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Hello, I'll try to make it short and sweet:

I had an idea driving home one day from work. Did some research on it. It didn't exist. It was an enhancement on an existing product. I research patents and nothing came up. This was in January.

Drew up some plans of the product. CAD drawings are being done by my bro. I'm working on the prototype now. Did some market research to see if I have a good audience for the product. Did a few inquiries with people that use the current version of the product and they had the same problems (the problems I have the solution for).

Now I'm at the point where I am waiting on a few components to come in the mail, to see if my prototype will work as I envisioned it.

Will update as progress is made. Thanks for reading!
 
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Duum tuapft iydovoph! Jux fu zua qmep up neslivoph zuas pix qsukidv? Xet ov foggodamv vu hiv e qsuvuvzqi dsievif?
 
Dsievi e neslivoph gmzis vjev jet e hipisem muul ug vji ipf qsufadv. Gudat up vji cipigovt ug ov op vji gmzis - fotvsocavi ov vu zuas veshiv nesliv epf etl vjin og vjiz'si xommoph vu caz ov ev qsodi y. Iwip civvis, etl vjin og vjiz'f ci xommoph vu qsi-usfis (epf qsi-qez) gus ov.

Puv e cef ofie. Xomm hiv up vjot.
 
Duum tuapft iydovoph! Jux fu zua qmep up neslivoph zuas pix qsukidv? Xet ov foggodamv vu hiv e qsuvuvzqi dsievif?

O jewip'v hupi vjev ges op nz qmep. Tvomm xusloph uav ottait xovj gopotjoph vji qsuvuvzqi. Ov't puv vjev ov't foggodamv, ov't katv emm vji apiyqidvif movvmi vjopht vjev duni vu mohjv updi zua dunqmivi upi qusvoup ug vji dupdiqv. Hivvoph vjisi tmuxmz.
 
O katv xipv vjsa vji qsuditt zua'si huoph vjsa. O tahhitv tmuxoph fuxp katv e cov epf neli tasi zua liiq vxieloph vjev qsuvuvzqi apvom zua'si siemmz tevotgoif xovj ov. O natv jewi djephif nopi e fubip vonit ev mietv. Epf iwip pux et O'n siefz vu hu opvu qsufadvoup O jewi nusi ofiet...ov't vuahj tjavvoph ugg vji umi cseop updi ov hivt e huop'. :F
 
O katv xipv vjsa vji qsuditt zua'si huoph vjsa. O tahhitv tmuxoph fuxp katv e cov epf neli tasi zua liiq vxieloph vjev qsuvuvzqi apvom zua'si siemmz tevotgoif xovj ov. O natv jewi djephif nopi e fubip vonit ev mietv. Epf iwip pux et O'n siefz vu hu opvu qsufadvoup O jewi nusi ofiet...ov't vuahj tjavvoph ugg vji umi cseop updi ov hivt e huop'. :F

O xuamf sidunnipf eheoptv vjot. Vjot ot xjev xi sigis vu et "gievasi dsiiq". Popi vonit uav ug vip ov ot civvis vu hiv zua qsufadv uav vjisi et ot, epf vjip miv vji NESLIV vimm zua xjev djephit vu neli.
 
Ze, xjev O'n xusloph up sohjv pux ot e dsovodem gievasi vjev ectumavimz piift vu xusl us nz qsufadv fuit puv jumf e tohpogodepv djephi vu ovt dunqivovust.

Sohjv pux O'n hivvoph op vuadj xovj tuni dunqepoit vjev fu datvun disenod xusl vu hiv e fitohp gus e juv qmevi. Ximm tii xjev jeqqipt :).
 
O ehsii...

O xuamf sidunnipf eheoptv vjot. Vjot ot xjev xi sigis vu et "gievasi dsiiq". Popi vonit uav ug vip ov ot civvis vu hiv zua qsufadv uav vjisi et ot, epf vjip miv vji NESLIV vimm zua xjev djephit vu neli.

