Deerfield Review - March 6, 2003

Local inventor's Cord Caddy shapes up the home

Deerfield resident Bruce Glass has always kept a low profile. To many local residents he is known simply for his coaching on the soccer field and his penchant for fun with kids.

Ask 250 hospitals across the country about Bruce, however, and this fun loving father becomes a respected inventor and businessman drawing praise running the length of miles of electrical cords.

This is because his first invention, the "Cord Caddy," an organizational system for patient monitor cords, has been deemed the solution to that dreaded mess called cord clutter or "spaghetti syndrome."

Given the Cord Caddy's warm reception by the health care industry, Bruce could not help thinking that this same concept could be designed for use in multiple other arenas.

As he looked behind office desks, home entertainment areas, and various other industrial and commercial work areas, he realized that with the recent onslaught of technology came more and more wires, cables, and cords.

By August 2002, he had redesigned the original Cord Caddy in a plastic, consumer friendly and less expensive model so that it could have expanded applications in all these different business or home environments.

In addition, he formed Evolution Marketing Products, Inc., as the corporate base for this second generation Cord Caddy.

The second generation consumer version will retail for about $16.00 and can be found at Abt in Glenview and Bess Hardware in Northfield, or call (847) 945-8392.