Green car offered as prize for design

Green car offered as prize for design Designers are invited to enter the third annual Emhart Design Contest, featuring a top prize of $20,000 or a 2005 Toyota Prius. Details may be found at Emhart Design Contest Original design ideas may be submitted in one of four categories: * Everyday Products * Medical (NEW category this year) * Safety * Transportation In addition to the prize, entrants can expect could get global recognition and hopefully the support they need to take their product idea into production. There is no cost to enter. One Grand Prize winner will receive a hybrid car or $20,000 in cash. One First Prize winner will get a Segway Transporter. Dozens of other prizes will be awarded, and all accepted entrants in the U.S. will receive an Emhart POP PowerLink 30 repair kit/hand rivet tool as a gift (a $50 value). The contest is sponsored by Emhart Teknologies, a company specialising in the design and creation of unique assembly technologies. Co-sponsors include: Allfast Fastening Systems, a manufacturer of solid/blind rivets and installation tooling for aircraft, and SolidWorks Corporation. Last years winners were: Grand Prize Winner Osteosonic: Noninvasive Bone and Joint Damage Detection Device Michael Liebschner, Rice University First Prize Winners Hideaway Tailgate with Slip Hinge John H. McDonald III Self-Stabilizing Table Nicholas Oxley Second Prize Winners Portable Battery-Powered Pocket Refrigerator for Insulin Olaf Diegel, Massey University Safe Instant Hydrogen Phillip J. Petillo, Phil-Lu Inc. Quantitative Analysis of Outcomes of Edema Tom Vastano, Axon Software Virtual Keyboard and Pointer Douglas DuFaux, TFT Merit Prize Winners TagView Proximity Detection and Ranging Ed Bokhour, Tag Safety Systems Flexible Helmet Richard March SB16E Hybrid Electric Axle & Suspension System Kenneth P. Rundle, MLE Live Axle Systems KipKup Calin Costea Guiding Light Steven B. Zwickel, University of Wisconsin Very High Efficiency LCD Using Color Recycle Technology Yu Wang, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Aventure Tip Richard Klein, Keen Mobility High Resolution Dynamic Nip Control D.W. "Andy" Anderson, International Paper Differential-Stroke-Cycle Pistontrain Lu Yan, Yan Engines Wheelchair Anti-Rollback Device Cy E. Rebarchak Professional Cut (Circular Saw Miter Attachment) Scott Spearing ThinkLight Water Fountain Gustavo Henrique Gomes Guerra Linchless Connector J.E. Shenkel, TriArch Enterprises Permanent Magnet Induction Heating "Life Saver" Cotton Candy Machine Bruce D. Lund, Lund & Company Invention LLC E-Album Jessica Geigel, Virginia Tech Personal Safety Harness Douglas L. Allen, Innovative Product Design Inc. Twist Crayon Mark Eilbert Low Cost Emergency Respirator Ken Woodard, Woodard Engineering Extended Cab Pickup with Space Saver Bed Sterry Shaffer SK8CYCLE Huang Chao Helmet - Forest Fire Diego Cesar Speroni Airhopper Oliver Deichmann, Wunschforscher Vehicle Proximity Scanner Shruti Rao, University of Texas at Arlington Infant Seat Safety Device Mabel Gutierrez, University of Texas at Arlington Automotive Emergency Flasher and Airbag Event Collision Avoidance Transceiver Neill Means, Hamilton Sundstrand Self-Limiting Automobile Airbag Paul J. Carson Sawdust Cyclone Chris Dodds Dynamic Vehicle Lighting Steven Colby Entries must be received by November 19, 2004. Visit http://www.emhartcontest.com for the rules and official entry form. Good luck!TS