Feeding FifiSeptember 25, 2009
A Blue Peter special – take two toilet rolls, string them together, then feed in Fifi’s ears. Don’t forget the sticky-back plastic, and there we have it, a means to prevent your pet poodle’s ears from being dunked in gravy. The inventor does state that the device has not been designed just for poodles, but could be used by all animals. What a suitably stylish solution to an everyday problem. With the added advantage that Fifi can no longer hear the postman, or next door’s pesky cat. US4233942 Animal Ear Protectors (Williams).
This is Michael Jackson’s actual Moonwalk Patent, that he filed in 1992. The invention allows a shoe wearer to lean forward beyond his center of gravity by virtue of wearing a specially designed pair of shoes, that engage with a hitch member projecting through a stage surface. The description states that “In the past, a professional entertainer, one of the inventors herein, has incorporated dance steps in his recorded video performances, wherein he and other dancers would lean forward beyond their center of gravity, thereby creating an impressive visual effect.” We’re sure these shoes cannot take credit for all his nifty moves! US5255452 Method and Means for Creating an Anti-Gravity Illusion (Jackson).
Woke up with a bump this morning, and feeling a bit unsure of what day of the week it is? Until you see someone wearing an M for Monday hat that is. The inventor came up with this idea to show his support for his baseball team, the Seattle Mariners, but we think it clearly has other uses! Other than making the wearer look like a Muppet that is. US6834453 Head Mounted Letter “M” Display (Nemeth).
We’re forever being told that its not whats on the outside that counts, but that beauty shines from within. This inventor’s mission was “to provide a doll in the form of a concrete representation of a concept that true beauty originates not in the external appearance of a person, but rather radiates from internal characteristics of the person.” So she’s created a wrinkled skin, saggy chops doll, that wafts a beautiful fragrance of “Sweet Mulberry, Cinnamon Spice, and White Gardenia.” US6805607 Scented Doll with the Appearance of an Aged Person (Hidalgo).
Sometimes we all deserve a pat on the back. As the inventor says, “by exerting a pull or tug on the flexible connector or rope the user urges the hand into contact with the back to effect a much needed pat-on-the-back for amusement or for a pyschological lift for a job well done, a goal completed or to magnify a feeling of well being.” Whether you’ve won the lottery, saved the planet or just managed to get out of bed this morning… US4608967 Pat on the Back Apparatus (Piro).