San Franciscans have always been an innovative group. Both the slot machine and the Murphy Bed were created by denizens of our city. And a quick perusal of the the Google patent application shows that little has changed. Doing a word search for “San Francisco” turned up a number of inventions that reflect our city's unique and … erm … permissive character.

The above illustration above depicts a patent for “Modular Sex Toys and Sales Thereof.” Basically, it's a drawing of how consumers could be assisted over the phone while purchasing  customizable sex toys so as to build the best phallus — with a woman's head at its tip, or optional penguin and rabbit attachments.