Charles Schild

Charles Schild (1902–1980) was an American inventor. Although many of his inventions were never patented, he did have two patents in widely different fields. U. S. Patent number 1995946 is in the automotive area, while U. S. Patent number 3764138 is in the arena of games.

Two of his inventions designed for medical assistance:

1. A hand operated 4-wheel cart for a young man who was paralyzed from the waist down, and
2. A machine which allowed very gentle massage of petroleum jelly on burn victims (sicsic) with major portions of their bodies affected.

Among his inventions were an early version of what now is the spinning reel for fishing and a guitar which could play chords.