Inventor

Richard T James

Patents indexed

Year range

1947

Associated with

Years active

1947

Total patents

Most recent

1947

Domains

mechanicalconsumer_electronics

Activity by decade

1940s

Patents

Career timeline

1 patents, in 1947

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How the Slinky Toy Works

The original 1947 patent for the Slinky, a helical spring toy designed to walk down stairs through the transfer of energy.

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