Hunting and camping knives that carry their own whetstone in a recess in the handle. With this idea, you would never be caught in the woods with a dull blade. – W.L.Adams, East Syracuse, N.Y.
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Bricks that have protrusions at the sides would mean that bricks could easily be laid with perfect spacing. This would make it much easier for amateur bricklayers to keep each course level. – Ben T. Sheppard, Columbus, Ga
Movie reels in square cans for upright storage on shelves. They wouldn’t roll, and they’d be easier to remove and replace than stacked cans. – A.R. Tanner Jr., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
A motorized seat back in station wagons so you wouldn’t have to struggle with latches and hooks every time you wanted to make extra load space. – Phil Glotzbach, Kettering, Ohio
Jam-proof drawers in built-ins and furniture. A strip of wood across the top at the rear would keep things from spilling out over the back.
By Mrs. J. Shuppert, West Acton, Mass.
November 1963
Bricks with one rounded face for paving walks. Smoothly curved edges ad corners wouldn’t snag a snow shovel and there would be less chipping of bricks.
By Gary A. Larson, Kane, Pa.
November 1963
We need some device to prevent filling station attendants from whamming it down so hard that they chip the paint.
By Ellis Thompson, Candler, N.C.
November 1963
Miniature TV tubes with a pilot at the base and at the socket would enable you to determine when to press them in safely. They’re devils when you can’t see their sockets – P. Legon, Malden, Mass
And then came the transistor, and printed circuits!
November 1963
A no-platen typewriter for draftsmen that would roll on a drawing board. It would eliminate the printing of labels and instructions on drawings and blueprints – J.A. Defrees, Durhamville, N.Y.
Perhaps not quite so useful in our modern-day world full of computers and Computer-Aided design software!
November 1963
Gripper snaps on the back panels of television sets and on the front panels of washing machines would save on repair time and there would be no screws to lose.
Not much use for modern televisions which are currently not much thicker than the back panel itself! But us there soemthing else this idea could be used on? Anything else that you can think of that requires quick and easy access to?