It was originally named "Domino Track" and designed by Jason Carroll, a 16-year-old boy, assisted by his father.
The design was submitted to American Idea Management (AIM).
Due to lack of knowledge and finances of the original inventor, the idea was successfully patented by Universal Product Innovations, Inc. and was manufactured by Pressman Toys Inc.[citation needed] Different sets were produced, each consisting of several hundred multicolored plastic dominoes.
They were not solid rectangular prisms, but rather were hollowed out on one side.
The injection molding process used to make them also tended to leave protrusions on the standing edge.