ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,685,926, issued on July 21, was assigned to Ao Jie Plastic Toys Factory Ltd. (Kwun Tong, Hong Kong).

"Toy projectile having impact head with multiple flexible prongs" was invented by Chi Hang Kam (Kwun Tong, Hong Kong).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A toy projectile that is intended to be thrown at a bristle target board. The toy projectile has a head section and a tail section. The head section of the toy projectile has a plurality of prongs that extend from a common circular base. The prongs have the same length, wherein the length of the prongs is generally equal to the diameter of the circular base. The prongs and the base are unistuc...