...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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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090212586 | MOUNTING OF A CONTAINER IN A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE A mounting of a container in a rail pair is provided, which is disposed in a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle, and the rails of the rail pair have substantially horizontally extending guide grooves on the mutually facing sides and a projection is mounted in the ... | 08/27/2009 |