Toulouse: the Cocholed, the luminous jack to play petanque at night, already out of stock!
A Toulousain has created a luminous piglet, the Cocholed, for lovers of nocturnal pétanque. The craze around this product causes the stock shortage.
A year ago, Raphael Paesa had the idea, during a party, to create a luminous jack to continue his game of petanque, even after dark. Highly publicized, the Toulouse innovation has seen its stock run out.
”In the middle of a petanque game, I had to take care of the barbecue. When I came back, I couldn’t see the jack anymore, the sun was setting. My friends, a little mocking, then asked me why I still hadn’t created a luminous jack. I took it as a challenge “, says Raphaël, electronics engineer. A successful challenge since 2500 piglets Made in Toulouse sold out, received empty enterprise reserves. The sphere lights up green for more than 4 hours thanks to LEDshence the name of this jack. Resistant to the shocks of the balls, several prototypes were created before arriving at this result.
After being the subject of several articles, the company is experiencing many requests. “In all this enthusiasm, what pleases me the most is to see that people find the Cocholé useful,” says the thirtysomethinghappy to allow players to extend their game until the heart of the night.
Electronic components are long overdue
What next after this success? The company wants, above all, to focus on production. “Our priority is to meet deadlines. We make every effort to ensure that people can play with this summer “, explains the Toulouse. Indeed, the replenishment of Cocholé seems more complicated than expected. The components needed for manufacturing were blocked in Shanghai for two months, lengthening the delays.
Priced at €13.90, the Cocholed respects the characteristics of a jack, namely a weight between 10 and 18 grams and a diameter of 30 millimeters. In August, it will be launched on the bowling alleys, during competitions.
Despite the delay, changes are planned within the company, which is looking for an additional person. “We are in contact with new partners, so that the electronic cards are manufactured in France”. The Cocholed is already designed and assembled near Toulouse, in Castelmaurou. It could therefore be entirely manufactured there and remain 100% made in France.