Toy football and method therefor
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1. A toy football comprising:
- an elongated spheroid body section; and
a tail section coupled to and extending longitudinally from the body section, the tail section comprising;
a rod member coupled to a back end of the body section; and
a plurality of fins coupled to and along a length of the rod member in an S-configuration, the plurality of fins being dimensioned to stabilize the body section while in flight and to force the air impacted by the body section downstream on each of the fins sequentially.
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Abstract
An improved toy football having a plurality of fins dimensioned to stabilize the toy football while in flight, to provide for a controlled throw, and to reduce drag so that the toy football may be thrown farther than prior art toy footballs. An improved toy football for use at night or in areas where there is little light. A method for increasing throwing distance of a toy football.
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20 Claims
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1. A toy football comprising:
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an elongated spheroid body section; and
a tail section coupled to and extending longitudinally from the body section, the tail section comprising;
a rod member coupled to a back end of the body section; and
a plurality of fins coupled to and along a length of the rod member in an S-configuration, the plurality of fins being dimensioned to stabilize the body section while in flight and to force the air impacted by the body section downstream on each of the fins sequentially. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An improved toy football comprising:
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an elongated spheroid body section;
a light circuit for illuminating the toy football, the light circuit comprising;
at least one light bulb;
a power source coupled to the at least one light bulb; and
a switch for activating and deactivating the light circuit, the switch being coupled to the at least one light bulb and coupled to the power source;
a hollow interior defined by the body section; and
at least one window defined by the body section to allow light from the light circuit to be visible through the at least one window.
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19. A method for increasing throwing distance of a toy football comprising the steps of:
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providing a toy football comprising;
an elongated spheroid body section; and
a tail section coupled to and extending longitudinally from the body section, the tail section comprising;
a rod member rotatably coupled to a back end of the body section; and
a plurality of fins coupled to and along a length of the rod member in an S-configuration;
throwing the toy football;
transferring the air impacted by the body section downstream sequentially on each of the plurality of fins;
rotating of the rod member during flight of the toy football; and
reducing drag on the toy football by the plurality of rotating fins. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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