ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,702, issued on April 29, was assigned to Spin Master Ltd. (Toronto).
"Transformable toy" was invented by Jessica Livingston (Ottawa) and Anne N. Charbonneau (North York, Canada).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In an aspect, a transformable toy is provided and includes a first rotary member and a second rotary member, which are rotatable relative to one another between first and second rotary positions. A projection member is rotationally fixed to the first rotary member, and is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. A helical guide is connected and a helical guide follower are connected to the second rotary membe...