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Patently Absurd explores the funnier side of our inventive spirit by featuring actual patented products that have to be seen to be believed. The book features such inventions as "an animal powered drive," where an animal is used to move a belt and power a vehicle and a bird diaper to keep those pet birds clean. Gloves for couples who wish to hold hands in cold weather is the outcome of another patented idea, an improvement on ordinary gloves that are "unsatisfactory and indeed unromantic," where two hands can be inserted in one glove. An introduction outlines the background to patenting an invention and its history. Inventions are taken from patent offices internationally and are grouped in sections covering sport and exercise, household, animals, transport, clothing, and leisure.
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Patently Absurd: The Most Ridiculous Devices Ever Invented
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Hardback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Christopher Cooper Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 Using actual patents and their original illustrations the book spans 150 years of inventing from men and women whose great gift to the world was Patently Absurd. Hardback. Seller Inventory # 9780670042999-SECONDHAND
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Patently Absurd : The Most Ridiculous Devices Ever Invented
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. There are a few groundbreaking patents that the world is eternally grateful for and lots that are useful and practical, but this book does not include any of those. What it does include are 85 patents of the wackiest, weirdest inventions that never made it into mass production. Seller Inventory # 001925
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