A funnel-shaped lead-in for a car’s ignition key. An integrated part of the ignition switch, it would guide the key directly into the keyhole.
By R.D.Remy, Rochester, Ind.
March 1961
Creative Ideas From The Past
With this idea for pick-the-spot LP records, you could guide the needle to a particular piece of music. Why not white internal spaces between the recorded bands?
By Cy Groves, Calgary, Canada.
March 1961
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Here’s a great idea for trapping bank robbers. while they are stood at the bank tellers counter simply press a push button and the robber will drop into a cell beneath the floor where he would be held securely until the police arrive.
By Dan Stallings, Van, Texas.
March 1961
Car oil-filler spouts that would pierce metal. Then you could shove the can onto the spout, after removing the breather cap, and pour in the oil.
By H.T.Gibbons, Scottsdale, Arizona.
March 1960
Insulating guards for soldering guns. With only the tip of the gun exposed, you wouldn’t burn other parts when soldering in a radio chassis.
By H.G.Radcliffe, Petersburg, Va.
March 1960
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Rugs with pockets at the four corners into which the rug could be inserted. Pads are always shifting and showing at the edges and this would anchor them.
By Joan Bost, Chicago.
March 1960
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A chin strap on mens hats. Tucked behind the sweat band, it could be lifted out on a windy day and snap-fastened to the face of the band.
By Jim Martin, St. John’s, Newfoundland.
March 1960
Individual paste pots for schoolroom use. They’d hold just enough paste for one child’s project and would therefore eliminate sticky jars and dried out paste.
By Nathan Bridwell, Midland, Mich.
March 1960
An antenna connection on small transistor radios so they could be operated more efficiently in a car, using the regular automobile antenna.
By Charles E.Yeatts, Camp Hill, Pa.
March 1959
An easy to adjust hand brake for automobiles. Why not a threaded shaft so that by simply turning the handle clockwise, you could tighten the brake?
By H.J.Simoff, Cleveland.
March 1959