Lazy Man Creates Bed That Makes Itself
NEWS.com.au:
Italian engineer Enrico Berruti admits it was personal laziness that first prompted him to come up with the idea of a bed that makes itself.
3 years later, his first prototype is on show at the 5-day International Exhibition of Inventions that started yesterday in Geneva.
The bed has a contraption at the sides with tubes on which one wraps the sides of the duvet linen.
A button activates the tubes to smooth over the duvet linen, while straps at the side will tighten the sheet itself.
‘To be honest, I am a little bit lazy so I thought of something to do the job (of making a bed) for me,’ he said.
The application could be practical for people with back problems who may not be able to bend, he said.
Like many other inventors at the show, he is seeking a deal that would eventually lead to the commercialization of his project.
In 2006 the event led to deals worth more than $US30 million ($32.9 million), while in 2007 licences were negotiated totalling $US40 million ($43.8 million), said fair chairman Jean-Luc Vincent.
Companies were increasingly ‘looking for ideas outside their walls’.
