A brilliant but simple invention

The "Easy Open" jam jar lid on products made by Duerr.

Absolutely brilliant - check them out.

"Duerrs began work on its ‘Orbit Easy Open’ lids after researchers at Sheffield Hallam University found that 22 per cent of adults could not open a traditional jar.

For women over 50, the figure was 40 per cent.

However, 86 per cent of Morrisons customers who tried the lid between December and last month said it was much easier to open.

One said it was a ‘fantastic piece of engineering’, while another said the maker should get a medal.

Richard Duerr, of Duerrs, said: 'The simplest innovations are the ones that truly have the biggest impact on our everyday lives.
‘This isn’t just a product for those with arthritis or weak wrists; it’s a product that everyone can use.

‘The trouble is, I’m not sure my wife needs me around any more.’ "


The outer ring creates a vertical lift to the lid without trying to turn the lid itself :

Thus the lid itself can be 'jammed on' so that it resists the turning motion one applies and can make it extremely difficult to open.

This new outer ring creates a lift without trying to turn the jammed on lid.

Brilliant. I agree - the inventor deserves a medal.

We need to campaign to get all lids using the same principle. There will be many people with weak wrists who find it a nightmare to open jars - this design provides an amazingly easy solution.

Try one if you can.