...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 |
| 7185515 | Invert arm assembly for glassware forming machine An invert assembly for an individual section glassware forming machine includes an invert base that is oscillated about an axis between angularly spaced apart first and second positions, a double ended ball screw positioned co-axially with the axis and having spaced... | 03/06/2007 |
| 4514135 | Apparatus for transporting and articulating an article The present invention provides transport apparatus for transporting and aculating an article into and out of a housing having limited access, and includes a lifting beam having a curved shape to which is attached a lifting assembly. A hoist device is con... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4303166 | Horizontal slewing crane A crane having a fixed mast and a boom pivotally mounted at the top of the mast for movement in a horizontal plane through at least 180° and in a vertical plane downwardly from the horizontal plane at any position of the boom relative to the vertical axi... | 12/01/1981 |