Keep Your Soap Dry While Avoiding the Slide

The décor of bathrooms constantly changes, but our self-adhesive rubber feet can still be found on various bathroom items in homes and hotels. These rubber feet can be seen on soap dishes, lotion dispensers, and toothbrush and tissue holders. Our rubber bumper pads also protect bathroom cabinet doors from any damage caused from frequent usage.

Ampersand Punk Soap Dish
(Photo Credit: Kevin Michael Briggs)

Choosing the Best Soap Dish for Your Bathroom

Are you tired of constantly replacing and cleaning up after using a bar of soap? There is a solution to this frustrating problem. Ampersand has created the “Punk Soap Dish” that will keep your bar of soap dry and help it last longer. This particular soap dish is made from powder-coated aluminum and has pyramidal studs that allow airflow underneath your soap.

Black Rubber Feet on Ampersand Punk Soap Dish
(Photo Credit: Kevin Michael Briggs)

This durable soap dish also has four of our BS-34 black self-adhesive cylindrical rubber feet at the bottom to prevent scratching and slipping. If you are looking to brighten up your sink or shower, it comes in five different colors.

Rubber Feet on Bathroom Items

Our rubber feet can be placed on many different types of bathroom accessories to make sure that your expensive countertops, sinks, and shower doors are protected. Next time you are brushing your teeth or washing your hands, check out your bathroom items to see if they have rubber feet on them.

Rubber Feet on Bathroom Items

Ready or Not, Robots Are Coming and They Have Rubber Feet!

When new and exciting technology comes out there is a good chance they will have rubber feet on them. These rubber feet can be used as protectors and stabilizers for the product. Our rubber bumper feet are timeless and continue to meet the needs of current and future trends.

Kubi by Revolve Robotics

The Future of Video Calling

Looking for a more efficient way of communicating with a coworker, healthcare professional, or a teacher? You are in luck because the team at Revolve Robotics has something for you. They have developed the “Kubi,” which is a portable video conferencing robotic tablet stand. The Kubi converts these tablets into web controlled telepresence robots that allow you to navigate around any location. This tablet-based robotic platform improves video calling with remote control movement. The Kubi app has the ability to work with Skype, Facetime, Gotomeeting, Webex, and many others. Online classes, going on business trips, and speaking with your healthcare professional has become a lot easier thanks to the Revolve Robotics team.

Rubber Feet on Robots

We are excited to see that our rubber feet will be used on a robotic tablet stand. At the bottom of each stand there are our BS-41 gray cylindrical self-adhesive rubber feet to keep the product from moving. Our rubber feet are essential in making sure that the Kubi does not make any unnecessary movements due to its tilting, panning, and turning capabilities. 

BS-41 Gray Cylindrical Rubber Feet

Don’t Be Bumped Off Your Network

Google Jumps into the Network

To say network devices play a part in our everyday lives is an understatement. Just like these devices, rubber feet are everywhere and serve as protectors.  We are constantly surfing the web, checking email, accessing our social media pages, or online shopping. Modems and routers play a pivotal part in the overall production in today’s society. Since technology is constantly changing, there is always a new product, design or upgrade that becomes available to increase overall performance. Google has recently unveiled a new Wi-Fi router called the OnHub. This tabletop router provides a new way of accessing your Wi-Fi by using the OnHub app on your smartphone. It automatically adjusts your settings to provide a better user experience within in your Wi-Fi environment.

Rubber Feet on Bottom of Routers & Modems

There are different types of network routers and modems on the market that vary in shape and size, but there is a part that is common in all of them. At the bottom of each router there are four rubber feet that protect the router and the surface it is on. At Bumper Specialties, Inc., we offer several styles of rubber feet that will fit on different types of routers. We also provide replacement feet in various shapes and sizes for this particular application just like we do for laptop feet.

Rubber Feet for Network Equipment

Protecting Your Tabletop with Rubber Feet

Household and office furniture can be easily damaged by the constant movement of these devices, but with help of these rubber feet they will not be. Our cylindrical, hemispherical, and square self-adhesive rubber feet are made of 100% polyurethane that will not mar, scratch, or stain any surface. Our rubber bumper feet can also be applied to protect many other applications that you see each day.

The Timelessness of Bumper Feet

In an ever changing and unpredictable market, we’re very proud to continually meet the needs of current trends. Over the past 25 years that Bumper Specialties has been in business, we’ve seen many products become obsolete. Luckily for us, we’ve never had a shortage of new and emerging technologies that would benefit from our rubber stops. We’re no longer used on tape decks or cd players, but our rubber stops are found on iPod docks. Bumper feet are no longer needed on typewriters, but we are on computer keyboards and laptops. We used to be on VCRs (back when dinosaurs roamed the Earth), and now bumper feet can be found on an endless list of audio and video equipment.

We’ve seen products that use bumper feet come and go…but we are not concerned about bumpers ever going out of style because just as quickly as products meet their demise, new technologies emerge.

Past and present time pieces.

Many of our applications have gradually transformed over time. The clock on the mantle needed rubber feet just as much as your docking station alarm clock. Though the apparatus on which we tell time changed, the need for rubber feet did not.

