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First couple just made me think "how does that get a patent". Philips screwdriver - a flat screwdriver with another blade across it. Lego - a brick. Nice illus
by branchless 11y ago
First couple just made me think "how does that get a patent". Philips screwdriver - a flat screwdriver with another blade across it. Lego - a brick.
Nice illustrations but maddening.
- falcolas 11y agoWell, one of the novelties of the Phillips screwdriver is its ability cam out of the screw head if it encounters too much resistance. While frustrating to many who use it, it does prevent the all too easy case of sheering off the screw head because the screw met resistance (something I've done a few times with hexagonal heads and flat screwdrivers). Lego - completely novel for its time. Just because it's not novel now, doesn't mean it wasn't novel when it was invented.
- darkstar999 11y agoWelcome to the US patent system, where everything can get a patent and you just battle it out in court!
- mattwad 11y agoI recently watched Lego's "Brickumentary" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214286/ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3214286/)... according to the movie, Lego's major invention was putting cylinders inside the bricks, which allow them to be stacked in all kinds of ways. I think that qualifies for a patent.
- NeutronBoy 11y agoEverything is obvious after it's been invented.