LOS ANGELES (CN) - Wham-O says its trademarked toys have not become generic, in arguing against challenges to its Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Slip 'N Slide and Superball trademarks. It seeks to enforce an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A child plays with her Hula Hoop. The toy inspired a craze that was a spectacular success for the Wham-O company in 1958. Balls, ...

For those not familiar, Frisbee is actually a proper noun. The product's story began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where ...

Richard Knerr (pronounced nur), who with partner Arthur Melin had a talent for turning seemingly quirky ideas like the Hula Hoop, the Frisbee and the SuperBall into national passions, died from ...

Critical Content has signed a deal with the toymaker Wham-O to develop and produce unscripted television series behind the company’s products, beginning with the classic Slip ‘N Slide. The first ...

LOS ANGELES — Richard "Rich" Knerr is being remembered this week for creating a multimillion-dollar company out of slingshots, flying saucers and spinning hoops. Knerr and his partner, Wham-O ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joan Anderson: she took the craze of bamboo hoops from Australia to America but she and her husband were misled over the Hula ...

Balls, hoops, slingshots are some of the oldest known toys. Also some of the simplest. No batteries, computer skills or assembly required. But make them out of sturdy polyethylene, color them boldly, ...