Clinton, Maryland-based The Restroom Kit makes compact travel hygiene kits for cleaner, more comfortable public-restroom use, centered on a patented oversized toilet-seat cover. Founded by veteran-owned product-development company TimeAway LLC in 2012, the business was created by husband-and-wife team Bill and Sonia Massey and has since focused on its signature Restroom Kit while helping other entrepreneurs develop products. The refillable tri-fold kits are designed for travel, group outings and everyday preparedness.
Time Away LLCFounded by service-disabled veteran William “Bill” Massey, Time Away LLC develops practical consumer products and helps inventors turn ideas into market-ready goods. Based in Clinton, Maryland, the company is best known for its patented Restroom Kit, an all-in-one hygiene product created by Bill with support from his wife, Sonia. Time Away also provides consultation and production-planning support for entrepreneurs and organizations developing new products.FT WASHINGTON, MD
VIZILOKBorn from a Brooklyn founder’s experience with people knocking on an occupied restroom door, VIZILOK makes privacy locks and levers with clear occupancy indicators for public restrooms. Its patented ADA design is built for quick installation and high-traffic use, and the company says its locks have been installed in more than 120,000 restrooms across the United States. VIZILOK is a Brooklyn-based MWBE certified by New York City and New York State as a minority- and women-owned business enterprise.BROOKLYN, NY
Sani-GripFounded and manufactured in Syracuse, Sani-Grip makes commercial toilet seats designed to let restroom users raise and lower the seat without touching it. Its patented design combines an integrated noncorrosive stainless-steel handle with recessed stainless-steel panels beneath the seat to reduce contact with germ-prone surfaces. The fully assembled seats fit elongated commercial bowls and are offered with left- or right-hand handles for accessible public restrooms.
For Kids By Parents, IncFor Kids By Parents, Inc. makes the P-flector®, a urine deflector created by owner and CEO Joseph M. Conrad III after his son repeatedly wet his clothes and the floor through the gap between a toilet seat and bowl during potty training. The company develops parent-invented juvenile products, and its U.S.-made P-flector has expanded from helping potty-training children to serving adults, seniors, and people with special needs.POTOMAC, MD