The inventor of The BOOT™ created the safety device after a member of his family was physically attacked. His sole motivation was to take a devastating and negative experience and use the momentum for something good. Ironically, The BOOT™'s name and design concept are in part attributed to the attacker. When police arrived to make his arrest, the attacker had locked himself in his apartment. He sa
t on the floor with his back against the entryway wall and he had his boots pushed up against the back of the door. Initially, The BOOT™ was created for personal use -- to provide a safety device that family could engage at a moment's notice when at home. But once extended family and friends saw the safety device, they pushed for it to be manufactured and distributed. At the time of its development, the inventor of The BOOT™ was working for a school district. He was onsite during school lockdown drills and saw how panicked and hectic the classrooms were during the drills. He realized that The BOOT™, with its heavy-duty construction, strength, and simple one-step engagement was ideal for schools. The BOOT™ provides an additional level of classroom security that is missing. It doesn't require teachers to leave the classroom to lock their doors, they don't have to fumble for keys, or input special alarm codes. This is no-nonsense, one-step safety. The final chapter in The BOOT™'s development was the creation of a special release mechanism. While The BOOT™ was designed to keep the bad guys out, its design also includes a patent-pending release mechanism that allows "the good guys in." The special release mechanism makes this safety device ideal for schools -- it allows teachers and students to stay put until authorized personnel enter the classroom when all is clear.