Bizarre Inventions — World of CuriousPatents, prototypes and gadgets that were entirely serious at the time.https://worldofcurious.com/en-auNine Patented Devices That Were Entirely Serious at the Timehttps://worldofcurious.com/article/patented-inventions-that-were-serious/https://worldofcurious.com/article/patented-inventions-that-were-serious/Patent archives are full of devices that somebody genuinely believed in. Nine of them, and the real problem each one was trying to solve.Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:00:00 GMTBizarre InventionsinventionspatentshistorydesignEditorial Team