I suppose it had to happen sometime. I don’t remember what I was searching for, but this came up: Kayak paddle with safety mirror

Since the mirror is in the middle of the paddle and doesn’t appear to tilt to either side, I think the title should be “Kayak paddle with mirror for looking at oneself while paddling”. Also, the claims are covering a kayak paddle AND mirror together, while anyone who wants to make something like this would most likely make a detachable mirror without the paddle. Thus, no direct infringement. In all fairness, it’s probably impossible to get claims covering just the detachable mirror.

Instead, I will chrome-plate and/or polish my paddle blades to a mirror-like finish, or use one of those bike helmet rear-view mirror thingies, or maybe even… turn my head.

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