Boomerang
Boomerang
Introduction
Innovative about boomerang
Today, boomerangs are mostly used as sporting items. There are different
types of throwing contests: accuracy of return, Aussie round, trick
catch, maximum time aloft, fast catch, and endurance. The
modern sport boomerang (often referred to as a ‘boom’ or ‘rang’), is made of Finnish birch plywood, hardwood, plastic or composite materials and comes in many different shapes and colors.
A
boomerang is usually thought of as a wooden device cut from a tree trunk,
although historically boomerang-like devices have also been made from bones.
Boomerang innovations can be developed in two areas: materials and
design. As new materials are developed that are strong, durable, and
lightweight, boomerang makers will try using them individually or in
combination. For example, the boomerang that flew for more than 17 minutes
consisted of a two-layer outer shell of carbon fibers and Kevlar; the shell was
filled with epoxy resin mixed with phenolic microballoons.
Two recent innovations suggest ways that designs can be modified to
improve aerodynamics. One involved making the upper and lower surfaces of the
trailing edges of a boomerang's wings slightly concave. Normally, these
surfaces are flat or slightly convex. This design was used for the boomerang
that set the current world record for distance. In the other example, a
boomerang's wing tips were cut at an angle that made them perpendicular to
imaginary lines leading to the center of rotation. Usually, the wing tips are
perpendicular to the centerline of the wings. This modification was created by
the holder of the unofficial MTA rec
The idea
start
The Boomerang Association of Australia
was formed on 11 September 1969 in Melbourne.
The Boomerang Association of Australia
is the primary Australian boomerang club. The club’s first publication was
called Quarterly Newsletter. In 1973, this became the Boomerang Bulletin and there have
been over 100 issues of that magazine since then, thus forming the authoritive
history of boomerangs in Australia
and world-wide. In 1971, the BAA held their inaugural Australian National
Boomerang Championships “the Nationals” in Albury,
New South Wales, since then they have been
held annually, all over Australia.
In 2002, the BAA Handbook was
created. The Handbook is the
single most complete compilation of information
about boomerangs and the Association ever available, and is regularly updated
to record the history of the Association and all things boomerang-related.
How
could/did the innovator judge the likely success of the innovation?
Recently,
the competitions on boomerang throwing become more popular. Many local
competitions in different state and even in international stage are held
regularly. With the boomerang competition from various countries, the need for
certainly boomerang will be more. As people who follow the competition will buy
some boomerang to follow the competition, and the spectators or tourists who
come, it will also buy a souvenir boomerang return to below.
Though still of modest scope, the sport of boomerang
throwing is experiencing rapid growth and regularly finding new devotees in
many nations of the world. The boom is recent. Although boomerangs have been
used as war and hunting tools for more than 20 millennia, it was not until the
decade of the 1970s that boom throwing became an organized competitive sport.
In the United States,
there are now scores of local and regional contests annually and, since 1980,
an annual national championship. There are similar competitions in a number of
foreign countries, notably Australia,
Canada, Belgium, France,
Germany, Sweden, Poland,
Italy, the Netherlands, Switzerland
and Japan.
And, for the last decade, there has been a series of well-attended
international competitions. Since the boomerang is most often associated with Australia, one
might expect that the Aussies dominate world competition.
How could/did the innovator protect the idea from competitors?
Protecting Your Idea With Patents
A patent can protect how your idea
works. It can protect what it is made of, and even how it is made. It does
not protect the appearance of your idea. For that you must register a Design Right. So if your idea has a new function or any technical
elements, use a patent to protect them. Keep
the idea secret! Conduct your own searches to see what else is out there.
Have a professional patent
search conducted before you invest any
money in your idea to make sure that the idea is not already owned by someone
else
You need to know when and with
whom you should discuss invention ideas. These example when and with whom you
should discuss invention ideas:
Ø Once you have obtained a patent or patent pending
status
Ø When you need to hire or partner with someone to
create your idea
Ø When the person with whom you are speaking is
bound by a non-disclosure agreement
Ø When you are working with a patent attorney on
your patent application
If none of these four conditions are met, there is
a good chance that discussing your idea may sabotage its prospects for success.
No matter what the excuse or rationalization, idea-related communication that
does not fall along these lines can be dangerous.
Unfortunately, many inventors fall into the trap
of informal conversations about their inventions with outsiders. Before we
outline the correct methods of discussing invention ideas, it is helpful to
debunk some of the most common excuses for discussing them inappropriately.
How was the
idea funded? Suggest another suitable funding source.
In the beginning, personal funding is
the only source in boomerang production. As the demand of boomerang arises, a
scheme has been popular in the development of small scale home industry.
Environmental
impact of the innovation
Environmental
impact of the innovation is Protect the Aboriginal culture, which boomerang was
created by Aboriginal people since thousands years ago.
The
innovations contribution to Australia society
This
innovation will contribute to Australian society in two ways. The first one,
the competition in boomerang sport will contribute in enriching entertainment
variation in society in order to strengthening the Australian physically. This
will warrant for better quality of the human resources in the future while
maintain the tradition of Australian ancestor. The second one, the innovation
on boomerang design, has been encouraging people to collect different types
boomerang. Tourist even consider boomerang as top priority souvenir to collect
when they visit Australia.
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