Patently Absurb the Most Ridiculous Devices Ever Invented

Cooper, Christopher

ISBN 10: 1856487210 / ISBN 13: 9781856487214

Published by PRC Publishing Limited, London, UK, 2004

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As New, A Barely Read Copy. No Notes, Names or Markings. No Torn Or Folded Pages. No Damage to Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please View All Images, Vintage 2004 1st Edition - 93 Pages Patently Absurd shows designs of eccentric inventions from all over the world, including the U.S.A, Europe, and Japan. Take the Dust Cover for Dog that zips up your unwilling pet into a suit guaranteed to make it want to leave home and find anoth er owner: Or the Amphibious Bicycle for those riders who feel the uncontrollable desire to plunge into the nearest lake and cycle across it to reach dry land again. The United Kingdom claims to have the longest continuous record of granting patents. The earliest known patent was granted by King Henry VI in 1449 to John of Utynam, who had his own method of making stained glass. The United States passed its first patent law in 1790, and in 1836 founded the US Patent Office.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Patently Absurb the Most Ridiculous Devices Ever Invented
• Publisher: PRC Publishing Limited, London, UK
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856487210
• ISBN 13: 9781856487214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket ( as Issued )
• Weight: 450 grams
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Synopsis

Patently Absurd explores the funnier side of our inventive spirit by featuring actual patented products that have to be seen to be believed. The book features such inventions as "an animal powered drive," where an animal is used to move a belt and power a vehicle and a bird diaper to keep those pet birds clean. Gloves for couples who wish to hold hands in cold weather is the outcome of another patented idea, an improvement on ordinary gloves that are "unsatisfactory and indeed unromantic," where two hands can be inserted in one glove. An introduction outlines the background to patenting an invention and its history. Inventions are taken from patent offices internationally and are grouped in sections covering sport and exercise, household, animals, transport, clothing, and leisure.