Wednesday, November 30, 2005
McHenry & Lake County Entrepreneur Sisters Make Chicago TV with I-Pass Holder Invention
CBS ran a story about a McHenry County woman and her Lake County sister who invented an I-Pass holder.
As with many inventions, this one came out of frustration. The sisters--Ellen Jakubicek of Cary and Karen Rafalowitz of Lake Zurich—wanted to share the same I-Pass transponder. The Velcro wasn’t up to the constant pulling off. And the rear view mirror kept getting moved.
Jakubicek credits her husband Frank with the idea in the Northwest Herald.
The result was “SharePass,” a plastic container in which any state’s transponder will fit. It costs $6 and is sold at grocery and hardware stores.
In the Northwest Herald, the sisters credited McHenry County College’s Small Business Development Center for helping them get their business off the ground.
As with many inventions, this one came out of frustration. The sisters--Ellen Jakubicek of Cary and Karen Rafalowitz of Lake Zurich—wanted to share the same I-Pass transponder. The Velcro wasn’t up to the constant pulling off. And the rear view mirror kept getting moved.
Jakubicek credits her husband Frank with the idea in the Northwest Herald.
The result was “SharePass,” a plastic container in which any state’s transponder will fit. It costs $6 and is sold at grocery and hardware stores.
In the Northwest Herald, the sisters credited McHenry County College’s Small Business Development Center for helping them get their business off the ground.
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It would make more sense to open a Maryland E-ZPass account and get a transponder for each car. Maryland's transponders are free, and they allow you to have up to four transponders on a personal account. Also, Maryland's minimum replenishment amount is only $25.00.
http://www.ezpassmd.com/static/signup/index.html
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