Ultimately, Jenkins wants the Cozywoggle licensed for use by other companies or be easily available at stores across the United States and Canada.Ĭozywoggle is on Facebook here and at Jenkins is working on another invention now, also in the baby items category. Jenkins said yes, she does watch the ABC show "Shark Tank" religiously, but she isn't ready to participate, in part because of the financial agreement inventors must sign with producer Mark Burnett. Seniors at American University chose her product for their senior marketing product and are helping research marketing the Cozywoggle in Canada. It has only been in the past few months that she has been able to launch a website, Facebook page and start marketing the product. "They were really amazing." She also joined Her Corner, a group for women in Northern Virginia, DC and Maryland starting their own businesses. The Alexandria Small Business Development Center "really started me off in the right direction," Jenkins said. Two groups really helped Jenkins get started and navigate the complicated and risky world of product inventing. In the past year, Jenkins had to find and work with a manufacturer, have the product crash tested in a lab to ensure it was safe for car seat use, get product insurance and business insurance and ensure all parties had signed non-compete and confidentiality agreements. Jenkins' patent application was filed in November and is still pending. Every time she thought about quitting, something stopped her.
Jenkins said had she known the costs up front, which she estimates are in the tens of thousands and rising, she might have been scared off entirely. Even Jenkins' closest friends only knew she was working on a winter coat. "First to file" patent laws and strong advice from her lawyer made her keep the product details a secret from everyone except her mother and very supportive husband, who is a financial planner. Jenkins said she had been testing the Cozywoggle on her own children for some time-but she had to be secretive about it. She taught in the Alexandria City Public Schools system for seven years. Cost is $15 if they dismantle it for you.Jenkins, who lives in Rosemont with her husband and two children (now ages 2.5 years and 15 months), was a special education teacher for 20 years. Cost is $9 if you fully dismantle it (fabric, metal, foam, and plastic separated). See website for additional mobile locations with monthly collection around Victoria. Special instructions: Depot is open Tuesday to Thursday from 9am to 4pm, Friday 9 am to 1 pm, and 2 nd and 4 th Saturdays 9 am to 4 pm. Please remove as much of the fabric and canvas covering as possible. Special Instructions: The North Van depot accepts child car seats for recycling for a charge of $7.00 each. Please visit website to schedule pick-up. Cost is $15 if they dismantle it for you.Ĭurbside pick-up of car seats and other children’s items in Greater Vancouver and Frasier Valley. Special Instructions: See website for mobile locations on the 3 rd Saturday of the month from 9 am to noon.
Depot open Monday – Saturday from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, and Sundays from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. Special Instructions: Cost is $12 per seat. Drop off hours are 8 am to 5 pm every day. Special Instructions: Cost is $5 per seat. Special Instructions: Please visit the Wright County Compost and Recycling website for current hours and information. Hours of operation are Monday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Tuesday through Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, and the 3 rd Saturday of each month from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm. Special Instructions: Stearns, Benton and Sherburne County residents can drop off their used car seats at the Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 3601 5th Street South in Waite Park. Fees to recycle are $5 per car seat and $2 per base or booster. Special Instructions: Please bring seats in during business hours, Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:00 pm (except on government holidays). Special Instructions: Please see website for current hours. Donation Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-7:30 pm, Saturday 9 am-5:30 pm, Sunday 12-4:30 pm.
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