What do modern superheroes wear under their costumes?
We know that's an odd question, seeing as many superheroes in the comics follow the tradition of wearing their underwear on the outside of their outfits. However, Katherine P. Rutherford's 2004 invention of a Ballistic Resistant Body Covering would appear to provide a new reason to reconsider the question.
At least, that's what the IIE team cannot help but think after reading the description of the preferred embodiment in U.S. Patent 6,745,394, which we also canot help but think is clearly meant to appeal to any current day superhero (wink, wink):
In use, the device 10 is worn on the body of the user and the various portions coupled together. The device protects the body from ballistic missiles over a large portion of the body including the torso, groin and neck area.
As to a further discussion of the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided.
Of course, the thing that really sells Rutherford's invention can be found in Figure 1 of the patent, where our well-protected prospective superhero oozes with enough superconfidence to project the phrase: "Well, hello there!"
Rutherford leaves it to the prospective wearer to determine how her invention should be worn. Whether that's over or under your regular costume is entirely up to you.
Inventions in Everything: The Archives
Ready to sample more of the most creative designs and patents the Inventions in Everything team has explored? Our archives celebrate inventions ranging from the whimsical to the inspired in reverse chronological order!
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- "Similar to Fireworks, But a Lot Cooler"
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- Beauty Within An Eight Millimeter Square
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- Inventions in Everything: Coffee Cups for Astronauts
- Inventions in Everything: Mechanical Trees
- Inventions in Everything: Space Age Baby Delivery
- Rediscovering Nature: A Biomimetic Clock
- Chairs to Haunt Your Dreams This Hallow's Eve
- Ten Million Inventions In Everything!
- Inventions in Everything: Shoes for Defying the Laws of Physics
- Inventions in Everything: Treadmills Inside Your Shoes
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- Inventions in Everything: The Future of Ironing
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- Inventions in Everything: On Track for Ten Million Patents!
- Happy Holographic Halloween!
- Elevators that Go Up, Down, Left and Right....
- Inventions in Everything: Ice Cream Pint Lock
- Slow Dance
- Inventions in Everything: Training Device for Beer Pong
- Inventions in Everything: The Flask from the Future
- Inventions in Everything: The Music Playing Bag of Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips
- Inventions in Everything: Floating Beer Pong Table
- Inventions in Everything: The Tree Transplanter
- Inventions in Everything: Stopping the Refrig-a-raider
- Inventions in Everything: Popping the Top on National Beer Day
- Inventions in Everything: Fishing for Boats
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- Inventions in Everything: The Unwelcome Mat
- Hubcaps to Replace Snow Chains
- Young AIs in Love
- Inventions in Everything: Rolling on the Vinyl Tracks
- Inventions in Everything: Drilling Square Holes
- The Singing Stones
- Inventions in Everything: The Future of Furniture
- Inventions in Everything: The WiFi Wig
- Inventions in Everything: Keeping Dog Time
- Drying Clothes With Ultrasound
- The Future of Fireworks
- Harvesting Water from the Air
- Inventions in Everything: Automated Window Blinds
- Inventions in Everything: Flying Snoopy!
- Inventions in Everything: Texting Your Dog a Treat
- Houseplants from Avatar
- The Kitchen Unitaskers You Cannot Live Without
- Inventions in Everything: The Baby Cage
- Self-Carving Pumpkins
- Inventions in Everything: The Alarm Clock of Damocles
- Death to Mosquitoes!
- Reinventing the Axe
- Automated Zen
- The Ultimate Swiss Army Knife You Can Buy Today
- Inventions in Everything: The Toilet Snorkel
- There Is No Great Snowplow Stagnation
- The Ultimate in Rust Proofing
- Billionaire Drinks Sewage: Video
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- Wrapping Your Bike Around a Tree... On Purpose
- Inventions in Everything: Geothermal Beer Coolers
- Inventing a Better Snowshoe
- Inventions in Everything: The Salmon Cannon
- Powdered Wine: Just Add Water!
- Fail: The Newest Innovation in Ice Cream
- Unlimited Virtual Legos
- Inventions in Everything: The Ultimate Turkey Blind
- Inventions in Everything: Turning Cans Into Sippy Cups
- Inventions in Everything: Anatomical Lego Figures
- It's Not What You Think....
- Inventions in Everything: Soup Bowl Attraction
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- Inventions in Everything: The Oreo Separator Machine
- Air Shark!
- Markets in Everything: Stormtrooper Motorcycle Suit
- The Bike That Rides You
- One Inventor's Stick-to-itiveness
- High Five!
- Inventions for Everything
- The Best Mousetrap Ever
- An Invention for the True Wine Connoisseur
- Three of Ten Things You Don't Need on St. Patrick's Day
- The Future Just Got a Lot Cooler Than It Used to Be
- The Worst Piece of Design Ever Done
- The Magic Marker of the Future
- Coming Soon, to a Gym Near You!
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