Furniture locks to keep sectional couches from sliding apart. A metal plate, to slip over pins on each section or clamp into place, would do it.
By W.H.Tapscott, Port Arthur, Texas.
January 1960
I wasn’t able to find anything representing this idea, however, on Amazon you can purchase a standard security steel cable for protecting furniture that you could be stolen by someone. (affiliate link)
A current meter to measure the electricity an appliance uses in a given period. You’d connect it to the appliance and plug it into the outlet.
By P.M.Henson, Joplin, Mo.
January 1960
You can purchase something similar to this idea from Amazon by clicking on the image below. (affiliate link)
A pull-out extension cords with appropriate connections inside the car. To run an engine heater or charge the battery, you’d plug the cord into an outlet.
By E.E.Frazer, Kewanee, Ill.
January 1960
You can buy a standard extension coord on a reel from Amazon by clicking on the image below. (affiliate link)
Water-paint capsules for use with a garden hose. You’d simply drop the capsule in a special container, turn on the water and hose on the paint.
By J.M.Blasko, Savanna, Ill.
January 1959
You can purchase a spray painting unit from Amazon. (affiliate link)
More storage inside cars to hold the overflow from the glove compartment. Why not put a washable plastic drawer beneath the front seat?
By C.L.Berger, Plainview, New York.
January 1959
Signal strips on frozen-food packages. Of heat-sensitive paper, they’d change color to warn buyers if kept warm enough to impair the food.
By Mrs. G.Rosenfeld, Bronx, New York City.
January 1959
Stick-on lead-in wire. The pressure-sensitive adhesive would anchor it fast from the antenna down the side of the house, along the joist, floor or baseboard.
By H.P.Fischer, Rochester, Pa.
January 1959
Posthole diggers with depth markings in feet and inches on one handle. Then there’d be no need for repeatedly trying the pole in the hole.
By Stephen Walton, White Plains, N.Y.
January 1959
A plug-in jack in the horn circuit at the base of the car’s steering column, clearly marked “horn.” Yanking out the jack would silence a stuck horn.
By F.W.Edwards, Columbus.
January 1958
A bottle-opening drawer handle. An opener stored inside a drawer is hard to find, and besides, our kitchen is disappearing under wall-hung gadgets.
By John Teachman, Lincoln, Nebr.
January 1958
You can purchase a wall-mounted bottle opener such as this one by clicking on the image below. (affiliate link)
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