Non-lethal cock fighting system
US Patent 4432545
I’ve picked up a very peculiar habit of late. That is, I find myself spending an hour a day searching for patents on Google Patent Search. A little weird, yes. But not nearly as strange as some of the ideas people actually patent. As such, I’ve decided to devote a weekly post on strange patents that make you ask why (or why not . . .). Today’s patent is the non-lethal cock fighting system. A combination of the humane treatment of animals and a shroom trip, this patent is sure to be big in Cuba.
The main claim of the patent is the creation of sparring gloves for chicken feet. Yes. Sparring gloves for chickens. But the inventor takes it one step further by adding a blow counter that measures the number of blows each chicken cocks out and the force with which they cock it out . I think this could really revolutionize they way we conduct our cock fights, adding a level of technological grace to our blood thirsty urges. Happy Fourth of July America.
Gaurab Chakrabarti does not get into cock fights.
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