That one collapsible hanger opened up for him the door of invention, subsequently leading him, with the help of his newly designed goniometer, to become the first Asian to win the first place award at the International Geneva Inventions Exposition.
那付摺疊式衣架，開啟了他的發明之門；一九八五年的日內瓦國際發明展，劉保伸以一套取角器，成為該展十三屆以來首次得到首獎的亞洲人。