The Santaland Patents
For decades, America's inventors have turned to Kris Kringle as a muse. Herewith, some of the countless doohickeys he's inspired.By Harry McCracken | Posted at 11:51 pm on Monday, December 22, 2008
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125 Years of Santa Claus-Related Patents | Says:
January 3rd, 2009 at 2:05 pm[...] of this slideshow is, of course, a David Sedaris tribute.) May your days be merry and bright… I patent Santa Claus himself!! :125 years, claus, patents, santa No comments for this entry [...]
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The Santaland Patents | Technologizer Says:
December 23rd, 2009 at 7:57 am[...] See all: Oneliners Here’s a story I did a year ago, but once again it’s as timely as it’s ever going to be. The Santaland Patents: The Most Festive Inventions of All Time. [...]
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February 3rd, 2009 at 4:47 pm
I can’t believe it! Slide #9 must be the patent diagram for the “pop-up Santa Claus” that scared the crap out of me around age 4 or 5! It was the subject for years of jokes and retelling of the stories of how my family just could pull my head up to look at ol’ St. Nick! The scary thing was the same concept as this — An inflatable full-body Santa who popped out of a chimney. This was at an old Kroger around 1966 or ‘67 in suburban Detroit.