ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,816, issued on Feb. 17.
"Fidget toy" was invented by Jonathan DeBarros (Lake Hopatcong, N.J.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A fidget toy, including at least one canister including an upper cover and a cylindrical body. The fidget toy further includes a tether, including an elongate central line and a pair of loops at ends of the line, at least one of the loops being disposed about the upper cover of the at least one canister. The at least one of the loops is rotatable about the at upper cover. The at least one canister further includes a lower cover, removably attached to the cylindrical body. The upper cover and/or the lower cover m...