...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4939840 | Safety razor A safety razor comprises a handle, a blade element movable relative to the handle in a direction which substantially corresponds to the direction of a working stroke, and an elastic element located between the handle and the blade element as considered in... | 07/10/1990 |