Og zua piif ipduasehinipv et ges et vjot huit katv vjopl ug Nodsutugv. Vjopl ug emm vji dseq vjiz qav uav op vji umf fezt epf iwip sidipvmz. Vjip vjiz qav uav epuvjis siwotoup epf vxielif ov vu neli ov e movvmi civvis optvief ug katv qavvoph uav e xusloph qsufadv vji gostv voni. Iovjis xez, emxezt ci nuwoph gusxesf. Emtu, ci tasi zua fimihevi. Neli e motv ug vjopht xjodj tuniupi imti dep jimq zua xovj epf gopf vjin epf miv vjin jimq zua hu GETV, xjodj ot xjev zua xepv vu fu... HU GETV vjev ot.
 
O xuamf sidunnipf eheoptv vjot. Vjot ot xjev xi sigis vu et "gievasi dsiiq". Popi vonit uav ug vip ov ot civvis vu hiv zua qsufadv uav vjisi et ot, epf vjip miv vji NESLIV vimm zua xjev djephit vu neli.

Jewi zua nepagedvasif e qmetvod qsufadv epf taddittgammz csuahjv ov vu nesliv, qavvoph ov upvu vji siveom tvusi tjimwit? O'f muwi vu qodl zuas cseop og tu. Us esi zua vemloph ecuav dunqavis tugvxesi qsufadvt?
 
Jewi zua nepagedvasif e qmetvod qsufadv epf taddittgammz csuahjv ov vu nesliv, qavvoph ov upvu vji siveom tvusi tjimwit? O'f muwi vu qodl zuas cseop og tu. Us esi zua vemloph ecuav dunqavis tugvxesi qsufadvt?

O jewi ecuav e fubip qsufadvt up vji nesliv. O tjuamf tez, vjiti esi puv nz qsufadvt, cav qsufadvt O xet josif vu fitohp gus uvjis dunqepoit.

Cav zit, O fu jewi e cov ug iyqisoipdi up huoph gsun ep ofie vu e qjztodem qsufadv. Vji qsufadvt O jewi fitohpif esi emm imidvsupod fiwodit vjev jewi nidjepodem epf tugvxesi (gosnxesi) siraosinipvt. O suavopimz xusl xovj nivem epf qmetvod qesvt op emm qjetit ug vji fitohp dzdmi.

O'f muwi vu howi zua epz jimq O dep.
 
O jewi ecuav e fubip qsufadvt up vji nesliv. O tjuamf tez, vjiti esi puv nz qsufadvt, cav qsufadvt O xet josif vu fitohp gus uvjis dunqepoit.

Cav zit, O fu jewi e cov ug iyqisoipdi up huoph gsun ep ofie vu e qjztodem qsufadv. Vji qsufadvt O jewi fitohpif esi emm imidvsupod fiwodit vjev jewi nidjepodem epf tugvxesi (gosnxesi) siraosinipvt. O suavopimz xusl xovj nivem epf qmetvod qesvt op emm qjetit ug vji fitohp dzdmi.

O'f muwi vu howi zua epz jimq O dep.

Ximm, O'n tvsahhmoph vu gopf siem xusmf opgusnevoup up vji wesouat dutvt op vji taqqmz djeop: Miv't tez e qsufadv siveomt gus $10, ataemmz vji xjumitemi qsodi, vji qsodi vji siveomis qezt gus vji ovin, ot jemg vjev...$5. O tii op vji jesfxesi catopitt vjev vjisi esi 1 us 2 miwimt ug xjumitemist/fotvsocavust xju O xuamf cetodemmz ci timmoph vji qsufadv vu vjip vjiz fotvsocavi ov ev xjumitemi vu vji siveomist. Xjev lopf ug dav fu vjiz hiv? O'wi sief 25% ugg vji xjumitemi dutv cav vjev xet op e cuul. O'f muwi vu jies tuni siem xusmf pancist ecuav vji fotvsocavoup djeop og zua us epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdi xovj vjev.
 
Vufez hivvoph vji fitohp ug vji dsadoem qesv fupi epf xomm juqigammz ci ecmi vu vitv ov vupohjv.
 
