Patent ID: 6186858
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A combination of a string retained article and a device for holding and controlling the string-retained article, the combination comprising:a string-retained article comprising a yo-yo spool comprising a pair of disks coupled together by an axle and separated by a furrow;a device for holding and controlling the string-retained article wherein the device comprises a ring with an aperture, an outer surface, and a channel formed in the outer surface of the ring; anda string with a first end and a second end wherein the first end of the string is coupled to the axle of the yo-yo spool and wherein the second end of the string comprises a loop that is received and retained by the channel in the outer surface of the ring;whereby, when the ring is worn about a body part of a user, the ring will be interposed between the body part and the loop of the string thereby preventing the loop of the string from constricting about the body part of the user.