5 March 1963 Arthur K. Melin received U.S. Patent Number 3,079,728 for a Hoop Toy, aka the Hula-Hoop. A. K. MELIN’s patent information from Google Patents https://patents.google.com/patent/US3079728A/en Hula Hoop article from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hula_hoop THE HULA HOOP SONG - Teresa Brewer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQj1oMp3fW0