The Intended Use For These Everyday Items You Never Thought Of

Published on July 14, 2020
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Half Belts, Fully Useful

Often, we don’t take a second look at certain features of our clothes, let alone think about what their intended purpose is. For example, the half belt featured on many coats (and peacoats in particular) seem like a fashionable choice.

Half Belts, Fully Useful

Half Belts, Fully Useful

While they do look good, they have an actually purpose. In the original design, the half belt was intended for military men to be able to add extra material to their coats in order to carry around more material to stay warm.

Childproof Caps

Childproofing medications and over the counter prescriptions is an extremely important practice that certainly has many benefits. These can often help prevent horrific accidents from happening, which is always a very important and useful component to many product design choices.

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Childproof Caps

Childproof Caps

However, if you do not have any children around, you may not need this functionality. That’s why so many pill bottles feature a double cap. One side features a childproof mechanism, while the flip side can be easily screwed on and off.