Martin Gilliard

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Nursing and care homes constantly struggle with providing evidence of regular checks on the elderly to check they are alive. My idea is to create a barcode that fades if the body becomes cold.

This would allow a carer to scan the individual and provide a record of these checks. If the person has died the barcode will not be visible and thus the carer will not be able to successfully scan the individual.

By Richard Gilliard, Leeds, UK

You can purchase a bar code scanner from Amazon by clicking on the image below! (affiliate link)

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A back-scrubbing bath brush that could be attached to a shower wall. It would have a well for liquid soap and a pushbutton to dispense it.

By A.T.Iberg, Highland, Ill.

July 1959

You can purchase a simple back brush from Amazon, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like it can be connected to the shower!

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More light on wagons. I’d like a manually operated switch on the tailgate so I wouldn’t have to open a side door to see into the back.

By Gary Conley, Sheffield Lake, Ohio

July 1959

You can purchase an LED work light from Amazon by clicking on the image below. (affiliate link)

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Multiple-use mowers. With a flexible shaft hooked to a power take-off, my mower could run a hedge trimmer, knife sharpener, and car polisher, etc.

By C.N.Breitenfeldt, Marathon, Wis.

July 1959

You can purchase a lawnmower from Amazon by clicking on the image below, however, unfortunately, all this one can do is cut grass!! (affiliate link)

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Patio dining accommodations that could be built into an outside wall of a house. Table and benches would pull down for use, fold up flat for storage.

By Bill Broadwell, Charlotte, N.C.

July 1959

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Cord-winding lugs on toasters, mixers, and other small appliances. Only my vacuum cleaner provides an anchorage for the extension cord.

By Mrs. A.R.Tagg, Ishpeming, Mich.

July 1958

You can purchase a toaster with a cord wrap from Amazon by clicking on the image below. (affiliate link)

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Easy-to-see croquet wickets. Spanking white nylon or reinforced plastic would make durable and washable wickets, easy to spot on a lawn.

By W.J.Inman, Silver Spring, Md.

July 1958

You can purchase a full croquet-set from Amazon including bright white wickets by clicking on the image below. (affiliate link)

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Come-apart car radiators with a top chamber that comes off like the oil pan of the engine. Then you could do a complete radiator-cleaning job at home.

By L.J.Bump, Vineland, N.J.

July 1958

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Shaded eyeglasses to block out glare. A shallow overhang on the frame would have the same effect as holding your hand against your forehead.

By R.Blagden, E.Hampton. Conn.

July 1958

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Patch testers for sunbathers to prevent bad burns. The chemically-treated stick-on patch would change color when further exposure is dangerous.

By Bill Crowell, Raleigh, N.C.

July 1958

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