Remote controlled flying saucer

• US 4,955,962 A
• Filed: 02/02/1989
• Issued: 09/11/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Christian Mell
• Original Assignee: Christian Mell
• Inventors: Mell, Christian
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US07/305,119
• Time in Patent Office: 586 Days
• Field of Search: 446/34, 446/56, 446/46-48, 244/23 B, 244/23 C, 244/12.2, 244/23 R, 244/23 A, 244/23 D, 244/135 R, 244/135 C, 137/263, 137/255
• US Class Current: 244/23.00C
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/00 Toy aircraft; Other flying toys toys with parachutes A63H33/20
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 29/0066 with horizontal jet and jet deflector
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/001 Flying saucers
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 50/15 using combustion exhausts other than turbojets or turbofans, e.g. using rockets, ramjets, scramjets or pulse-reactors
• CPC Class Codes: F02C 9/26 Control of fuel supply F02C9/48 takes precedence; fuel valves F02C7/232
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/4807 Tank type manifold [i.e., one tank supplies or receives from at least two others]

Abstract

A flying saucer is remotely controlled and includes a plurality of angularly spaced apart guide flaps and motors all of which are operated independently of each other. Each of the motors has a fuel tank associated therewith and the fuel tanks can be interconnected with each other to share fuel or can be connected with a main fuel tank to receive fuel therefrom.

Claims

1. A remotely controlled flying saucer comprising:

(A) a circular body having a top surface and a bottom surface;

(B) a propulsion system which includes

(1) a plurality of jet motors on said bottom surface,

(2) a plurality of individual fuel tanks mounted on said body,

(3) individual conduit means connecting each individual fuel tank of said plurality of fuel tanks to an individual jet motor of said plurality of jet motors,

(4) a main fuel tank mounted on said circular body,

(5) individual fuel tank control means connected to each individual fuel tank,

(6) main fuel tank conduit means fluidically connecting each individual fuel tank control means to said main fuel tank to fluidically connect each individual jet motor to said main fuel tank,

(7) a valve connected to the control means of each individual tank to be operated to conduct fuel from said main fuel tank to said each individual tank when the control means associated with such each individual tank is activated,

(8) individual fuel tank fluidic connection means connecting each individual fuel tank to another individual fuel tank and including

(a) a normally closed diverter valve which establishes fluid communication between said each individual fuel tank and said another tank when said diverter valve is opened,

(b) a fuel level sensor in each individual fuel tank which senses fuel level in said each individual fuel tank and generates a signal when said fuel level is below a predetermined level, and

(c) control means for opening said diverter valve upon receiving a signal from said fuel level sensor;

(C) a plurality of direction controlling guide flaps on said bottom surface;

(D) motor control means on said body and connected to each jet motor for operating said each motor independently of all other jet motors;

(E) guide flap control means on said body and connected to each guide flap for operating said each guide flap independently of all other guide flaps;

(F) a signal receiving means connected to said guide flap control means, to said individual fuel tank control means, and to said motor control means for receiving over-the-air motor control signals and for receiving over-the-air flap control signals and for receiving over-the-air individual fuel tank control unit operating signals and operating said motors, said individual fuel tank control units and said flaps in response to receipt of such over-the-air signals; and

(G) main control means which is adapted to be located remotely of said body and which includes motor control signal transmitting means which transmits motor control signals over-the-air to said signal receiving means, guide flap control signal transmitting means which transmits guide flap control signals over-the-air to said signal receiving means, and individual fuel tank control means signal generating means which transmits individual fuel tank control signals over-the-air to said individual fuel tank control means.

2. The remotely controlled flying saucer defined in claim 1 further including a main thrust motor on said body, a main thrust motor control means, said signal receiving means having a main thrust motor control signal receiving means, with said main control means further including a main thrust motor control signal transmitting means which transmits main thrust motor control signals over-the-air to said signal receiving means.

3. The remotely controlled flying saucer defined in claim 2 wherein said motors are spaced apart angularly about said body.

4. The remotely controlled flying saucer defined in claim 3 wherein said guide flaps are spaced apart angularly about said body.