INDIVIDUAL AND ASSEMBLEABLE FLYING TOYS

• US 20150151209A1
• Filed: 12/03/2013
• Published: 06/04/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sweet Spot Studio, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sweet Spot Studio, Inc.
• Inventors: Vanderbeek, Jon, Mullaney, Sean
• Application Number:
  US14/094,886
• Publication Number:
  US 20150151209A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/001 Making or assembling thereof, e.g. by folding

Abstract

In one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a top portion, a bottom portion, and a tail portion interconnecting to form a central body section, a nose section, a tail section, and a pair of wings. The airplane further includes at least one aperture and at least one connector projection positioned on the airplane, the connector projection configured to engage an aperture, of the at least one aperture, positioned on a second similarly configured airplane such that multiple similarly configured airplanes can be connected to form a larger single flying vehicle.

Claims

1. A toy airplane comprising:

a top portion, a bottom portion, and a tail portion interconnecting to form a central body section, a nose section, a tail section, and a pair of wings;

wherein, the top portion having defined thereby a top body section, a top front nose section, a top rear tail section, and a pair of top wings extending outwardly from the top body section, and wherein the bottom portion having defined thereby a bottom body section, a bottom front nose section, a bottom rear tail section, and a bottom pair of wings extending outwardly from the bottom body section;

at least one projection and at least one corresponding opening positioned on the top and bottom portions and configured to interconnect such that the at least one projection is received through the corresponding opening;

at least one aperture positioned on the at least one projection, wherein the at least one aperture is positioned through the at least one corresponding opening; and

at least one connector projection positioned on the airplane, the connector projection configured to engage an aperture, of the at least one aperture, positioned on a second similarly configured airplane such that multiple similarly configured airplanes can be connected to form a larger single flying vehicle.

2. The airplane of claim 1, wherein:

the top portion further having a first opening positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the airplane, and wherein the first opening has a first end about the top rear tail section and the first opening has a second end distal to the first opening first end and positioned about a midsection of the top portion; and

the bottom portion further having a first projection extending upwardly from the bottom portion and positioned and sized to fit within the first opening, and wherein the first projection includes rear and forward flanges extending outwardly to engage edges defined on the first opening when the top and bottom portions are assembled.

3. The airplane of claim 2, wherein the first projection includes a rear aperture sized to receive a connector projection.

4. The airplane of claim 1, wherein:

the top portion further includes a pair of second openings separately positioned along the side wings, each of the second openings includes a second opening first end adjacent the first opening and a second opening second end distal to the second opening first end and positioned adjacent to the wing ends; and

the bottom portion includes a pair of second projections extending upwardly from the bottom side wings and sized to within the second projections

5. The airplane of claim 4, wherein each of the second projections includes a wing aperture sized to receive a connector projection.

6. The airplane of claim 1, wherein:

the top portion further includes a third opening positioned towards the front nose of the top portion and the bottom portion includes a third projection positioned about the bottom front nose section and sized to fit within the front opening.

7. The airplane of claim 2, wherein the tail portion includes a lower extended portion sized to fit into a central channel formed along an upper portion of the first projection.

8. An toy airplane comprising:

a central body section, a nose section, a tail section, and a pair of wings; and

at least one aperture positioned about the airplane and at least one connector projection positioned on the airplane, the connector projection configured to engage an aperture, of the at least one aperture, positioned on a second similarly configured airplane such that multiple similarly configured airplanes can be connected to form a larger single flying vehicle.

9. The toy airplane of claim 8 further comprising:

at least three apertures separately positioned about the tail section and on each of the wings; and

at least three connector projections separately extending from a bottom portion of the airplane about the nose section and on each of the wings.

10. The toy airplane of claim 9 further comprising:

a top portion, a bottom portion, and a tail portion interconnecting to form the central body section, the nose section, the tail section, and the pair of wings;

wherein, the top portion having defined thereby a top body section, a top front nose section, a top rear tail section, and a pair of top wings extending outwardly from the top body section, and wherein the bottom portion having defined thereby a bottom body section, a bottom front nose section, a bottom rear tail section, and a bottom pair of wings extending outwardly from the bottom body section; and

at least three projections and at least three corresponding openings positioned on the top and bottom portions and configured to interconnect such that the at least three projections are received through the corresponding openings.

11. The airplane of claim 10, wherein:

the three openings are defined to include;

a first opening positioned along a central longitudinal axis of the top portion, and wherein the first opening has a first end about the top rear tail section and the first opening has a second end distal to the first opening first end and positioned about a midsection of the top portion;

a pair of second openings separately positioned along the side wings, each of the second openings includes a second opening first end adjacent the first opening and a second opening second end distal to the second opening first end and positioned adjacent to the wing ends;

a third opening positioned towards the front nose of the top portion; and

the three projections are defined to include;

a first projection extending upwardly from the bottom portion and positioned and sized to fit within the first opening, and wherein the first projection includes rear and forward flanges extending outwardly to engage edges defined on the first opening when the top and bottom portions are assembled;

a pair of second projections extending upwardly from the bottom side wings and sized to within the second projections; and

a third projection positioned about the bottom front nose section and sized to fit within the third opening.

12. The airplane of claim 11, wherein the first projection includes a rear aperture sized to receive a connector projection and wherein each of the second projections includes a wing aperture sized to receive a connector projection.

13. The airplane of claim 10, wherein the tail portion includes a lower extended portion sized to fit into a central channel formed along an upper portion of the first projection.

14. The airplane of claim 12, wherein the nose section includes a connector projection extending downwardly from the lower portion of the airplane.

15. The airplane of claim 14 further comprising a removable weighted section having an aperture sized to receive the connector projection.