Snatch-a-Mask

From: Germs Inc.

The Creators Of Snatch-a-mask

Chloe

Lead Programmer

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Ava

Lead Engineer

Alyssa

CEO

Our Product

Our Product as you know is called, Snatch-a-Mask. It is a mask dispenser that is unlike its competition.

In this slideshow you will get an in-depth look at our product and what it took to create it.

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Our Main Goal With Snatch-a-Mask

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Our goal at Germs Inc. is to insure that students can learn but remain safe from viruses like Covid-19

And That’s ok, because with snatch-a-mask we can give them a back up. Contact free!

This way we can eliminate useless trips to the office

Students often forget their mask when coming to school.

How Are We Different?

It’s true a mask dispenser isn’t the most original idea. But we were challenged to make something for the school. Our school doesn’t have any so students have to go down to the office and get one from the secretary. Meanwhile they are spreading germs and walking through the halls without a mask. I guess you’re now wondering how we are better...

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If We Aren’t Original Then How Are We Better?

Our Competitors

• Snatch-a-Mask was a product we developed for our school. Since we have all the materials we need here, our product isn’t just sanitary but it is 100% free unlike our competition.

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• Our dispenser is motion activated. So instead of reaching your hand into a bunch of other masks and infecting them, you would simply wave your arm over our sensor.

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• Some other mask dispensers also have this motion detection feature as you can see on the bottom right. But where would we find room for that thing? Well our device is compact and is also portable with a battery pack attached to the back!

Three Problems Our Product Will Tackle

Germs

• Germs are our main reason for coming up with a product like this
• The Corona Virus was what inspired us
• With Snatch-a-Mask we can slow the spread of germs

Wasted Time

• When students forget their masks they must walk all the way down to the office
• If we had our device in every classroom then less time would be spent on trips to the office

Money

• Since we are using materials that are already in the school our product is totally free
• Our school may not be able to spend the money on mask dispensers
• Especially ones with special features like ours

Work Log

Work Log: Day 1

The First day in the shop our team began to plan out the design for our invention. We had trouble thinking of how we were to make a mask dispenser out of the materials we had.

We went through the different ways we could dispense the masks in an easy and convenient way

We thought of three different materials we could use to carry the masks up

We came up with three materials that we could possibly choose. They were: String, Springs or Straws

We soon found out that strings would be the best material to use for our invention

Work Log: Day 2

Day two of construction, we began to put some of our pieces together. We weren’t entirely sure that it would work but the more it came together, the better it got.

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We also tried to figure out how we were going to use the string and how to make it more efficient.

Work Log Day: 3

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Today our team was stumped on how we should lower and pull up the string. We tried many different things to solve our problem but in the end, string wasn’t a good option. So instead we decided to have a hatch that opens instead of pushing out the masks.

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Work Log Day: 4 & 5

Day 4

Day 4 we began to assemble the pieces. We began to get a clearer idea of what our product would look like as we put it together.

Day 5

Day 5 we finished the back panel. We wanted to make sure the back was accessible so you'd be able to change the batteries and repair the hardware if needed.

Work Day: 6

This day we began coding our micro-bit. It took awhile to figure out what we wanted it to do and how we should code it. Our team wanted the trapdoor on top to open through a motion sensor.

Work Log: Day 7

Today we finished our coding and attached the battery pack to the microbit. We placed it in the back of our invention inside the back panel we made previously. We tested the equipment multiple times and it was successful. The last step would be attaching the trapdoor that opens up to the masks.

Our project was almost finished at this point. The next work day would probably be the last.

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The Final Work Day

Day eight is our final work day. After about eight hours our prototype is finally finished. Today we just have to attach the trapdoor and that should be it.

The Final Product

Conclusion

After eight classes of building and improving our product our first prototype is now finished. We had many obstacles along the way but now it is finally done. We look forward to helping in the fight against Covid-19 while improving our invention along the way. Thank you for listening to our presentation