Once on typewriters, now used as replacement rubber feet on laptops!

Many customers call in looking for replacement rubber feet for their laptops because the original ones fell off. We have a variety of laptop feet that will match the existing rubber feet whether you have a PC or an Apple. Typewriters utilized rubber feet the same way your laptop does. It lifts the equipment to sustain airflow and prevent overheating, and the anti-skid technology prevents it from scratching surfaces.

Rubber feet on telephones

The popular rotary phone transformed into the present day telephone, but rubber feet survived the transformation! To the cell phone obsessed, landline telephones may seem a thing of the past, but don’t discount their relevancy, offices and homes still use desktop telephones – which still need rubber feet!

As the present collides with the future, new products needing rubber feet materialize. If you know of or own a product that would benefit from our rubber bumper feet, let us know!

Bug Shields To The Rescue

Bumper Specialties is a manufacturer of self-adhesive polyurethane rubber bumper feet, but we could see how our name might be slightly misleading….

We get a ton of calls about car bumpers. No we can’t fix your engine or rotate your tires or replace your front bumper because someone backed into you. And as much as we’d like to be able to fix your ’57 Chevy’s bumper, that is not our specialty. But what we can provide you with is our own BS-57 bumper foot that is used on automotive accessories like bug shields.

Bug shields, or ‘hood protectors’ go on the front of cars and trucks directly above the headlights and extend across the whole hood. Their name is self-explanatory – but if you’re more of a visual learner:

Bug Shield 

Our bumper feet prevent the shield from banging against the car. Many automotive accessories manufacturers have designed hood protectors that successfully deflect bugs while also protecting the front body of the automobile. Not only are they aesthetically pleasing, they protect your vehicle from all types of weather and debris.

Our conical, BS-57 self-adhesive bumper is perfect for this application. Its tapered shape keeps the shield from banging against the car, thus protecting the paint and hood. Depending on the make and model of your vehicle, one of our other conical bumper feet may work better for you. If you like to take your truck though rough terrain and harsh weather, you needn’t worry. For this kind of outdoor application, we provide a strong acrylic adhesive that will stay bonded regardless of the climate.

Keep the Party Bumping

We are always proud of the fact that our bumper feet are manufactured in the USA.  The Fourth of July is right around the corner; all you need is a hot dog, a cold drink, and a nice body of water to bronze yourself next to. While you’re enjoying your picnic this year, take a moment to notice the rubber bumper pads around the party. (Because they are definitely more exciting than fireworks!)

This grill uses protective rubber feet.

On your quest looking for our products, you may find them being used to protect your barbecue, which is one of our many outdoor bumpon applications. Collapsible shelves and doors on the grill are equipped with rubber bumpons for sound dampening and vibration resistance. After all, you want the party to be loud, not the slamming of the grill. If you take grilling very seriously, you’ll want to ensure that your equipment stays in mint condition. The precious grilling atmosphere that you’ve created won’t be interrupted by unnecessary noise. Our products prevent your grill from succumbing to wear and tear by serving as protective stops.

Glass table using protective rubber bumpons.

Grills are not the only outdoor application; bumpons are used on glass patio furniture as a buffer between the glass and the table frame. The bumper feet prevent the glass from getting cracked or scratched. Your outdoor furniture will last longer so that the party never has to end.  And you shouldn’t be concerned about inclement weather; self-adhesive polyurethane bumpons can withstand all climates.

We may not have red and blue color options, but we do have white, clear, grey, black and brown bumpons available. You can check out our full line on our website. From all of us here at Bumper Specialties, have a fun and safe Fourth of July!

Grill using rubber bumper pads.

Apple Rolls Out New Software, Bumper Feet Stay Stuck

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past couple decades, you’re probably – at the very least – conscious of the impact Apple has had on society. With the 2014 Worldwide Developers Conference in full swing, Apple announced exciting new software updates that were highly anticipated by both developers and consumers.

However if you were anticipating new hardware announcements you were probably disappointed, it looks like you’ll have to wait for the fall for the new iPhone 6. Luckily your Apple accessories can still be used on all your current products.

The countless Apple accessories constantly require Bumper Specialties products, which means regardless of the software updates, your accessories will not become obsolete. We’ve always felt an affinity towards Apple because our rubber feet can be utilized on all of their products and accessories. Our bumper feet are purchased as replacement Macbook laptop feet for a non-slip grip. They can also be found on iPhone docks in which rubber feet are used to reduce vibration and to keep the dock in place to prevent sliding on surfaces.  Our bumper pads are even used for unique applications like a microphone stand attachment for your iPad.

While the software is constantly changing, the hardware you use for accessories has not. Capsicum Sports has a single hand tablet holder with a built-in tripod mount. Your hand can easily slip into the strap on the back of the iPad or set up the tripod to take a selfie. The EyeGrip base is very low profile and includes four polyurethane feet that allows stable desktop operation. You can see from the picture that our rubber stops are on the back four corners for a anti-skid grip. Not only does this Apple accessory improve device functionality, but it’s also extremely affordable.