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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .The Shooter was invented by Canfield's Mark Wittmann (left), Jake Cummings and Seth Opladen. The hoop has removable rings that can be used to improve basketball shooting accuracy.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Canfield fifth-graders Alexis Shannon (left) demonstrates how the Squeeze-O-Magic Toothbrush works on Mr. Potato Head. Mya Kasten helped Shannon with the invention.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Canfield's Sydney Olsavspy invented the Super Bike for Invention Convention June 3. The bike has an umbrella attached to it to protect its rider from inclement weather.
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Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Fifth-graders Carmen Zena (left), Victor Stefanies and Ben Targove created the compartment briefcase for business professionals. The compartments keep items from being thown around while inside the case and are removable.
By SHAIYLA HAKEEM
There may be a few more patent requests this year at the United States Patent and Trademark Office — and a few might come from students in Canfield, Ohio.
Canfield Village Middle School hosted its annual fifth-grade Invention Convention June 3 in the school auditorium. This Canfield tradition has been taking place for more than 10 years.
Students were placed in groups and given the assignment of inventing an object, machine or tool that could be used in everyday activities. In addition to the invention, students had to sell their product to parents and teachers who attended the convention. Prospective buyers were given checks to use for the inventions they could use the most.
Each student displayed the price for their product, their product’s official Web site and managerial contact information. Prices ranged from $3 to hundreds of dollars. Some groups handed out fliers to those passing by in an attempt to lure them to their sales booth.
Fifth-grader Jake Cummings was a part of the group that invented “The Shooter.” The shooter is a basketball hoop that has removable rubber tubes on the inside of the hoop. All members of the group play basketball and say that shooting on a hoop that is smaller than an actual hoop will improve shooting accuracy and skill. The asking price was only $49.99.
“The idea just popped in my head,” Cummings said. “Schools should really use this.”
Other inventions included pet feeding mechanisms, chairs with umbrella’s attached, hanging desk organizers, lawn vacuum cleaners and remote-controlled cars that can transfer snacks to and from the kitchen.