A Flash of Inspiration

 

As a wife, mother, and grandmother, Patricia spends a lot of time in the kitchen!  Much of that time was also spent looking for the right lid that fits each bowl.  Tired of sifting through piles of mismatched lids Patricia continuously searched without success for something that would spare her this frustration. Then one day while putting food away the idea of making one lid that fit many different size bowls came to her!

 

When we first began working with Patricia she had little more than an idea on paper.  Pat hired DCP to develop a Virtual Prototype and a Narrated Virtual Prototype Demo Video for her.  Pat began presenting her virtual prototype video to companies and investors in hopes of developing interest in her concept and attracting a partner.  While Pat did receive some interest in her concept none was to the level she had hoped.

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Product Improvements

 

While working on her marketing Pat came up with an idea for an enhancement to her invention; a fold over feature.  This was because when placing the hard flat lid on a smaller bowl the lid can protrude several inches past the edge of the smaller container (like a mushroom top).  

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Designing & Building a Prototype

 

Next Pat had a prototype made to prove the concept and it worked very well!

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Tooling & Production

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When Patricia decided to manufacture her 12" lids we helped coordinate the tooling and production.  Within 45 days of ordering her tooling Patricia's mold was finished and within 2 weeks after that she had physical samples in hand just in time for the housewares tradeshow!  

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Testimonial

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“Working with Dirt Cheap Prototypes the last several years been great.  They have not only provided me with valuable assistance but are always available to help when I have questions, concerns or important decisions to make.  

 

Getting my invention developed from an idea on paper to a manufactured product with inventory has been one of the most challenging and rewarding things I have accomplished, and DCP has been with me every step of the way!”

 

Pat A. - MI