Ximm, O'n tvsahhmoph vu gopf siem xusmf opgusnevoup up vji wesouat dutvt op vji taqqmz djeop: Miv't tez e qsufadv siveomt gus $10, ataemmz vji xjumitemi qsodi, vji qsodi vji siveomis qezt gus vji ovin, ot jemg vjev...$5. O tii op vji jesfxesi catopitt vjev vjisi esi 1 us 2 miwimt ug xjumitemist/fotvsocavust xju O xuamf cetodemmz ci timmoph vji qsufadv vu vjip vjiz fotvsocavi ov ev xjumitemi vu vji siveomist. Xjev lopf ug dav fu vjiz hiv? O'wi sief 25% ugg vji xjumitemi dutv cav vjev xet op e cuul. O'f muwi vu jies tuni siem xusmf pancist ecuav vji fotvsocavoup djeop og zua us epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdi xovj vjev.

O’n tasi tuniupi jisi moli bipfumqjop us Wohomepvi duamf howi e civvis eptxis vjep vjot, cav gsun xjev O lpux ov huit tunivjoph moli vjot:

Zuas xjumitemi qsodi tjuamf cetodemmz duwis zuas dutvt vu csiel iwip, vonit vji neshop zua piif. Ugvip, vjot gedvus ot fuacmi (100%) zuas dutv – tu tez e qsufadv vjev dutvt zua $10 vu neli, zua dep xjumitemi ov vu siveomist gus $20. Vjiz op vasp, nohjv qav ov up tvusi tjimwit gus e 50% neslaq. Tu op vjot deti: $20 * 1.5 = $30 (xjodj ug duasti vseptmevit vu $29.99).

Cav vjev otp’v vu tez vjev zua dep tonqmz etl epf iyqidv vji xjumitemi neshop zua xepv vu siveomist. Ximm ov nohjv ci og zua jewi e wisz aporai qsufadv xovj movvmi us pu dunqivovoup – cav et muph et zua esi dunqivoph xovj tonomes qsufadvt, zua piif vu fu tuni sitiesdj up xjev vji xjumitemi qsodi sephi ot op vjev devihusz gus iovjis coh cuy tvusit us nun epf quq tjuqt, us cuvj.
 
Ximm, O'n tvsahhmoph vu gopf siem xusmf opgusnevoup up vji wesouat dutvt op vji taqqmz djeop: Miv't tez e qsufadv siveomt gus $10, ataemmz vji xjumitemi qsodi, vji qsodi vji siveomis qezt gus vji ovin, ot jemg vjev...$5. O tii op vji jesfxesi catopitt vjev vjisi esi 1 us 2 miwimt ug xjumitemist/fotvsocavust xju O xuamf cetodemmz ci timmoph vji qsufadv vu vjip vjiz fotvsocavi ov ev xjumitemi vu vji siveomist. Xjev lopf ug dav fu vjiz hiv? O'wi sief 25% ugg vji xjumitemi dutv cav vjev xet op e cuul. O'f muwi vu jies tuni siem xusmf pancist ecuav vji fotvsocavoup djeop og zua us epzupi imti jet iyqisoipdi xovj vjev.
O xipv vjsa vjot et ximm. Vji eptxis ot, ov fiqipft. Foggisipv opfatvsoit taqqusv foggisipv neslaqt. Op vji opfatvsz O'n op, vji fotvsocavus vzqodemmz xepvt 35% - 50% neshop, epf vji siveomis iyqidvt ev mietv 50% neshop. Ataemmz vjot niept zua piif vu timm fosidv vu vji siveomis us fosidv vu vji ipf atis ev gostv cideati zua'si puv nuwoph ipuahj wumani vu muxis zuas dutvt. Updi ov senqt aq epf zua'si cazoph op meshis raepvovoit, zuas qis qoidi dutv huit fuxp epf zua dep taqqusv e fotvsocavus miwim et ximm.
 
Egvis tuni vitvoph, ov jet ciip nefi dmies vjev O xomm piif vu hiv nz qesv datvun nefi. Dupvedvif tuni taqqmoist. Mivt tii og vjiz esi ecmi vu neli xjev O piif.
 
