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
Creative Ideas From The Past
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?
A slide-out index behind wall telephones would enable you to quickly take note of numbers you need to remember. Often there is no flat surface near such phones and no place to note frequently used numbers.
Great idea for the time but not so useful now we live in a world of electronic gadgets and smart phomes!
Shoelace kits with yards of lacing, metal tips, and a tip applying tool. With several kids in the family, you never have the right length of lace. – R. Klingensmith, Monroeville, P.A.
Although, personally, I think the modern velcro fasteners that you find on some kids shoes these days is a much better idea!
Basin shaped floor mats for cars would hold that grit from icy roads that you track into the car, and they could be lifted out and emptied easily. Makes cleaning the car at the weekend much easier! – S. Selsky, Massapequa, N.Y.
Hand warming snow blowers would put their hollow handles to work. As the tubing for the handles ends up near the engine why not pipe hot air through it? No more cold hand while clearing the driveway or side walk! – Marks Stephens, Manchester, Conn.