Karen Coombes had the idea of a Dry Ice Blade when the ice skating show she was working on fell foul of an unusable ice rink. This initial concept lead her to team up with leisure operator and contract manager Karen O’Neil – with the ambition of bringing the invention to a mass market. They formed KCO Ice Skating Ltd.

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.