NEW INVENTIONS¢¢ (Reprinted with thanks from April 1992¢ POKEY NEWSLETTER, WNYAUG)¢¢ <<< RECENT PATENTED INVENTIONS >>>¢ <<< and assorted other goodies >>>¢¢* Toilet Lid Lock (Patent #3477070) to prevent unauthorized access to toilet bowl.¢¢* Whisper Seat (Patent #3593345) toilet seat with acoustical liner to prevent sounds from being heard.¢¢* Eyeglass Frame With Adjustable Rearview Mirrors (Patent #3423150)¢¢* Fluid-Operated Zipper (Pat.#3517423)¢¢* Power-Operated Pool Cue (Pat. #3495826)¢¢* Carry-All Hat (Pat. #3496575). A hat with a cavity for carrying cosmetics, jewelry, and the like.¢¢* Simulated Firearm with pivot-mounted whiskey glass (PATENT #3450403). Pulling the trigger pivots the glass towards a person's mouth.¢¢* Electronic Snore Depressor (#3552388). Snore is detected and the snorer is electrically shocked.¢¢<<< THIS 'N THAT >>>¢¢* When ill, Ethiopian Emperor Menelik would eat a few pages of the Bible to restore his health. Unfortunately, he died in 1913 after eating the entire book of Kings.¢¢* Quick as a wink (1/10th second) is faster than you can say Jack Robinson (1/2 SECOND).¢¢* Tommy Rettig, Star of Lassie, Henry Ford, George Washington, all had one thing in common - they grew marijuana.¢¢* The U.S. Post Office spent $3.4 million of tax funds on an advertising campaign to encourage Americans to write more letters to one another despite the fact that all classes of mail, including first-class, are operating at a financial loss. It then spent $775,000 to test the results of its ad campaign.¢¢END¢
