A group of Chinese designers comprising Li Jiyang, Liu Tao, Qiu Zhen, Zeng Jiayu, and Zhou Shen have redesigned the hanging strap on a subway.
Their design is called Cyclean, and it is a self-cleaning conveyor-belt-like hanging subway strap.
As you hang on, you pull one end of the strap’s loop. The remaining strap goes back into the contained chamber.
Inside the chamber, the strap is passed through spools and cleaned with disinfectant before it winds out as the strap you hold on to.
The entire unit does not require power and is self-contained, allowing it to be hung on existing poles and structures.
The Cyclean was even awarded a Red Dot Design Award this year for its functionality and progressiveness.
[via Fast Company]