​ Precious Father and Son Moments Lead to Major Discoveries

One night in January 2017, Bryan Alintoff was getting his son, Hayden, ready for bed while they were discussing the boy’s third-grade school product pitch competition.

Just like he did every night, eight-year-old Hayden was brushing his teeth and making a mess with the toothpaste, when an idea came to the harried single father: “I needed to invent a device that cleans the sink so I don’t have to any longer,” says Alintoff.

Hayden immediately agreed with the idea and came up with the name Sink Spinner.

Not only was the pitch a colossal success, with every parent and teacher wanting the product when they saw it at the school event, but it strengthened the already close bond that they shared, and literally altered their future.

There were a multitude of challenges in inventing this unique new product, especially as an extremely busy single dad, “but clearly the best part is that we did it together,” explains Alintoff, who resides with his son in Long Branch, N.J.

“It became part of the precious moments we as parents get when we take the time to enjoy our children and spend time with them,” he said. “These are the moments that we never want to give up!”

The path to becoming an inventor was riddled with many twists and turns, and his son was there for each one of them. This was compounded by the fact that nine months of the hard work took place during the coronavirus pandemic.

When it came to teaching his son vital life lessons, Sink Spinner has provided the equivalent of an advanced degree.

Hayden is a straight-A honor roll student who grapples with ADHD and impulse control. This extraordinary accomplishment is a confidence builder and much more.

“For Hayden to learn about taking an idea to an actual product is priceless,” his beaming dad says. “My son feels so proud to have helped me accomplish this major achievement that started in third grade and now his teacher was participating in the Zoom call to launch the product.”

In fact, the automated alternative to scrubbing your bathroom sink had its official launch to great fanfare on Kickstarter on November 10, and the campaign will run through November 30.

The innovative device – considered to be the future of bathroom faucets -- will be made in America under the company name Hayden Endeavors. Delivery of the product is scheduled for March 2021.

There is a great deal of celebration taking place. Meredith Rindner, Hayden’s third-grade teacher at Long Branch Elementary School, came up with the pitch project and is still involved with the family.

“We just wanted kids to get a chance to be creative and to problem solve, and do some public speaking, and the fact that we are all sitting here right now [at the Kickstarter launch] is a testament to how hard Hayden worked and it’s just so nice to see how far you have come,” said Rindner.

“I can see that presentation in my head and this is just awesome,” she added. “This is exactly what we hoped when we made that project; that someone would do this. I’m here for the journey and I am bursting with pride.”

Alintoff had never invented anything before, and it took three years to assemble the right team to make Sink Spinner, a reality.

This involved family members, engineers, marketers, patent attorneys, manufacturers, and others to get the product to market. It also included branding, which includes trademarked videos, jingle, logo, and special colors.

Hayden, now a precocious sixth-grader has been an integral part of this journey. Saving the planet’s resources is his favorite aspect of this remarkable new device, and he has learned a myriad of valuable lessons at every turn.

“It seemed really hard with all of the work that went into it, but we pulled it off,” says Hayden. What was the boy’s biggest surprise? “I didn’t expect to become famous at 11 years old.”

Hayden says he also learned a vital life lesson from watching his dad take the idea and turn it into a revolutionary product. “If you want to do something, you can never give up. It may take a while; but you will get there!”

Despite all of the support his family received, Alintoff said that throughout the adventure, there were times of tremendous doubt, and the team questioned whether they could pull it off, but what kept them pushing forward was their strong belief in the Sink Spinner’s transformative potential. “Not only will the product make everyone’s lives a little easier,” he said, “but it will help conserve water.”

While making the prototype for the Sink Spinner, Alintoff and his team learned how much water is wasted while brushing our teeth or shaving. They found a way to automate rinsing our sink, and conserve water at the same time.

The family also entered a pitch competition in Long Branch, N.J. in the fall of 2019 through the town’s small business development center and Alintoff took an accelerated business program.

“I feel like I could pinch myself, because we have an amazing product that solves a big problem for families and does it in an ecological way by saving countless gallons of water,” Alintoff says. “It’s difficult to describe the excitement that I feel right now.”

He also believes this journey offers a big lesson for all of us on how hard work, perseverance, and dedication can definitely pay off.

“This entire invention came from the idea of making lives easier and simpler for parents,” he said. “My advice to other exhausted parents is to do the task at hand and don’t worry about the next step, and never give up on your dreams and aspirations.”

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For videos of the Sink Spinner, visit the Sink Spinner channel on YouTube

For inquiries and further information, please contact Kristin Jacobson at [email protected] or 484-452-3087.