Funny Patents

This "Funny Patents" section of our site features the most crazy, funny, clever, unique, outrageous, strange, odd, bizarre, ingenious, and wacky patents ever filed.

Please take a look at what we have found to be some of the best in funny and wacky inventions, including these favorites:

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Contain Explosions In Your Spare Time: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

Patent#US 6854374 also known as the Explosion Containment Net could well be the perfect gift for the terrorist on your list who has just about everything. Think ahead, even though we are nowhere near the holidays, because explosions can and usually do make a difference. Read on, but duck.

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Be The First on Your Block To Freeze Dry Dog Poop!: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Doggie Poop Freeze Wand is also known to some discerning specialists of fecal matter as Patent#US 6883462. If when you hear the word, wand, you think of fairy godmothers and Tinkerbelle, you are not that far off. There is no pumpkin coach or glass slipper or even a cute prince waiting however; it’s merely a response to the call of nature that befalls all living things. Read on but…don’t buy this yet.

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Catch a Mouse Electronically?: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Portable Electrical Mouse Trap, which mice refer to as they cower in dark corners as Patent#US 6865843, is a very different and quite powerful device. Adult mice warn their children to avoid the cheese fragrance, (which is not even real cheese) as we warn our children about smiling strangers in trench coats! Read on, but remember that revenge is not so sweet if you are on the receiving end.

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Need Some Help Haunting Homes?: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

Patent# US 6776687 is what is known as a Haunting Aid, and it is one of those ideas that makes one wonder exactly how much those people down at the patent office really drink every day. Glowing eyes via an LED is hardly another world or even another invention. Read on anyway and ignore that chill that just passed over your right shoulder.

Giving Birth Via Balloon? Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Balloon for Preparing for and Easing Human Birth can only make every mother in the world wonder if she did it right after all. Patent# US 6843251 provides a way to practice childbirth on a balloon which seems an odd way to learn. Perhaps the popping when the balloon bursts is apt preparation for water breaking? Don’t ask me, but read on anyway and be…not overwhelmed but just whelmed, as Mel Brooks used to say.

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Rubberbands, Not Clothes Make The Man: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

Patent# US D522914 represents Homunculus Constructed from Common Rubberbands, which is an idea for an invention that raises one question above all else; namely why? The recycling of rubberbands is clever and responsibly green, but it would be an odd child indeed who would be drawn to this mummy like creature. But then again, odd is even sometimes these days.

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Wear a Fin and Pretend To Be A Dolphin: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Dolphin Fin Swimming Accessory known to those in the aquatic know as Patent#US D494652 is an idea whose time may or may not have arrived even though it is sort of here anyway. Perhaps someone needs to ask the dolphins how they feel about it? After all, inquiring minds always seek to know.

Education Begins in The Womb: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Fetal Educator Strap, which is sometimes referred to as Patent# US 6840775 provides a way for a mother to discuss matters with her chlid before it enters the world. Brilliant in its simplicity, this invention may make all of us question exactly when a child’s education should begin. Read on, but watch what you say.

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Do You Need Some Help Kissing?: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

Patent# US 6789799 is called the Kissing Shield Game and Method of Use Thereof. One would think that the human race has evolved far enough so that kissing is an acceptable art form, but perhaps it hasn’t. French and other type kisses spread germs and this inventor has the answer for preventing this. Read on but be careful. Germs are lurking, watching and waiting to pounce on unsuspecting lovers everywhere.

Save Electricity With Combination Soap and Vibrator: Great Idea?

by Cosetta

The Novelty Bar of Soap Having Low Cost Electro-Mechanical Vibrating Assembly is basically a traveling vibrator that makes its home in a bar of soap. Or better put, consider Patent# US 6802819 is the newest thing in making soap a “dirty toy.” Read on for some small shocks and a few details.