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A few years ago, I came up with an idea involving cutting a ferro rod and drilling a hole to make a toggle closure for a bracelet that would also contain a scraping device, paracord and tinder (I posted it here in early 2011 Best paracord survival bracelet? -firesteel, tinder, scraper and sling http://www.bushcraftuk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73817). Here's the 2011 prototype:
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I'm proud to say that I've successfully reached the end of a long and difficult process to obtain a patent from the USPTO.
This proves to me that a little guy can protect his invention from companies who would use their status and money to steal and profit from it - without credit or even a nod!
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