As we near the end of a glorious Movember, remember that we did not always have this special month. In a lost, golden age, every month was Movember. Manly facial hair was the norm, not the exception. In the old days, mou...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/11/28/The-Moustache-Trainer-and-Other-Brilliant-Patents-for-the-Moustache-Enthusiast/
The blogger behind Context-Free Patent Art cul... ...r behind Context-Free Patent Art culls video game patents for curious illustrations. Perhaps they make sens...
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/04/21/context-free-patent-art/
I don't know about you guys, but I'm a sucker... ...ou guys, but I'm a sucker for articles with funny patents and this Life article quickly drew me in with the...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/07/16/delightfully-strange-patents/
John D. Humphrey patented this device in 1919. It's an alarm clock. Oh, it doesn't cook bacon or toss you out of bed, but it'll get the point across. Assuming that s/he's correctly positioned, a metal rod slaps the u...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/24/alarm-clock-that-slaps-the-sleeper-on-the-forehead/
Because childbirth isn't painful and horrifying enough on its own, I guess, G.B. Blonsky, et. al. decided to provide "civilised women" with this medieval torture device birthing apparatus that applies centrifugal force...
http://www.neatorama.com/2011/06/01/pantently-bad-idea-centrifugal-birthing-machine/
In 1973, Ann Margaret Zaleski patented a dog-shaped vacuum cleaner. Why? From the abstract: A toy dog closely resembling a real dog and having a hollow interior in which is mounted a vacuum cleaner having a suction h...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/11/21/dog-shaped-vacuum-cleaner/
Yes, this is an image from an actual patent filed by Edward L. Van Halen on 30 July, 1985. Here's what it's for: A supporting device for stringed musical instruments, for example, guitars, banjos, mandolins and the l...
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/13/eddie-van-halens-patented-guitar-support/
A few months ago, I brought you a post detailing t... ...ur horse boat. Perhaps the cruelest of the patents on this list, this device is ideal for the cat ow... ...ow it’s your turn, have you seen any stupid pet patents
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/08/03/patently-silly-animal-patents/