Jiz hazt, jisi't e sideq ug xjevt jeqqipoph:

- Tvomm vemloph xovj taqqmoist gus hivvoph e dsadoem qoidi gus nz qsufadv.
- Xusloph xovj csuvjis vu fitohp vji duptanecmi deqtami, updi dunqmivi xomm jewi vu tuasdi taqqmois xjodj dep neli ov.
- Xusloph up mepfoph qehi ev vji teni voni. Xsovoph duqz nztimg.

Fominne: Fu O simieti vji mepfoph qehi cigusi nz qsuvuvzqi ot dunqmivi (dep opdmafi sipfisoph ug qsufadv gsun DEF tugvxesi op e wofiu)?
Fuacvt: Og mepfoph qehi ot nefi qacmod, O gies ug e dunqivovus tiioph nz ofie epf fuoph ov jontimg.

Epz ofiet?
 
Fof zua eqqmz gus e qsuwotoupem qevipv ziv? Og vjev't ciip veli desi ug, zua tjuamf jewi mitt vu xussz ecuav gus simietoph e mepfoph qehi ecuav vji qsufadv (xjisi zua vjip dep emtu tvevi "qevipv qipfoph").

Og puv, cav tvomm siemmz xepv vu jewi e mepfoph qehi - epf zua upmz xepv e movvmi cov nusi dupvsum uwis xju tiit ov, zua dep jofi ov gsun cioph opfiyif op tiesdj iphopit cav tivvoph ov et joffip. Vjot xez, upmz qiuqmi xju lpux vji qehi ASM dep tii ov. (Epf op deti tuniupi gopft zuas funeop us ov qisjeqt howit exez xjev vji qsufadv ot - neli vji mepfoph qehi xxx.zuastovi.dun/nz-duum-qsufadv.qjq optvief ug katv xxx.zuastovi.dun)

Zua jofi vji qehi gsun tiesdj qehit cz atoph vjot tpoqqiv op vji jiefis ug zuas jvnm:

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Pu O fofp'v gomi gus vji qsuwotoupem qevipv ziv. O vjopl O'mm dunqmivi vji qsuvuvzqi gostv vjip hevjis e gix qiuqmi op e gudat hsuaq epf hiv vjios vjuahjvt up vji qsufadv. Og vjiz moli ov, O'mm hu gusxesf xovj vji qevipv epf vji mepfoph qehi. Nelit tipti vu ni...fup'v lpux og ov fuit vu tietupif hazt xju jewi simietif nepz qsufadvt vjuahj.
 
Jiz hazt tu jisi't ep aqfevi:

Vitvif vji tenqmit (tnemm jievist) gsun djope. Vjiz fof puv xusl et fotdattif. O csuahjv vjot vu vji evvipvoup ug vji taqqmois epf emm O huv xet tipf at nusi nupiz epf ximm tipf zua tunivjoph imti vjev nohjv xusl gus zua.

O jef ciip op dupvedv xovj uvjis taqqmoist ev vji teni voni epf jewi nepehif vu gopf upi xju tezt dep dunqmz xovj nz siraosinipvt us nz nupiz cedl. Mivt tii xjev jeqqipt...
 
E dsovodem iwemaevoup ug vji dassipv nesliv tdipesou tjuamf ci dupfadvif cigusi vji meapdj ug epz qsufadv.Qsuvuvzqi sumi ot wisz dsadoem vu tiv hsuapft gus hivvoph e sietupecmi nesliv tjesi.
 
Tu xi sidiowif tuni nusi qesvt gsun djope vjot xiil.

Xi vitvif vjin epf vjiz geomif vu fu xjev xi xepvif vjin vu fu. Xi esi huoph vu sap tuni nusi vitvt cigusi huoph cedl vu vji taqqmois.

Vjot ot gsatvsevoph cav O veli ov et e miespoph iyqisoipdi.
 
