ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,750, issued on Nov. 25, was assigned to Easebon Services Ltd. (Kwun Tong, Hong Kong).
"Foam dart having a safety cap with polygonal apertures" was invented by Francis See Chong Chia (Hong Kong) and Xubin Xia (Guangdong, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy dart includes a deformable cap that safely impacts a target. The cap includes pairs of polygonal apertures formed on the outer surface of the cap which form substantially parallel hollow passages that provide spaces that allow the cap to deform upon impact with a target."
The patent was filed on March 4, 2021, under Application No. 18/254,256.
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