American Inventor Final 12 Update: Mark Martinez - Inventor of the SackMaster
SackMasterWe just received an update about Mark Martinez, the inventor of the SackMaster, by none other than bottleslingguy (anyone who visits our site frequently knows who I am talking about). Mark was one of the Final 12 contestants in the American Inventor TV show. The SackMaster is a shovel like device that enables one person (vs the regular two) to fill sandbags.
This time Mark is trying to help out our troops in Iraq. Our troops are developing an ailment that is being called "Sandbag Palsy" from filling so many sandbags. "The soldiers use sandbags to protect their shelters from shrapnel, to buffer the impact of gunfire on the undersides of their Humvees, and in the trenches to buffer the impact of gunfire." The article tells us that US Government officials aren't open to listening about the faster, easier way to fill sandbags. Mark is asking for everyone's help to get the government officials to listen. If you can help, contact Mark at his website: www.theSackMaster.com.
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Govt
Submitted on August 17th, 2006 by Anonymous (not verified)Mark, the govt spends $4,000 on ash trays, they can surely spend $2,000 on your sackmaster, YOU'LL MAKE BILLIONS
Aw man...
Submitted on August 17th, 2006 by Matt WoodToo bad this wasn't available during Katrina and subsequent flooding of Mississippi and immediate area. Might have helped hold back flooding?
Missed opportunities?
Submitted on August 18th, 2006 by bottleslingguyI wonder why we don't hear about the other sandbagging devices, especially now after all these flooding issues? Why haven't the other inventors jumped on the bandwagon?
Why not jump on another bandwagon and check out my invention at Bottle Sling - Invention Gallery ?
Sandbagging
Submitted on September 12th, 2006 by Jules (not verified)Come on! The only sandbagging those lazy government bureaucrats are familiar with is the figurative type.
I'm surprised Halliburton hasn't recieved a billion dollar grant to figure out a way to put sand into bags.
Good luck Mark. I hope they actually wake up and see the light.
sackmaster 2000
Submitted on September 29th, 2006 by Sackmaster2000 (not verified)This is Mark Martinez American Inventor with the Sackmaster Update As soon as I got off the show my family and I have been on a mission to help the people hit the hardest by bad weather and hurricanes . we took a 4 day trip to Hawaii to donate Sackmasters to people who were sandbagging during the 40 days of rain the month prior Then my family and I went to New orleans to St.Bernard Parish and met up with Fire Chief Tomas Stone. With his help we donated 40 Sackmasters to 7 countys then from there we went to florida and donated shovels from Vero beach to Miami over 500 miles where we stopped in every city and county but the best news of all Great for anybody who supported the Sackmaster and me . we have just sold our first order to the US ARMY and Air Force thank you for your support visit us at www.Sackmaster2000.com
Congradulations Mark
Submitted on September 29th, 2006 by AlexisThat is such great news. Glad the US government opened their eyes to the needs of our guys helping here and abroad. Please keep us updated on what's going on.
sac master
Submitted on November 24th, 2006 by Anonymous (not verified)YOU DID NOT INVENT THIS A FIREMAN FROM LA COUNTY INVENTED THIS