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A Look at Foot-Operated Door Opening Mechanisms

Now that folks are keen to avoid touching door handles for fear of virus transmission, we’ll probably see a rise in the uptake of foot-operated door opening mechanisms. Here’s a look at some of the foot-based solutions on the market, most of which are designed for doors without latch bolts.

The StepNpull, alternately branded as the ToePull, resemble angle irons with an extra lip that’s serrated:

The Clean Escape and the Footpull have you open the door by hooking underneath with your toes:

The Toe Opener lets you decide whether to go over or under:

As does the DoorWave, which is a bit designy-er:

All of the designs above are simple pulls. But this elaborate German-engineered design, which is connected internally to the latch bolt of a conventional door, is probably the sexiest:

Created by inventor Sascha Klein, it’s called the Metiba foot-operated door opener. And yes, it can be used both ways: