I was looking through the October issue of Saga, a magazine for those over 50, when I came across a brief item (page 101) stating that "a reader wrote in last month with details of his patented invention".
Martin Clack of Chichester has invented a plug that allows bathwater to drain via a hose to a water butt, or to be sprayed directly on the garden. Water conservation is a serious issue here in the UK. The published patent specification is A bath plug, and here is the main drawing.
The plug blocks the plughole and the water goes instead into the hose. It is available from Mr Clack at www.droughtplug.co.uk.
The Saga piece said "patented" -- maybe their own enthusiastic interpretation. At present in fact only an application for British protection has been published, and it awaits a decision to grant, as shown by the entry for it, GB2448863, at the official Patent Status Information website. The product is called Droughtplug®.
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