Friday, May 3, 2013

Week 14, Post 27: Smoker's Hat

http://www.google.com/patents/US4858627?dq=US4858627&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QQ2EUaa-Laf5igLvsoD4DA&ved=0CDUQ6AEwAA


This is a silly patent for a device that is a hat that covers the head of a smoker, intakes both contaminated smoke air and non containment  and then cleans it and deoderizes it into the air. This is just silly. I mean, who would actually wear this thing? Sure it's a great idea, but you have to charge the device, and frankly you'll look pretty silly.
   However, in terms of a patent. It does pass. It is a valid idea and does take contaminated air that smells bad and makes it smell good. In terms of prior art, I'm pretty sure no one has thought of this before and manufactured something like this. It does use technology that exists, so it passes enablement. It's non-obvious, no one has thought of this before (besides maybe spraying some febreeze). And it passes common sense, because i'm sure no one would have thought just to make it
   But that still doesn't pass the fact this is a silly design. Who would wear this?

  validity, prior art, enblement, obviousness, and common sense

2 comments:

  1. I'm not sure I know any smokers who would use this but the intent of the design is nice.

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  2. Where does this hat gets its power from? A pound-heavy battery? That gives smokers some neck exercise for sure

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