Dang I just dropped in to see what was in the mystery box - I will now make a abrupt exit 
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Iām usually not a fan of the mini throws because I have big mitts, but Iām excited to hubstack this badboy, I already placed an order for the hubstack kit.
Also this starlight looks fantastic and feels equally as good!
Iām stoked for the mystery bag now!
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Looks like my guess at the translation was spot on! Thanks for posting the full alphabet.
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Yes, thank you! I would have never gotten this in a million years I feel like. But I played the HECK out of that game back in the MS-DOS days. One of the best!
Same here. Comm. Keen was the 
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yeah its been shown on youtube merely 2 years ago.
and much earlier many times here
unfortunately i think USA patents are now doing the first come first serve type of deal, so you can get patent just by applying first
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iād like to assume their patent is likely on how theyāre manufacturing the string with the swivel attached and not simply a string with a swivel attached because āprior artā could easily be shown in that case. Can anyone find the patent application?
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In the pictures of āDNA stringā it looks like one length of string is looped through one end of a swivel and then the whole assembly is enclosed with heat shrinkable tubing with the other loop of the swivel protruding. The other length of string is fed through the free swivel loop and held in place with an overhand knot.
Without knowing the details of the patent, we can only guess what part of this construction is covered. It could be some part of the design or some part of the process used to manufacture it.
Edit to add: On Gentryās website, the entire swivel is exposed.
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This is what I was thinking about, just couldnāt come with a way they could have done anything particularly unique.
I donāt think getting a patent is too hard if nobody challenges it, and really who is there to challenge this?
I donāt like the principle of patents in yoyo, but at the end of the day I would definitely not pay extra for swivelling string anyways so I donāt really care in this instance.
Okā¦ā¦ for clarificationā¦
The patent is not for use of a swivel.
Itās not for a swivel on a string.
Itās not for a string with a swivel, like itās something new.
The patent is specifically for the way the string and swivel are constructed into a functional unit.
I was using swivels on looping yo-yos about 20+ years ago. I think it was back when I heard Fast Eddie did about 20,000 2 handed loops. Somebody told me he had used fishing swivels to control tension. I donāt know if that was āa factā. But it sounded good to me, lol.
And living a mile from the Pacific Ocean, I just happened to have a Tackle box with several different sizes of swivels, lol.
Soā¦ there is no āargumentā about how long various people have been trying out swivels on yo-yo strings.
When I made the mistake of mentioning the Yoyofactory patent, the statement was immediately identified as kinda preposterous. How could/would YYF try and patent something that has been known and used for Years? Whatās the Big idea? Kind of foolishly redundant?
And when I responded to the, āExtremely lame to take a well known mod that they didnāt invent and patent it, ā it didnāt take a minute to suggest I was just starting an argument.
My, bringing more accurate information into the thread couldnāt be just to provide a more factual explanation into the equation. It was simply a case of me wanting to start trouble.
Soā¦ bottom line> Yoyofactory came up with a very ingenious/intricate/but durable way to assemble the string and swivel.
Facts cannot be argued. They can only be discussed. If you state a fact but not the details, itās only human nature to immediately dispute the said fact because not taking everything on face value has helped humans survive for thousands of years.
A Patent is a Legal Document that provides temporary protection of the Intellectual Property, to allow the patent holder to profit from sales of their product for the duration of the patent.
It gives the patent holder a legal leg to stand on in Court, against other that may bootleg the product in order to make illegal profit sales
Simpleā¦
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The patent application itself would certainly clarify. Do you have any info about it?
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For the record, you were the one who brought up the idea that you were just trying to start an argumentā¦ I was kind of confused about why you were trying to insult me, maybe my tone was off.
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Man this is literally juat a swivel with some plastic around tbe end 
Gentry has them on SALE at 3 for $9. His MSRP is $27ā¦ you can buy a whole yoyo for this price. Shoot his King is probably worth $27 once you cut out his profit lol.
Totally and 100% another YoyoFactory ripoff.
Patent? Novody except kids wants this thing. You can spend the couple bucks to make your own, pretty much indefinitely once you have swivelsā¦
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Does this mean the patent is that they heat shrank a swivel with a yoyo string on it? Thatāsā¦ very capitalist of them.
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What happened to the Mystery Box topic I started? Did anyone else get theirs? Iām going to the post office soon but I doubt it will be there as itās been bouncing back and forth between the same two distribution centers for five days.
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The joys of winter mail order lol.
I hope you get it soon!!! I definitely have a love/hate thing with tracking numbers lol
Small yoyos are da bombāIāve never tried a Five though.
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Bummer, itās all sold out. I wanted to get one for my son. But I got two of the mystery bags. One regular and one premium. Hopefully there will be some good stuffs in there. Free FedEx 2day delivery as well! These guys do it right!
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Yeah they sold out pretty quick lol. Canāt wait to see the treasures yāall are getting from the bags!!
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