Flying disk and top

• US 5,181,876 A
• Filed: 03/03/1992
• Issued: 01/26/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Chen, Ching-Ming, Lee, Cheng-Fu
• Original Assignee: Chen, Ching-Ming, Lee, Cheng-Fu
• Inventors: Chen, Ching-Ming, Lee, Cheng-Fu
• Primary Examiner(s): Yu, Mickey
• Application Number:
  US07/845,235
• Time in Patent Office: 329 Days
• Field of Search: 446/46, 446/47, 446/240, 446/256, 446/264, 273/424, 273/428
• US Class Current: 446/47
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 1/00 Tops diabolos or similar thrown and caught spinning tops or throwing and catching devices therefor A63B67/16; flying tops A63H27/12
• 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 flying disk includes a circular plate and a bowl-shaped member attached to the circular plate. The bowl-shaped member includes a threaded recess extending into the same. A threaded rod is threadably inserted into the threaded recess. A threaded rod has a tapered end so that the whole assembly serves as a top as well as a flying disk.

Claims

1. A flying disk including a circular plastic plate having an upper surface, a lower surface and an annular flange extending downward therefrom to a plane parallel to said circular plate, a circuit board being provided on said lower surface of said circular plate, a plurality of illuminating units being provided on said upper surface of said circular plate, and electrically connected to said circuit board, and a bowl-shaped member being attached to said lower surface of said circular plate, encapsulating said circuit board;

the improvement comprising;

said bowl-shaped member having a vertical height with respect to said circular plate which is less than a vertical height of said annular flange with respect to said circular plate, said bowl-shaped member having a lower portion with a threaded recess which extends into said bowl-shaped member;

a short rod having a tapered end and another end of said short rod being threadable into said threaded recess, said rod having a length allowing said tapered end to extend below said plane when said short rod is threaded into said threaded recess; and

whereby said short rod can be removed from said threaded recess, and a finger can be inserted into said threaded recess to balance said circular plate while said circular plate is rotated.