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I want to invent this, and the means are available, but how do I do it? (Object: A bidet with 3 seashells as its buttons.)

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Egao No Genki

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Oct 27, 2011, 1:55:20 AM10/27/11
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When I watched Demolition Man, I observed that toilets in 21 years
will have 3 seashells that replace toilet paper, ostensibly for the
good of the environment.

Any place, online or off, that sells toilet-integrated bidet-seats
(quite common in Japan, where they are known as Washlets) would not
have any that employ seashell-shaped buttons.

I realized that this is a potential opportunity in which I could
create merchandise to sell to the fans of Demolition Man!

The seashell-buttons would not only slide in four directions, but
would also act as knobs.

Seashell 1:
Turn on (push forward)
Turn off (push backward)
Auto-clean spray nozzle (push left)
Auto-dry spray nozzle (push right)
Increase pressure (turn clockwise)
Decrease pressure (turn counterclockwise)

Seashell 2:
Move nozzle forward (push forward)
Move nozzle backward (push backward)
Move nozzle left (push left)
Move nozzle right (push right)
Widen spraying arc (turn clockwise)
Narrow spraying arc (turn counterclockwise)

Seashell 3:
(At the center-point, the dryer turns off. Moving third seashell in
any direction activates it.)
Raise dryer temperature (push forward)
Lower dryer temperature (push backward)
Lower dryer speed (push left)
Raise dryer speed (push right)
Widen drying arc (turn clockwise)
Narrow drying arc (turn counterclockwise)

I've never been much of a workshopper so I couldn't just buy three
metal seashells and a BioBidet toilet seat, seen here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o56d1Jx2mQ (or the Toto Washlets, seen
here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M26PPTHYmE), take it to a family
garage, unscrew it apart, and somehow replace the buttons with the
seashells because I won't know how without making an irreversible
mistake, so I'll need to know what to do in regards to that. Next,
marketing would be the other issue to master.

Could you help me?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrWcEGDXOUg - "Demolition Man" clip
regarding the 3 seashells.

Rodney Long

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Oct 28, 2011, 10:41:20 AM10/28/11
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On 10/27/2011 12:55 AM, Egao No Genki wrote:
> When I watched Demolition Man, I observed that toilets in 21 years
> will have 3 seashells that replace toilet paper, ostensibly for the
> good of the environment.
>
> Any place, online or off, that sells toilet-integrated bidet-seats
> (quite common in Japan, where they are known as Washlets) would not
> have any that employ seashell-shaped buttons.
>
> I realized that this is a potential opportunity in which I could
> create merchandise to sell to the fans of Demolition Man!
>
> The seashell-buttons would not only slide in four directions, but
> would also act as knobs.

> Could you help me?

The best help (advice) I can give you is this

Forget it, no company would ever license it, it would be impossible to
make any money from it


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NT

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Nov 12, 2011, 5:01:25 PM11/12/11
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On Oct 28, 2:41 pm, Rodney Long <rdl...@charter.net> wrote:
> On 10/27/2011 12:55 AM, Egao No Genki wrote:
>
> > When I watched Demolition Man, I observed that toilets in 21 years
> > will have 3 seashells that replace toilet paper, ostensibly for the
> > good of the environment.
>
> > Any place, online or off, that sells toilet-integrated bidet-seats
> > (quite common in Japan, where they are known as Washlets) would not
> > have any that employ seashell-shaped buttons.
>
> > I realized that this is a potential opportunity in which I could
> > create merchandise to sell to the fans of Demolition Man!
>
> > The seashell-buttons would not only slide in four directions, but
> > would also act as knobs.
> > Could you help me?
>
> The best help (advice) I can give you is this
>
> Forget it, no company would ever license it, it would be impossible to
> make any money from it

Sounds more like a product idea than an invention.


NT

NT

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Nov 13, 2011, 4:12:03 AM11/13/11
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To be of any financial value, you'd need to design the mechanism,
build one to get it working correctly, and it would need to have some
commercial advantage, which is usually reduced cost of production
compared to existing products.


NT

Egao No Genki

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Nov 29, 2012, 12:06:43 AM11/29/12
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Rodney, unless you can cite irrefutable proof backing up what you just said, I'll just buy NT's statements.
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