专利仍悬而未决:夭折的最伟大的发明(下)

Artwork for a spring-operated grasping fork invented by Roswell B. Turner in 1882. The fork is designed to grasp difficult to retrieve food items. Take that lone pea!
1882年，由Roswell B. Turner 发明的一个弹簧夹叉子。这个叉子用来抓取一些难以抓取的食物。抓起那颗豌豆！

Edmond Dennis patent filed in 1913 that allows two people to climb at opposite ends of a ladder suspended in mid-air. The shoe attachment grips to each rung of the ladder using U-shaped hooks
1913年Edmond Dennis 的专利档案，可以让两个人在悬在半空中的梯子的对立两端攀爬。这双鞋子通过使用U型钩子抓附在梯子的横木上。

Charles McIntosh's 1883 patent to allow a person to escape a burning building. The device consists of eye goggles, nose pinchers, head straps and a mouth piece (which I would presume isn't a harmonica or kazoo).
Charles McIntosh 1883年的一项专利，可以让人逃离火灾建筑。这套装置由一副护目镜，鼻夹，头带和一个封口部件（凭个人推断这肯定不是个口琴或者卡祖笛）。

A 1910 device designed by French inventor Alexis Mantelet for jet washing women's breasts. I don't know why either...
1910年，由法国发明家Alexis Mantelet设计的一件女性乳房喷洗装置。我实在想不通为什么...

A 1871 patent for a creeping doll designed by Robert J. Clay. When wound-up, the clockwork baby doll moved along the ground on wheels, while the limbs mimicked the movement of a crawling baby
1871年由Robert J. Clay设计的爬行娃娃。当上紧发条，这个婴儿娃娃便通过轮子在地面上移动，活像一个用四肢爬行的小宝宝。

A 1885 patent for a one-wheeled vehicle designed by John Otto Lose. The device allows a rider, who sits inside a spokeless wheel, to operate the unicycle comfortably. The vehicle also includes an umbrella. Cigarette not included.
1883年的一项专利，由John Otto Lose设计的独轮车。这套装置可以让人坐在一个无辐轮子里，舒服的蹬着独轮车。这辆车子还设有一把雨伞，不过没有香烟。[qh]

A Jack-o-lantern designed by Jon Du Ket in 1903. The decorated cardboard helmet is illuminated from within by a candle. The obvious fire hazard of using cardboard with naked flame was not addressed in the patent
"南瓜灯"1903年由 Jon Du Ket设计，这个装饰用的硬纸板头盔通过内部的一根蜡烛照明。使用这种带有明火的硬纸板存在很明显的火灾隐患，却没有在专利书里面列明。（图片好像不对。。。）

Artwork of a smoke mask by George Neally to allow people to survive inside a smoke-filled building. This patent was filed in 1877
由George Neally 设计的防烟面罩，可以让人们在充满烟雾的建筑内存活下来。1877年列入专利。

A cork swimming suit patent designed by Paschal Plant in 1882. The clothing item consisted of mesh or netted fabric with cork applied to the surface. The buoyancy of cork allows the swimmer to float on water.
1882年由Paschal Plant 设计软木泳衣，这件泳衣由网状布料和表面软木填充物组成，软木良好的浮力可以让游泳者浮在水中漂浮。

If both 'smoke masks' failed (and why would they) this 1882 fire escape friction device invented by Oscar F. Davis could come in handy. The device allowed a person to control the speed of descent down a rope. Actually, I quite like this...
如果上面的"防烟面罩"都失败了（为什么会失败？！），那么这件由Oscar F. Davis 在1882年发明的火灾逃生装置便可触手可得。这套装置可让人调节沿着绳子下降的速度。好吧，我非常喜欢这个...

A 1905 patent of a double bicycle patent invented by Karl Lange. It was designed to perform a loop-the-loop stunts at circus performance
1905年由Karl Lange发明的双重自行车。用来在马戏团表演翻跟斗的绝技。

Artwork of a submarine patent by American naval engineer Simon Lake in 1897. The submarine was designed to move across the seabed on wheels. It also had a periscope and escape hatch.
1897年由美国造船工程师Simon Lake 发明的潜水艇。这个潜水艇可以通过轮子在海床上移动，同时具有潜望镜和逃生舱口。