Bike Hook Recognized For Its Initiative, Creativity, Invention, Re-Invention and Eco-Innovation BENTON HARBOR, Mich., Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Gladiator® GarageWorks, the leader in garage organization, has received a 2009 Innovation Award from HANDY Magazine for its Gladiator Claw(TM) Advanced Bike Storage device. The device allows consumers to hang their bicycle on the wall or ceiling by either tire with one horizontal motion. It eliminates the painstaking effort of lifting the entire bicycle's weight onto a cumbersome J-hook. Now in its ninth year, HANDY Magazine's Innovation Award program is known for honoring products that showcase initiative, creativity, invention, reinvention and eco-innovation. Award winners were selected by the editorial staff of the publication and its readership, the majority of whom are members of the Handyman Club of America. "The Gladiator Claw(TM) Advanced Bike Storage device exemplifies the type of innovative products that our editorial staff and readers appreciate because it can really make a difference for homeowners," said Larry Okrend, editor in chief and executive director of HANDY Magazine. The Gladiator Claw(TM) Advanced Bike Storage device helps homeowners by freeing up valuable floor space in the garage and by keeping the bicycle out of the way so it is less likely to incur damage. The device's closed loop design enables users to quickly hang or release a bicycle with one intuitive motion. Users push up on the central plunger to close the arms around the rear tire, and push up again to open the arms. Its push-lock mechanism features soft-touch grips to protect bike rims. The Gladiator Claw(TM) Advanced Bike Storage device, as well as the other 2009 Innovation Award recipients, will be featured in the December 2009/January 2010 issue.
