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Wacky Patent of the Month

 

Saluting Device
December 2015 Wacky Patent

 

U.S. Patent Number: US 556,248

Patented Mar. 10, 1896

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James C. Boyle

 

Colitz Catchphrase:

"Never again forget to tip your hat in courtest during the busy holiday season.”

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ABSTRACT
This invention relates to a novel device for automatically effecting polite salutations by the elevation and rotation of the hat on the head of the saluting party when said person bows to the person or persons saluted.

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