INVENTIONS WANTED! (Apr, 1956)
INVENTIONS WANTED!
PAINT CAN PRIES on brush handles would obviate hunting for, misusing, faithful screw driver. Peter Day, Thornwood, N. Y.
GETAWAY INSURANCE: 15-inch extensions on front and rear bumpers. Great for city parking. Karl L. Martin, Cleveland, Ohio.
TOILETRY DISPENSERS. Hotel guests could buy toothpaste, shave cream, hair tonic on the spot Dale Hodges, Barrie, Ont
PULL-OUT EXTENSIONS that reel back into outlets automatically; enough cord for each job. G. A. Catone, Pittsburgh, Pa.
SILENT HELPERS: suction cups on ends of steel tape measures, for measuring long objects. D. L. Stelling, Margaret, Manitoba.
I’ed think getting a decent shot going at speed would be impossible...
Those bumper extensions look like something you’d see in an episode of “Mr Bean.”
Comment by Rick Auricchio — April 22, 2011 @ 9:02 am
I’m surprised nobody made the paint brush/lid opener….or have they???
Comment by Mcubstead — April 23, 2011 @ 3:09 pm
Mcubstead: I don’t know who “they” is supposed to be but these folks did (and got patents for them)
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But they didn’t seem to catch on.
Comment by John — April 23, 2011 @ 10:27 pm
I’ve seen retractable extention cords.
They’re on the ceiling in shop class.
Comment by Jayessell — April 25, 2011 @ 5:50 am