Ken Mohney was born with one hand. Is it ironic that he would invent and patent a hands-free towel? He says he never really worried much about having only one hand; it was not something that occupied his mind. “I was born this way,” says Ken. “I didn’t think that much about it. I am a great golfer; I wrestled and played baseball. I have had a great life, a great career with Disney and I am married with two kids.“
As his story unfolds it becomes obviously clear that his invention had nothing to do with the fact that he has only one hand. “I came up with my idea several years ago while shaving and brushing my teeth. When I needed it, the towel wasn’t there, so I took an old towel, cut a slit in it and hung it over my head like a bib. I used it for several months.” During this time he had no thoughts about patenting a product.
Six months later he was on a treadmill at Disney where he worked. “There was a girl on a treadmill beside me and her towel fell to the floor. You could tell she was quite frustrated by the experience. Minutes later the towel I had draped across the treadmill fell to the floor.” Those two incidents somehow signaled Ken that it was time to develop a hands-free towel.
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