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Featured Member Entrepreneur
Our seventh feature to promote businesses of DEC
Connection
members is about Bob Schuetz of Dallas (below right), a former Regional and District Software Manager at DEC in Chicago, Seattle and Orange County CA, who really
"used his noodle" to invent new devices for storing swimming pool equipment
and toys
- turning his inspiration into an award-winning online
business.
The shining star of the float storage industry
seems to be the “The Original Hanging Float Rack”® manufactured by
floatstorage.com®. This innovative concept earned the distinction and the
Reader’s Choice Award from Pool & Spa News Magazine in 2009. These hanging
float racks can be mounted on almost any surface and offer excellent
organization capabilities. There are two versions of the Hanging Float
Rack®: the 3 Rack Model and the 6 Rack Model. Each is available in four
great colors; White, Bronze, Putty and Gray. Floatstorage.com® also offers “The Original
Hanging Fence Rack”™ made with the same durable, rust resistant material. It
holds four floats, as well as noodles, swim toys and pool equipment nets and
poles. It can accommodate inflatable pool floats and toys, as well as towels
and bathing suits. Bob also invented an organizer for storing "noodles", “The Original Noodle House.”™also shown above. You can read more
about the specifics of his products in his press release on our website -
click here - or on his website at the link
below.
Bob got the idea for his invention about eight
years ago while playing in the pool with his nephew. After playtime the pool
deck had floats, “noodles”, swim toys, goggles, balls, and all sorts of
other toys scattered about. While cleaning up he thought “there has to be a
better way to store these things”. After thinking about it a while, he
visited the nearest Home Depot’s PVC pipe department, and began imagining
what a rack would look like. Now, eight years later, Bob has a Provisional
Patent with the Utility Patent applied for, five Trademarks, and has had his
products in several popular catalogs and major web sites.
Note from Webmaster:
I think Bob's invention is great and really "cool for the pool." These
devices would make great holiday gifts for your kids, grandkids and friends
with swimming pools - or just forward the link above as an FYI.
DECconnection is all about supporting our own and this looks like an easy
win-win!
If you are a member of The DEC Connection and would
like to be featured in this column, please contact webmaster@decconnection.org.
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