Thursday, October 30, 2008

Great Ideas

When I get bored, I search for random crazy things on the web. With an interest in patent law, my new hobby is to search for crazy patents that have been issued. I did a random google search for funny patents and stumbled across some websites that list outlandish patents.

This patent - Original...yes. Crazy...yeah, well that too. Go to the USPTO site yourself (http://patft.uspto.gov/netahtml/PTO/search-bool.html), then enter 7,122,000 in the "Term 1" field and select "Patent Number" from the drop down box in "Field 1". Once it shows you a summary of the patent, you can click on the "Images" link to view the patent application and the actual drawings.

Okay, so I'm sure you were too lazy to follow my instructions. Let me explain this one. It's basically a patent for a sex toy. After reading the description, I've come to the conclusion that this is a bong for the hoo-hoo. How in the world do people come up with this crap? I think I have the answer to this one. Here is my hypothesis:

After getting home from school while Mom and Pop are still at work, the kids get out the bong and jack some of Dad's stash. They go to the garage, huff some gasoline, snort some sweet tarts, take a few hits of LSD, and light up Bobo the Bong. Then comes the wild idea. One kid says, "Hey, I bet your sister uses this bong to stimulate her hoo-hoo." The other kid says, "Shut up and take your turn." The genius in the group then says, "Nah, really doods. We should patent a hoo-hoo bong." The idea gets leaked and the porn industry grabs a hold of the idea. Next thing you know, it's the newest item in stock at the local Adult Emporium. And someone makes a fortune. Who said only scientists come up with these novel patent ideas?

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