📢 SERIES: Iconic patented toys and games of our time!
🌈 Slinky

📰 The Slinky may have become a phenomenon, but it was born an accident. Richard James, a naval engineer during World War II, was working with torsion springs when one fell out of a box; he watched in awe as it “walked” across a table. He spent the next few years tinkering with coils in search of the slinkiest shape – one that is fully compressed when relaxed. Lots of reasons have been given for the Slinky’s enduring appeal: It is cheap, or it teaches children physics. But Betty James, who came up with the name for her husband’s famous offspring, always knew the secret, which she shared in a 2001 interview. “Children love simple things,” she said. They’re not the only ones.

ℹ️ Sources:
https://www.wired.com/
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/2415012.pdf
https://www.ipwatchdog.com/