
Introduction
According to Matt Davies Stockton, at the turn of the 20th century, just around 25,000 patents were filed in the US. In 2020, that number grew to around 350,000. When so many patents are filed, some see commercial success, while others remain as inspirations for future inventors. Let’s check out some strange and inspiring patents throughout history.
The Patents
1. Loop-to-Loop Double bicycle – Before the era of BMX bicycles somersaulting at skateparks and all kinds of dangerous places, Kay Lang came up with the idea of a bicycle that could do impressive circular loops within a closed track. He designed a double bicycle that was two bikes welded together with one being over the other in the opposite orientation. The rider had a seat encased between the welded bikes.
No one knows how successful Lang was with his experiments. The premise of the design was that two …
