Aerial toy

• US 4,157,632 A
• Filed: 06/10/1977
• Issued: 06/12/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Robert A. Everett
• Original Assignee: Robert A. Everett
• Inventors: Everett, Robert A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kinsey, Russell R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US05/805,517
• Time in Patent Office: 732 Days
• Field of Search: 46/74 D, 46/75, 46/6, 46/7, 46/8, 273/106 R
• US Class Current: 446/36
• 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

An aerodynamic toy having a series of small extended airfoils contiguous to one another, forming a large unitary aerodynamic body, whose lift surfaces has disposed a number of small depressions. Most of the body'"'"'s weight is distributed in the small extended airfoils, with placement of blind holes for the addition of extra weight. The lower surface is substantially flat at the periphery and then becomes concaved shaped. The concaved surface contains a hollow tube that holds fluid and has a dispenser at the lower end for dispersing of the fluid.

Claims

1. An aerodynamic toy having an upper surface extending outward from its center, that embodies a series of small extended airfoils, contiguous to one another, forming a larger unitary airfoil body having the general shape of an inverted saucer with scalloped edges formed by the outer most edges of the small extended airfoils, with the tips of these small extended airfoils having a substantial flat bottom near their periphery and the balance of the lower bottom surface being concaved and contains a hollow tube having one end closed and the opposite lower end containing a means for filling and dispersing of fluid, and this dispersing means extends into the air currents that pass through the dispersing means.

2. The toy of claim 1, wherein the underside is a substantial flat bottom at the tips of the small extended airfoils, which are all in the same plane.

3. The toy of claim 1, wherein the weight is unequally distributed with the largest weight of the large unitary body being dispersed to near its periphery.

4. The toy of claim 2, in which the substantially flat bottom of the small extended airfoil tips contain small holes for acceptance of additional weights, that if placed into the holes will be additive to the amount of weight that is already there.

5. The toy of claim 1, in which the upper surface has a plurality of air spoilers.

6. The toy of claim 5, in which the lift spoilers are in the form of shallow depressions.

7. The toy of claim 1, in which the small extended airfoils have their design conformed to a profile configuration, having a thick leading edge facing into the direction of spin for optimum lift forces.

8. The toy of claim 1, wherein the small extended airfoils, in cross section have a surface tha approximates that of a quarter segment of a circle, forming its extreme tip surface and meets the substantially flat bottom surface at approximately a ninety degree angle.

9. The toy of claim 1, in which the upper surface slopes downward to meet the small extended airfoil'"'"'s top surface and forms a shallow V-shape in cross section, inward of the small extended airfoil tips.