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Montana man invents football helmet safety latch – The Wegener Latch

September 2, 2013/

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Jim Wegener was changing a light bulb in his ex-wife’s house in Seattle when the light came on — literally and figuratively.

By fitting the two-pronged bulb above his head, he noticed that it latched in and couldn’t be rattled loose.

His jaw dropped and the idea for a new invention raced through his head.

The Wegener Latch: http://helmetsafetylatch.com/

By RYAN MURRAY, The Daily Inter Lake

Full Story: http://wcfcourier.com/sports/football/montana-man-invents-football-helmet-safety-latch/article_6930134e-1128-11e3-bcb0-001a4bcf887a.html

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