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[–] jobes 2 points (+2|-0)

A huge percentage of filed and granted patents are never implemented. Hell, I was granted a patent for an idea I came up with on the spot and spitballed to the lawyers. They wrote a 100 page document from a 30 minute conversation that really looked nothing like the original idea. The hope is that they could use it defensively someday.

[–] [Deleted] 1 points (+1|-0)

The cage is a similar idea as used on forklifts. The idea is to keep all of the worker's appendages attached.