ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,383,845, issued on Aug. 12.
"Inflatable, expanding sword" was invented by Alexander J. Sacha (Milwaukee) and Brett A. Arand (Milwaukee).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides an inflatable toy sword device with a blade configured to extend from and retract into the handle. A flexible blade material may be stored in a spooled configuration within the handle and inflated during extension. During retraction, the process is reversed and air is controllably released while the material is spooled. A method of extending and retracting the flexible blade material of an inflatable toy sword is also provided."
The patent wa...