Fantastic gardening tool help please?

my mum has been ill for a while now and she loves gardening so my dad made a tool for the garden to help her, ( i dont want to give out to much info as i think it will be great for so many gardeners, i dont want the idea pinched) anyway when mum started using it neighbours who are elderly or disabled saw it and got my dad to make them one, since making the initial one he has made about 30 more for family ( me ) and more freinds and neighbours. any way lol the question is how can we get it made by the big boys and get it into garden centres, were sure it will be such a seller. also how would i go about stopping someone pinching my dad's idea? any help would be great. amny thanks in advance

Fantastic gardening tool help please?
quickly get a patent, i have an in-law create several successful patents, he's an engineer, first go on -line and spend as much time as you find feasable to search for already patented products that are the same, if you do not find it you might want to contact a local engineer as a partner to or hire him to draw plans, either way you will want to hire a patent lawyer they will do a detailed search and gaurangtee you that it is available, it is very exensive even for a simple invention that is why the rich get richer you will quickly invest $20,000, and thats just to get it off the ground, that is why I suggest a loc al engineer they have connections.

and make sure you have contract written byYOUR LAWYER or someone else will own your idea
Reply:Angel you need to patent the idea - google the patent office. That will stop the idea being pinched. then you need to get it manufactured, perhaps find a local engineering company to partnership with. The get to the garden centres and sell,sell ,sell. Good luck!
Reply:First do you plan to try and sell the Idea / plans or have someone produce then for resale?

If you are the one producing them, you will meed to locate a company that will mass produce them. This will be a costly outlay. You will need VERY good liability insurance in the event someone is injured using your product.

Best advice is retain an attorney to to get your plans off the drawing board and put into action.

good luck

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