Flexible flying disc toy

• US 4,290,226 A
• Filed: 11/15/1979
• Issued: 09/22/1981
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/1979
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Allen R. Stauffer
• Original Assignee: Allen R. Stauffer
• Inventors: Stauffer, Allen R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mancene, Gene
• Assistant Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US06/094,495
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 46/74 D, 46/1 F, 273/424, 273/425
• 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 flexible flying disc toy having a flat, flexible body of fabric material, whereby an advertising message or the like may be printed thereon, and a shape defining and retaining, flexible peripheral ring and rim integrally formed of vinyl or the like so that the disc toy may be folded or crumpled for storage, the toy assuming its original shape after storage and before use.

Claims

1. A flying disc or saucer toy having aerodynamic properties so that, when tossed and simultaneously rotated, said toy will fly in a stable manner, said toy comprising:

a flat, circular body portion of flexible sheet material;

a flexible ring attached to the periphery of said circular body portion, said ring being made of plastics material having sufficient elastic memory to be shape retaining and stretch said body portion into a disc shaped configuration yet pliable so that said toy may be folded and/or crumpled for storage; and

an integral upstanding, circumferential rim on said ring, said body portion being attached to said rim whereby said disc toy assumes an unfolded shape with a flat, upper surface and a recessed undersurface to thus exhibit stable, aerodynamic properties when tossed or thrown.

2. The flexible disc toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body is made of a fabric whereby an advertising or like message may be readily imprinted thereon as by silk screening or other processes.

3. The flying disc toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein said body portion is sewn to said rim.

4. The flying disc toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ring is formed as an annular tube.

5. The flying disc toy as claimed in claim 4 wherein said ring and rim are made from an elongate strip of vinyl material which is cut to a predetermined length, a plug being provided to secure the open tube ends of said ring together to thus form said ring and rim.

6. The flying disc toy as claimed in claim 1 wherein said ring and rim are made from an elongate strip of vinyl material which is cut to a predetermined length, the ends thereof being glued or heat welded together to thus form said ring and rim.