ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,254, issued on June 24, was assigned to Hasbro Inc. (Pawtucket, R.I.).
"Apparatus for a toy" was invented by Nicholas Marvin (Potsdam, N.Y.) and Spencer Roberts (North Providence, R.I.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus includes: a foldable material including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion at least partially surrounding the first portion; an inner connection structure; and an outer connection structure. The inner connection structure is configured to rotate relative to the outer connection structure; at least part of the first portion of the foldable material is attached to the inner connection stru...