ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,397,240, issued on Aug. 26.
"Crutch mountable toy assembly" was invented by Robert Milton (Birmingham, Ala.) and Kelsie Milton (Birmingham, Ala.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A crutch mountable toy assembly for personalizing or decorating a crutch includes a three-dimensional body shape formed by an outer casing with a top end and a bottom end. The three-dimensional body shape defines a torso. A fastener capable of repeatedly opening and closing is attached to the torso. A resiliently compressible material is enclosed within the outer casing, defining a filling that expands the outer casing outwardly into the three-dimensional body shap...