June 2010
Abby Appelt (president of BlingToGo and owner of Out Of The Box Thinking, LLC ) helps heal people by lifting their spirits. Her ornamental wraps return to ailing people some control of their lives, by helping them turn their institutional medical equipment into a fashion statement. Invention The Need Finding herself on crutches for the fourth time, Ms. Appelt decided to cheer up herself and her commiserating friends by decorating her crutches. The warm response and good feeling she received led her to explore ways of extending that benefit to others. Why settle for decorating crutches when you can also beautify bed rails, canes, IV poles, hospital tables and trays, and walkers? The Solution A nurse told Ms. Appelt that any ornamental wrap used in a hospital would have to be sanitizable and removable, easily and without leaving a residue on the equipment. So she looked for and found a suitable commercially available fabric coated with pressure