Flying ball
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1. A flying ball comprising:
- a fuselage having a front end and a back end and having a substantially uniform cross section between its front end and its back end;
a ball having an opening therethrough, said fuselage extending through said opening and configured such that said ball embraces said fuselage and is movable forward and backward thereon between its front end and its back end;
wings mounted on said ball; and
a tail mounted on said fuselage adjacent its back end, said tail mounted on said fuselage adjacent its back end, said tail comprising at least a rudder surface and a pitch control surface.
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Abstract
The flying ball of this invention is a solid foamed synthetic polymer composition ball having an opening therethrough in which is engaged a solid foamed fuselage so that the ball can be moved front and back on the fuselage. The ball carries wings, and the fuselage carries tail surfaces, both preferably of solid foamed polymer material.
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1. A flying ball comprising:
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a fuselage having a front end and a back end and having a substantially uniform cross section between its front end and its back end; a ball having an opening therethrough, said fuselage extending through said opening and configured such that said ball embraces said fuselage and is movable forward and backward thereon between its front end and its back end; wings mounted on said ball; and a tail mounted on said fuselage adjacent its back end, said tail mounted on said fuselage adjacent its back end, said tail comprising at least a rudder surface and a pitch control surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A flying ball comprising:
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an elongated fuselage having a front end and a back end, said fuselage being made of solid foamed synthetic polymer composition material, said fuselage having a substantially uniform cross section between its front end and its back end; a ball having an opening therethrough, said fuselage extending through said opening and whereby said ball embraces said fuselage, said ball being made of solid foamed synthetic polymer composition material, said ball being slidable along the length of said fuselage; first and second wings attached to said ball and at least first, second and third tail surfaces attached to said fuselage adjacent its back end so that when said ball is thrown, it is partially aerodynamically supported by said wings and its direction controlled by said tail surfaces. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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