It was the first day of the outward presentation of the nerd. This day, in 1947, Hurley Smith was awared the infamous patent 2417786…the POCKET PROTECTOR!

It only took him about 4 years to finally get his patent approved, but, he successfully had it filed. Manufacturing began on these originally PVC wonders that kept the pencils from harming the shirts of engineers and others.

So let’s all take a minute and have a brief moment of quiet respect for the man who created a social icon!

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