Cats Eyes Road Inventor

Jim Rees tells the story of Percy Shaw the inventor of Cats Eyes Arent reflecting roadstuds wonderful.

Cats eyes road inventor. Now here was a safecheap and simple way of keeping motorists on the right side of the road. Inventor of Cats Eyes Speaker. Cats eyes are now set in rubber domes that are mounted in an iron housing.

Percy Shaw inventor of the cats eyes road safety device outside his factory in Boothtown Halifax. What if I called them cats eyes those glass balls set into road surfaces which reflect a cars headlights at night. Get premium high resolution news photos at Getty Images.

The name cats eye comes from Shaws inspiration for the device. Percy Shaw OBE was an English inventor and businessman. The World of Whicker - The Cats Eyes Man.

Photos in the public domain. British inventor Percy shaw created many gadgets but he is most widely recognized for his contribution to road safety. Many inventors don t patent their ideas because they don t know how or think it is too expensive so they lose this option.

The inventor called them cats eyes because thats where he got the idea from. 436290 and 457536 and on March 15 1935 founded Reflecting Roadstuds Limited in Halifax to. The Cats Eye was invented in 1934 by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw and has no doubt saved thousands of lives on the roads over the years.

Percy Shaw s Catseye road studs are an example of how patents and trade marks can be the foundation for a successful business the firm he founded is still thriving decades later. Percy Shaw was a British businessman and inventor. Both are non-negotiably creepy.