A white line on a garden hose. Running the length of the plastic tubing would signal if there is any twisting of the hose as it is wound back onto the reel.
By W.Dale, Marietta, Ohio.
May 1959
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Long-lasting fence pickets made of white plastic. Besides being rot-proof, they’d do away with the chore and expense of frequent repainting.
By W.H.Hoeft, Vancouver, Washington.
May 1959
A portable grill with a storage bin for charcoal. A swing-out lid could cover the lower section. Pulled out, it would become a food counter.
By W.J.Roche, Scranton, Pa.
May 1959
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Rear-view mirrors that can be easily re-aimed after they’ve been moved. Marked dials would let each driver of the car adjust the mirror to his own setting.
By J.Nathan, Winnetka, Ill.
May 1958
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Garden hoses on automatic reels installed inside the basement. They’d pay out or reel in the hose like the extension cord on some appliances.
By S.P.Jacobus, Fairfax Station, Va.
May 1958
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Easy-to-open frozen-food packages. Pull strips like those on cigarette packages would make a simple job of getting at their sealed-in contents.
By Mrs. Chester Combs, Tucson, Arizona.
May 1958
Typically, the easy-to-open packages are characterized by a tear tab that is made of foil or paper and is adhered to a flap portion of a package cover in the middle of the package cover. The tear tab is torn by pulling along a tear line, and the opening of the package is enabled by peeling back the flap portion along the tear line.
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Convertible station wagons. Removable roof sections and rear windows would make them open cars in summer. They’d serve as open bed trucks, too.
By Bob Marie, Huntertown, Ind.
May 1958
Convertible station wagons or soft-tops are station wagons with a removable top, typically retractable, that allows the wagon to be driven as a car (such as a hatchback or an SUV). Most models use the same body as a hardtop station wagon. The convertible has the top on or off, depending on the weather conditions. Convertibles are typically four-door vehicles and are most commonly used in the United States.
Convertibles have been popular since the 1930s. They were considered desirable status symbols by the public and automobile manufacturers during the post-war period, when the popularity of car ownership grew and became more affordable. In the 1970s and 1980s, convertibles gradually disappeared from the U.S. market and were supplanted by sport utility vehicles.
More rigid shower curtains. Narrow ribs of plastic (like collar stays) spaced about two inches apart would keep the curtain from wrapping around you. They are water repellent and stain resistant.
By Hazel Atkinson, San Diego, California.
May 1958
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Built in sockets on portable power tools. Cordless they’d be easier to store; and one cord, bought separately, would serve all of your electrical tools.
By V.W.Rogers, Sunnyvale, California.
March 1963
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Foil packed frozen dinners with a heater element in the bottom. A hunter or workman would clip a cord from his car’s power outlet socket into leads that attached to the packet.
By R. Marie, Hagerstown, Ind.
March 1963
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