Process for creating playthings, particularly those that fly, and a toy made with the said process

• US 4,253,897 A
• Filed: 05/09/1979
• Issued: 03/03/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/1978
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cartografica Santerno SPA
• Original Assignee: Cartografica Santerno SPA
• Inventors: Pistone, Marco M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goolkasian, John T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Falasco, L.
• Application Number:
  US06/037,271
• Time in Patent Office: 664 Days
• Field of Search: 156/78, 156/256, 156/60, 46/76 R, 46/79, 46/76 A, 46/80, 46/293, 273/95 B, 273/DIG. 2, 272/1 C, 272/31 A, 428/71
• US Class Current: 156/256
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/001 Making or assembling thereof, e.g. by folding
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/10 Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 156/1062 Prior to assembly

Abstract

A process for creating playthings that fly, and airplanes in particular, that unites extreme lightness with considerable tensile strength, both for the individual component parts and for the assembled model.

The said process is constituted by a number of stages that comprise: the production, through the punching of extruded polystyrene, of one or more members of limited thickness and of suitable shape that constitute the fundamental parts of the toy; the production of a pair of facing members, of a shape and an outline corresponding to that of each limited thickness member; and finally, the fixing of the said pair on both sides of the said members of limited thickness, so that the outline thereof is fully covered.

Claims

1. Method for constructing a flying toy comprising the steps of:

(a) punching from extruded polystyrene at least one member of limited thickness and of a suitable shape for said toy having a central body portion;

(b) forming a hole in said central body portion member and inserting a weight therein, the location, size and gauge of said weight being calculated to contribute towards the dynamic balance of said toy; and

(c) fixing a pair of facing members to both sides of said one member having a shape and outline corresponding to that of said one member, whereby the latter is fully covered including said weight.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein said toy is constructed from a plurality of members of limited thickness, said method further comprising providing at least one slot in one of said members, and inserting another of said members into said slot.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein said facing members comprise self-adhesive paper having decoration on the outside thereof.