seconds).
- Ease of use.
- Hygiene Eliminates the need for manual manipulation.
- Practicality. The used thermal film is resistant to mechanical damage.
- Affordable cost.
Compact model
Compact portable devices operate mechanically, dimensions and weight allow you to transport the device in your hands. Automatic machines are convenient for placement and use in offices, apartments where a large number of visitors is not expected. The cost of models ranges from 3.5 to 5 thousand rubles, depending on the capacity of the cassette with shoe covers.
Benefits:
- Portability. The device does not require a permanent place for installation; it is quickly installed and removed. Small size and weight allow it to be moved to one person with some effort, which eliminates the possibility of discreetly taking it out of the room.
- Ease of use and maintenance. It does not require additional knowledge for start-up, debugging and is ready to work immediately after charging the cassette.
- It is installed anywhere and does not occupy a large area.
- The device for putting on shoe covers in the mobile version is often solved in a modern design and is suitable for any interior.
- The compact model has a capacity of up to 50 pairs of shoe covers.
Successful business
For many novice businessmen, a device for putting on shoe covers is a good start. It does not require large investments, staff and constant monitoring of work. Once you have fixed a stationary installation, in the future you only need to fill it with consumables.
Domestic companies present their own models of devices on the market that are in great demand, which is convenient for all participants in the process. For a buyer who decides to open a vending enterprise, there is always the opportunity to contact the seller for advice, maintenance, quality guarantees. And the manufacturer gets a capacious market for goods.
In addition to Russian companies, there is a steady demand for a foreign device for putting on shoe covers (the Minsk manufacturer produces high-class equipment). In Belarus, they are eager to pick up market trends and produce competitive models, offering additional services in the form of service and repair points for devices. For example, the Belarusian company VendingBay offers six types of devices for putting on shoe covers and a series of other automatic machines, the maintenance of which is reduced only to refueling cartridges with goods.
Popular manufacturer
One of the most popular manufacturers of equipment is the Korean company BXG, specializing in the production of products intended for enterprises operating in the service sector. The company entered the Russian market in 2005 with the offer of high-quality equipment.
One of the sought-after areas of development and production was the apparatus for putting on shoe covers BXG. All products have a quality certificate and go through several stages of control, so that the equipment meets international standards and Russian GOSTs. The company produces four types of shoe covers:
- Electric stationary apparatus with power supply (BXG-ASC-200). It is equipped with an LCD display, shoe covers are loaded in cassettes, their number varies from 100 to 200 units. Donning speed is 2.8-3.5 seconds. The equipment is subject to a warranty period of 12 months.
- One of the popular models is the BXG-ASC-100. It is equipped with a handle for which the user can hold while using the device. Automatic action takes 2.8-3.5 seconds, the number of boot covers 100-200 pieces.
- Two portable models of the BXG-SC-60 and BXG-SC-60A. The principle of operation is mechanical, the number of shoe covers is 60 pieces. The differences between the models are a slight difference in the weight of the devices: the BXG-SC-60A weighs 5.8 kg when loaded, and the BXG-SC-60 model has a mass of 5.3 kg.
Reviews
Equipment in medical institutions is already familiar, including the apparatus for putting on shoe covers. User reviews are generally positive, it is indicated that there is no need to queue at the pharmacy for a pair of shoe covers, the automation allows you to keep your hands clean. Those who have difficulty in moving or are not able to bend over automatically put on shoe covers made it possible to avoid painful sensations, and they fully rated the service as one of the best inventions.
Negative reviews were expressed about poorly debugged devices that could accept payment, but did not give out the necessary pair of disposable shoes or put two pieces of shoe covers on one leg.