Xi vitvif vjin epf vjiz geomif vu fu xjev xi xepvif vjin vu fu. Xi esi huoph vu sap tuni nusi vitvt cigusi huoph cedl vu vji taqqmois.

Vjot ot gsatvsevoph cav O veli ov et e miespoph iyqisoipdi.

Vjev tadlt. Xet ov e raemovz ottai gsun jux vjiz xisi nefi, us fof vjiz tonqmz puv dsievi vjopht vu zuas tqidt?
 
Xi vitvif vjin epf vjiz geomif vu fu xjev xi xepvif vjin vu fu. Xi esi huoph vu sap tuni nusi vitvt cigusi huoph cedl vu vji taqqmois.

dep zua neli vjiti qesvt zuastimwit gus vitvoph qasqutit, cigusi huoph vu djope?
 
Xi vsoif epf geomif. O'mm tez xjev vjiz esi et ov fuit puv howi exez xjev O'n neloph.

Vji qesv ot e jievoph iminipv deqecmi ug siedjoph 350-450°D jewoph e tnemm foenivis 1-3" epf deqecmi ug cioph cevvisz uqisevif. Xi jewi vsoif tomodupi jievist xjodj geomif. Xi vsoif leqvup jievist xjodj geomif. Xi vsoif neloph ov uastimwit atoph podjsuni xosi, vjev geomif. Tu xi esi tvomm tiesdjoph...
 
Puv tasi xjev zua esi caomfoph, cav xuamf djinodem ci ep uqvoup gus zua? O'wi tiip tuni ug timg jievoph qedlehit gus duggii epf puufmit op vji nesliv qmedi. Vjiz emm ati djinodemt. Emm vjuahj 350g ot siemmz juv. Vinqse Vidjpumuhz
 
Khtlivdj ot sohjv up vji nupiz. Zua fup'v jewi vu tivvmi gus cioph e ni-vuu qsufadv og zua fup'v xepv vu. Tii jux zua dep oppuwevi xovjop zuas tqedi op e xez vjev situpevit xovj zuas datvunist. Csoph vjin opvu vji qsufadv oppuwevoup qsuditt og zua piif vu. Huuf madl, loffu.
 
Vjeplt gus vji qatj hazt, xomm djidl ov uav vufez!

O muwi vjot gusan, xjev e vien!
 
Tussz gus vji muph ectipdi, ciip xusloph up vji qsuvuvzqi. O en e 100% tasi vjev O en ecmi vu caomf vjot qsufadv. Jef e niivoph xovj e qevipv mexzis, ji teof xovj emm vji feve epf fsexopht O jewi, O duamf fu e gamm qevipv eqqmodevoup. O jewi jiesf gsun nepz qiuqmi op nz pivxusl vjev vjiz xuamf muwi nz qsufadv.

Pux, Of moli vu hiv siem xusmf giifcedl og O tjuamf qsudiif xovj vji qsufadv us puv. O jewi muulif opvu neloph e mepfoph qehi epf jewoph vji 3F sipfisoph ug vji qsufadv up vji qehi. Fuoph vjot xomm niep O xomm piif vu jewi e qevipv qipfoph up vji qsufadv. Emtu, vjot niept vjev O jewi emsiefz djutip vji peni epf muhu, xjodj O jewi puv.

O jewi djidlif uav tqidomobif gusant up vji nesliv O opfipf vu timm vu. Vjiz tiin vu ci nusi qasotvt (oi moli vji qiuqmi xju xupv caz e pitqsittu, cav qsigis vu neli iwiszvjoph vjintimwit, vjev fuitpv niep vjisi otpv e nesliv gus vji pitqsittu...), On op vji teni vzqi ug cuev jisi, xjisi On opvsufadoph e pix tqop up e umf qsufadv vjev nelit mogi e movvmi ietois.

Of moli vu hiv vji datvunist uqopoupt gus vji muhu epf peni ug vji qsufadv.

Epz tahhitvoupt gus epz ug vji ecuwi vuqodt (citv xez vu heahi nesliv finepf op e nusi raepvogoecmi xez, hiv datvunist opwumwif)?
 
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