The two Karens face the Dragons on August 5th, BBC2 9pm

The striking design aims to replicate the ice skating experience on dry land, with its unique blade.

The two Karen’s approached Applied Product Design to assist them with protecting the idea, as well as developing it to a level where it could be manufactured. Paul Ponting of APD took on the brief and whilst he went about perfecting the design, Karen Coombes applied to the BBC’s Dragons Den TV show with a view to obtaining further funding.

After a multitude of forms and interviews, Karen and Karen were eventually accepted onto the show, giving them the opportunity to expand and develop at a much faster rate. While funding from the Dragon’s would no doubt be a huge boost if they get it, Applied Product Design have already helped secure a deal with a China based manufacturer, which has the capacity for large scale production.

Karen Coombes and Karen O’Neil face the fearsome Dragons on the 5^th of August on BBC 2 at 9pm. If you want to see if one of the tycoons snap up KCO Ice Skating Ltd.’s audacious dry ice blade, don’t forget to tune in!

In the first program of the new series the entrepreneurs ask the Dragons for investment in an eco friendly patio heater, a hat that makes wrinkles disappear, a horror based scare attraction and personalised romance novels.

The line up of Dragons remains the same as the previous series, with Peter Jones and Duncan Bannatyne having been in the show since series 1, Theo Paphitis since series 2, Deborah Meaden since series 3, and James Caan since series 5.

Unlike the online Dragons’ Den show launched earlier in the year, where entrepreneurs can only ask for investments of up to £50,000, in the TV show they can ask for between £50,000 and £250,000.

With the filming of series 7 now complete, and the shows now about to be broadcast, it is an ideal time to contact Applied Product Design to get you product in shape for any of the future shows. Whether your idea has been designed, and is now ready for production, or it is still in your head or on a scrap of paper needing drawings and a prototype, then please contact us. Remember before entering the Den, whether the online version or the TV show you need to make certain that if applicable, your Intellectual Property through Patents, Trademarks, Copyright or Design Registration are in place. If you require help in any of these areas, then please contact Applied Product Design.