--- title: "What is a fidget spinner?" description: "What is a fidget spinner?" author: "Gurmeet Kaur" published: 2019-03-19 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51903/what-is-a-fidget-spinner category: "entertainment & arts" tags: ["gadgets"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # What is a fidget spinner? What is a fidget spinner? ## Answers ### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL **A fidget Spinner is a toy having a ball bearing in the center of a multi-lobbed flat structure**. Usually, it is made of metal or plastic and designed to spin on its axis with very little effort. ![What is a fidget spinner?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/bf090273-c006-4601-a4d4-8af582a9ca42/images/1d564208-85e7-4e51-9d56-185576416f3b.jpeg)\ Fidget Spinner toy is **the latest craze among kids, as kids can carry it very easily in their pockets**. It is a specially **designed toy for those kids who are having the problem of [anxiety](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32399/how-does-one-overcome-depression-and-anxiety), autism, and ADHD**. It improves the concentration level of kids with these conditions, in addition to this, **it helps to bring out the creative genius present deep inside you**. Its structure is quite like helicopter or fan. The Fidget Spinner can be easily played with in between the two fingers for about a minute at a time, it provides a pleasing and calming effect to the player. It is a great help for those who likely to go for the phone in their spare to keep busy their hands and mind. This will help them to have a break with the phone and improve their concentration level. **Fidget Spinner tool is also a very good tool for therapist, [teachers](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33685/who-was-the-first-women-teacher-in-india), and counselors to manage attention regulation**. The use of this toy also goes hand-in-hand with [treatment](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39756/what-is-the-permanent-treatment-for-fungal-infection) methods like medications and psychotherapy to give the best result. The tool gets very much in demand in 2017. As per the news, it is very controversial but **the [inventor](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38648/who-are-the-top-10-inventors-of-the-21st-century) of Fidget Spinner is ‘Catherine Hettinger’**. She **filed for the patent of the tool with the name “Spinning Toy” in 1993**, and the patent was issued on her name. But later **in 2005, her patent for the device gets lapsed** as she couldn’t find a commercial partner for its production. Whereas, **in 2017, ‘Scott McCoskery’ described in [media](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/222/meaning-of-press-freedom), how he invented the tool in an IT meeting. Now, he sells the device with the name ‘Torqbar’ Onlin**e. --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/51903/what-is-a-fidget-spinner Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.