[Fries-With-That]

I'm laughing ruefully at both your suggestions, would it surprise you to know I took a similar idea to the local enterprise board.

I designed a self powered illuminated exterior sign that had applications in road safety and business usage, whilst they were stunned and impressed at its simplicity the only advice I could get ( apart from the lack of funding) was to consider protecting my intelluctual property rights whilst at the same time asking me to take the idea to a third level engineering/design class to get them to develop the idea further( why should i give the idea to a class of gung ho students to rip off and leave me with nothing).

Their best statement was ...fantastic idea we could see that selling world wide, but...... we're not an ideas bank we only support existing business.

Anyway I haven't shelved the idea just yet ...i'm looking at ways of making it "bomb proof" before I take it further.

Fries.