Flying disc

• US 9,914,069 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2017
• Issued: 03/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kenn W. Lehman, Rose E. Lehman
• Original Assignee: Kenn W. Lehman, Rose E. Lehman
• Inventors: Lehman, Kenn W., Lehman, Rose E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Niconovich, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US15/457,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20170312647A1
• Time in Patent Office: 365 Days
• Field of Search: 446 46, 446 48, 446487, 473588, 473589
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 27/00 Toy aircraft; Other flying toys toys with parachutes A63H33/20
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 33/22 Optical, colour, or shadow toys puzzles with optical elements A63F9/0613; kaleidoscopes G02B27/08

Abstract

A flying disc device appears to “flutter” in flight when rotating. The design is interesting and visually appealing when in use, is easy to see in flight, and can be easily retrieved when laying flat on the ground or another flat surface owing to its angularly oriented dual-disc design.

Claims

1. A flying disc comprising:

a first annular ring and a second annular ring only;

the first annular ring defining a first plane, a first longitudinal axis perpendicular to the first plane, a first outer annular diameter and a first inner annular diameter; and

the second annular ring defining a second plane, a second longitudinal axis perpendicular to the second plane, a second outer annular diameter and a second inner annular diameter;

a first pair of antipodal points of the first annular ring joined with a corresponding second pair of antipodal points of the second annular ring such that a pair of antipodal junctions are formed between the first and second annular rings,

the first annular ring skewed with respect to the second annular ring such that an angle is formed between the first and second longitudinal axes, and

the angle is between 10 degrees and 30 degrees, whereby the flying disc appears to flutter in flight when rotating.

2. The flying disc of claim 1, further comprising at least one joiner rib is affixed to the first annular ring and the second annular ring at least one of the respective antipodal junctions.

3. The flying disc of claim 1, further comprising at least one annular rib formed around an outer periphery of at least one of the first annular ring and the second annular ring.

4. The flying disc of claim 1, wherein:

the first outer diameter is substantially equal to the second outer diameter; and

the first inner diameter is substantially equal to the second inner diameter.

5. The flying disc of claim 4, wherein the first and second outer diameters are between 4 inches and 18 inches, whereby the flying disc is suitable as a hand-held throwable toy.

6. The flying disc of claim 1, wherein:

the first annular ring defines a first axial thickness; and

the second annular ring defines a second axial thickness substantially equal to the first axial thickness.

7. The flying disc of claim 6, further comprising at least one thickened portion adjacent at least one of the antipodal junctions, the thickened portion greater than the first and second axial thicknesses whereby the antipodal junctions are strengthened by the at least one thickened portion.

8. The flying disc of claim 7, wherein the at least one thickened portion comprises a thickened portion adjacent each of the two antipodal junctions.

9. The flying disc of claim 7, wherein the first and second annular rings are made of a polymer material and the first and second axial thicknesses cooperate with the first and second inner diameters and first and second outer diameters to result in an overall weight of the flying disc between 1 ounce and 10 ounces.

10. The flying disc of claim 1, wherein the first annular ring and the second annular ring are made of a polymer material.

11. The flying disc of claim 1, further comprising an inner layer formed around an inner periphery of the first annular ring and an inner periphery of the second annular ring, whereby the inner layer extends over a space between the inner periphery of the first annular ring and the inner periphery of the second annular ring.

12. The flying disc of claim 1, wherein:

the first annular ring comprises a first annular disc having a first width dimension and a first height dimension, wherein the first width dimension is greater than the first height dimension; and

the second annular ring comprises a second annular disc having a second width dimension and a second height dimension, wherein the second width dimension is greater than the second height dimension.

13. The flying disc of claim 1, wherein:

the first outer diameter is between 8 inches and 16 inches;

a first width defined as a difference between the first outer diameter and the first inner diameter is between 1 inch and 3 inches;

the second outer diameter is between 8 inches and 16 inches; and

a second width defined as a difference between the second outer diameter and the second inner diameter is between 1 inch and 3 inches,

whereby the flying disc is sized to be used as a throwing toy.

14. A flying disc comprising:

a first annular ring and a second annular ring only;

the first annular ring defining a first plane, a first longitudinal axis perpendicular to the first plane, a first outer annular diameter and a first inner annular diameter; and

the second annular ring defining a second plane, a second longitudinal axis perpendicular to the second plane, a second outer annular diameter and a second inner annular diameter;

a first pair of antipodal points of the first annular ring joined with a corresponding second pair of antipodal points of the second annular ring such that a pair of antipodal junctions are formed between the first and second annular rings,

the first annular ring skewed with respect to the second annular ring such that an angle is formed between the first and second longitudinal axes, and

at least one annular rib formed around an outer periphery of at least one of the first annular ring and the second annular ring, the at least one annular rib extending axially away from at least one of a surface of the first annular ring and a surface of the second annular ring.

15. The flying disc of claim 14, wherein the angle formed between the first and second longitudinal axes is between 10 degrees and 30 degrees.

16. The flying disc of claim 14, further comprising at least one joiner rib affixed to the first annular ring and the second annular at least one of the respective antipodal junctions.

17. The flying disc of claim 16, wherein the joiner rib is formed at both sides of each of the respective antipodal junctions.

18. The flying disc of claim 14, wherein the first and second outer diameters are between 4 inches and 18 inches, whereby the flying disc is suitable as a hand-held throwable toy.

19. The flying disc of claim 14, wherein:

the first annular ring defines a first axial thickness; and

the second annular ring defines a second axial thickness substantially equal to the first axial thickness.

20. The flying disc of claim 19, wherein the first and second annular rings are made of a polymer material and the first and second axial thicknesses cooperate with the first and second inner diameters and first and second outer diameters to result in an overall weight of the flying disc between 1 ounce and 10 ounces.

21. The flying disc of claim 14, wherein the first annular ring and the second annular ring are made of a single piece of monolithically formed material.

22. The flying disc of claim 14, further comprising an inner layer formed around an inner periphery of the first annular ring and an inner periphery of the second annular ring, whereby the inner layer extends over a space between the inner periphery of the first annular ring and the inner periphery of the second annular ring.