DISC AMUSEMENT DEVICE

• US 20140220849A1
• Filed: 02/07/2013
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Jakks Pacific, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Maui Toys, Inc. (Jakks Pacific, Inc.)
• Inventors: KESSLER, Brian
• Application Number:
  US13/762,142
• Publication Number:
  US 20140220849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 446/46
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/18 Throwing or slinging toys, e.g. flying disc toys discs used in athletics A63B65/10as part of a game A63F9/02; sling weapons F41B3/00; spring toy guns F41B7/08

Abstract

A flying disc has an outer annular doughnut-shaped hollow ring surrounding a generally planar central portion. The annular ring is permanently inflated to a high pressure. The flying disc is formed of a thermoplastic plastomer or elastomer and is capable of bouncing 20-25 feet after landing, and rolling an additional distance if it lands on its outer edge.

Claims

1. A game or amusement device in the form of a flying disc, comprising:

a peripheral doughnut-shaped hollow ring surrounding a generally planar central portion,

the hollow ring being permanently inflated to a pressure of at least 0.9 kg/cm³,

the flying disc having a wall thickness of at least 72.8 mils, and

the flying disc being injection molded of a flexible thermoplastic plastomer or elastomer.

2. The flying disc of claim 1, comprising a curved transition area between the planar surface interior and the doughnut-shaped ring, the curved area providing the beginning of a concave shape.

3. The flying disc of claim 2 which is symmetrical, both top and bottom.

4. The flying disc according to claim 1 wherein said thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, silicone and polyvinyl chloride.

5. The flying disc of claim 4 wherein the thermoplastic material is a thermoplastic polyurethane.

6. The flying disc of claim 1, wherein the, doughnut-shaped hollow portion has a height-to-width ratio of about 4.5 to 6.

7. The flying disc of claim 1 inflated to a pressure of at least 1.2 kg/cm³.

8. The flying disc of claim 1 wherein said peripheral donut-shaped hollow ring has a height which is less than the distance between its outer edge and its inner edge.

9. The injection molded flying disc of claim 1 comprising said generally planar central portion as a single layer, and wherein said single layer generally planar central portion is integral and unitary with said peripheral doughnut-shaped hollow ring.

10. The injection molded flying disc of claim 1 wherein said generally planar central portion is imperforate.

11. The injection molded flying disc of claim 1 wherein said generally planar central portion comprises a single layer.

12. A game or amusement device in the form of a flying disc having a top and a bottom, comprising

a peripheral doughnut-shaped hollow ring surrounding a generally planar central portion comprising a single layer,

the hollow ring comprising a single layer and being permanently inflated to a pressure of at least 0.9 kg/cm³,

the single layer of said generally planar central portion and the single layer of the peripheral doughnut-shaped hollow ring having a thickness of at least 72.8 mils, and

the flying disc being integrally molded as a unitary device of a flexible thermoplastic plastomer or elastomer.

13. The flying disc of claim 12, comprising a curved transition area between the planar surface and the doughnut-shaped ring, the curved transition area providing the beginning of a concave shape.

14. The flying disc of claim 13 which is symmetrical on said top and said bottom surfaces.

15. The flying disc according to claim 12 wherein said thermoplastic material is selected from the group consisting of a thermoplastic polyurethane, polyethylene, polypropylene, silicone and polyvinyl chloride.

16. The flying disc of claim 15 wherein the thermoplastic material is a thermoplastic polyurethane.

17. The flying disc of claim 12 wherein said peripheral doughnut-shaped hollow ring has a dimension between said top and said bottom which is less than a distance between its outer edge and its inner edge.

18. The flying disc of claim 17 wherein the doughnut-shaped hollow portion has a ratio of the distance between said top and bottom surface to the distance between the outer edge and inner edge thereof of about 4.5 to 6.

19. The flying disc of claim 12 inflated to a pressure of at least 1.2 kg/cm³.