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Whilst researching for new products we frequently visit Patents Offices and other Patents Information Databases and are fortunate enough to find many innovative ideas (some centuries old) which we are able to source through to 21st Century Products and Suppliers.

Sadly, many of the ideas and inventions which we come upon do not lead us to products we are able to offer for sale but they do provide us with a whole load of very interesting facts and figures. Information ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous and from simply innovative to world shattering. Information we found so fascinating that we felt we simply had to share it with you.

We have found some of the Goofiest Gadgets and Wackiest Widgets ever patented and we have also turned up the "how's and why's" of some of life's most fantastic inventions we have all heard of and frequently "take for granted".

We've shared some of these "snippets of information" with you below and we do hope you will find them of interest. Enjoy Your Read. From time to time we shall be adding some new snippets to this web page so please call back on your next site visit.

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UK Patent Application GB2272154 Spider ladder to help spiders get out of the bath. Comprising a thin flexible Latex rubber strip (1), a suction pad (5) and the inner and outer steps (2) and (3). To use position the suction pad near the top edge of a bath and allow the strip to fall under gravity down the inner contours of a bath. Trapped spiders will scale the spider ladder to escape.

UK Patent No. GB1405575. Horse-powered car. This really is putting the cart before the horse. The horse pushes forward to reach its feed box (2) thus propelling the car, the speed of which can be adjusted by means of an accelerator which is connected to pneumatic cylinders (6) in the ends of the U-shaped member (4) to influence the thrust of the horse.
The ignition switch can also be arranged to give a mild electric shock to the posterior of the horse when it is switched on to stimulate it into movement. The brake pedal is linked by cables to halter (18) around the neck of the horse.

UK Patent Application GB2060081 Horse-powered minibus Real horsepower, no emissions and very economical on fuel. The horse walks along an endless belt treadmill (34) in the middle of the bus which drives the wheels through a chain (44), a clutch (49), and a variable-ratio gearbox (46). Passengers sit on either side of the horse enclosure. A harness including a collar (76), trace (77), a back strap (80), girth (79) and a breeching block (84) support the horse, whilst containers are provided to collect droppings.

International Patent Application No. WO9939598. Beer barrel headgear. Ensure you never die of thirst with your own beer supply on tap. This headgear (12) has a container (28) to carry the beer (or other liquid). A spigot (14) is secured to the container to dispense the beer by gravity, suction, pressure or levity flow from the container directly into a glass or direct into the user's mouth by means of a tube fitted to the spigot. A hat-like recess (26) is formed within the bottom wall (24) of the container for wearing on an individual's head, and to maintain the container in a freestanding condition during hands-free ambulation of the individual.

UK Patent No. GB1121630. Controlling the spin of a golf ball. Eliminate slicing or hooking? The golf ball is provided with flaps (1) which are normally held flush with the surface of the ball by magnets but which project out of the surface of the ball during flight, as a result of centrifugal effect, to inhibit spin of the ball. The ball may also contain metal concentric spheres in the core which may reflect radiation from a suitable source, e.g. radio frequency, to enable the ball to be located when not visible.