ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,699, issued on April 29.

"Novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks" was invented by Doris Lenyon (Woodbridge, Va.) and Rose Robbins (Woodbridge, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks is a disciplinary device. The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks exchanges momentum between an appropriate authority and a client. The momentum exchange occurs between the novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks and the buttocks of the client. The novelty device for kicking a user's buttocks comprises a frame structure, a mechanical linkage, and a disciplinary tool. The frame structure eleva...