Pensioner invents handsfree shopping braces

Ever get tired of carrying the shopping home? Albert Martin did - so he's come up with a solution which he hopes will make him bags of money.

The 87-year-old is so confident about his labour-saving device that he believes he could be a millionaire by the time he is 90.

Drawing inspiration from braces and using his wife's skills on her sewing machine, the former Royal Marine has created Martin's Hands-Free Harness.



It slips over the shoulders and lets you hang heavy shopping bags on two hooks near your waist.

Mr Martin said: "You can carry your shopping and wipe your nose, eat fish and chips or talk on the phone at the same time. It's great for mums holding their children's hands - you could even hold a baby at the same time as carrying your shopping. You could also use it for laptop cases and other bags."

The great-grandfather has secured a patent for his invention and has written to the major supermarkets offering them the chance to buy the rights to make and sell it.