Elementary school students obtain patent for prevention of hanger entanglement Kanagawa Sagamihara April 1, 14:00
An elementary school student in Sagamihara city took advantage of the knowledge of magnets learned in class to come up with an idea to prevent hangers from becoming entangled, and obtained a patent.
Anka Kadena (10), who went to Sagamihara City Sakuradai Elementary School and became a fifth year student in a day, obtained the patent.
Anka devised the idea of attaching magnet-attached silicon sheets to the hangers at three locations so that the top, bottom, left, and right are aligned and do not become entangled with each other.
He had a hard time returning tangled hangers when helping to hang laundry, and he came up with the idea of using the power of magnets learned in science classes to repel and attract.
Having completed the hanger through repeated trial and error with his mother, Sachiko, the sheet attached to the hanger can be used to secure the laundry as a substitute for clothespins.
When applying for this idea as a patent, the patent was granted as a "hanger and how to use it", and with the wish of Mr. Anka, the Patent Office issued a certificate directly directly on the 25th of last month.
It is unusual for elementary school students to obtain patents, and Anka received a certificate, shyly shyly.
Anka said, "I was really happy because I didn't think I could get a patent at first. I want to help people who are in trouble with hangers and want to help everyone. .