Assignment 10- Post 3
Bad Inventions
This for " headgear combined with a fan electronic communication device and binoculars"
US 6115846A


This patent is for a device that is essentially a hat with binoculars, a fan, and headset. The basic use of this if for sports fans who are far away at their event and can use the binoculars to see the event. The fan is used for temperature control. The headset is to either listen to music or even make calls through the headset connected to an external phone.

This device is used by putting batteries into it and placing it on ones head. The binoculars have the ability to swivel from a position directly in front of the user's eyes to being above the visor horizontal to the visor and facing backwards. This is so that they don't need to be in the way if the wearer is close enough that they do not need them. The fan can be turned on and off as can the headset device.

This is a ridiculous patent because I just can not see anyone ever using such a device. On top of that I would contend that this is quite obvious. Anyone in the simple manufacturing of hats or electronics knows that you can put a headset, fan, and binoculars onto a helmet. They don't do it because it is stupid, but this is an excellent example of an obvious patent in my opinion.