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The Removable Arm

May 14, 2005

Several months ago, my sister and I talked about redesigning the human body. Specifically, we discussed making our arms more convenient. Our main concern was that the arm is always in the way while trying to sleep on our sides. Think about it. Where are you supposed to put your arm if you want to be comfortable?

Her solution? The Removable Arm. To remove your arm, you would swing it around and around several times to unscrew it. While I agreed that the concept was good, I argued that there was one design flaw. Imagine trying to unscrew your arm in a very tight space. It just wouldn’t work. What if you’re in bed, say, reading or something, and you want to remove your arm? You’d have to sit up just to get enough space to rotate your arm around. Or imagine those exercises where you rotate your arms over your head. Oops! Your arm just fell off!

I offered my suggestion to improve The Removable Arm. My idea is a nut and bolt system. The nut would attach to the bolt in a recessed area in your shoulder. To remove the arm, you simply reach around with the opposite hand and unscrew the bolt. Sister didn’t like the idea of requiring users to implement their other hand. She felt it was inconvenient. She also thought the bolt would be unsightly, so I suggested a cover to hide the nut and bolt mechanism. She’s still not sold on my improvement.

We really need to resolve this before we file for the patent.

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7 Responses to “The Removable Arm”

  1. Chris Says:
    May 14th, 2005 at 8:28 pm

    How about an…inflatable arm! When it’s in the way, just let the air out. When you need it again, just blow it back up though a valve in the thumb. Only downside I can think of is that if you get a splinter, you might find yourself suddenly bouncing around the room.

  2. Janet Says:
    May 14th, 2005 at 8:48 pm

    How about the boobs? I always sleep on my stomach. Every once and awhile, however, my boobs get in the way. And it ain’t even like they are that big. I say removable boobs. Oh wait, I guess they kinda, sorta already have those.:(

  3. Oz Says:
    May 15th, 2005 at 4:09 am

    I think we just need a redesign of our shoulder blades. Instead of stretching along our backs, then should fit onto our sides, ala dogs and cats. They have no problems sleeping on their sides.

  4. Whimsy Chick Says:
    May 16th, 2005 at 7:26 am

    Chris, you’re changing the structure of the entire arm! You haven’t thought through the design flaws there.

    Janet, I could see us expanding our line to removable boobs. I’m thinking they should probably spin off though. The nut and bolt version would be… odd.

    Oz, good thinking on those shoulder blades, except that dogs and cats can only move their “arms” in a straight line, forward and backward. I don’t want to be limited that way.

  5. The Sister Says:
    May 17th, 2005 at 9:17 am

    Chris - Air arms. That would be a disaster for our family. We would be running out to replace them all the time. I am still surprised we have held on to our fingers as long as we have.
    Janet - There should be some solution for this issue. But I would be afraid someone would steal them and I would be stuck with a pair that I like even less than my own. Plus it would really mess up the male species.
    Oz - Wouldn’t this make our mobility somewhat like “Barbie”?
    I think I have it……..the complex Shoulder joint. We could fold the shoulder (thanks Oz) to the front or back of the body. Actually I think we would have to limit it to moving the shoulder to the front of the body, incase we fall over and land face down and suffocate. We could reach in front of the body with our other arm but not behind.
    Or we could simply demand that the matress company supply cut outs or holes in Janets issue.

  6. The Sister Says:
    May 17th, 2005 at 9:22 am

    Whimsychick - I am glad you are posting the noodles. Too funny. I was laughing. Not hard enough to pull over or something. But funny. You know.

  7. DEPjrTX Says:
    May 18th, 2005 at 9:46 am

    How about a latch on the top of the shoulder that opens and then allows the ball joint to be slid out the top, I guess you’re still going to need the other hand to accomplish this. But the upside is you will not need to worry about the bolt nut thing getting rusty and sticking

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