Koosh ball
toy ball made of rubber filaments on a soft rubber core
The Koosh ball is a toy ball made of rubber filaments (strands) radiating from a steel-bound core, patented in 1987 by Scott H. Stillinger. Stillinger named the toy "Koosh" after the sound it made when it landed in his hand.
The company later expanded its product line to include 50 other Koosh-related products, including keyrings, baseball sets, and yo-yos.
The ball consists of about 2,000 natural rubber filaments, and has been released in a variety of color combinations.
As of 2020, Koosh balls are manufactured by PlayMonster in cooperation with Hasbro. They have introduced a range of new product lines, including Koosh Galaxy and Koosh Cameos.
Koosh Kins
The Koosh Kins were a variation on the Koosh ball, featuring faces and hands. They were originally created as a set of six characters, then released with variant colors.
The characters were featured in a four-part comic book miniseries released by Archie Comics, as well as a series of coloring books. In that series, they lived on the planet Koosh, a large Koosh ball planetoid that, in lieu of a proper orbit, bounced against other planets to travel across the universe.
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