U.S. patent number 3,738,053 [Application Number 05/188,154] was granted by the patent office on 1973-06-12 for flying saucer toy.
Invention is credited to John T. Camarota.
United States Patent |
3,738,053 |
Camarota |
June 12, 1973 |
FLYING SAUCER TOY
Abstract
A toy device. This device includes a hand-launching element
having an elevatible sleeve freely carried upon a convoluted member
which when the sleeve is raised will cause a plastic toy vehicle to
rotate and become air borne.
Inventors: |
Camarota; John T.
(Philadelphia, PA) |
Family
ID: |
22691963 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/188,154 |
Filed: |
October 12, 1971 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
446/47;
446/43 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A63H
33/18 (20130101); A63H 27/14 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A63H
27/14 (20060101); A63H 27/00 (20060101); A63H
33/00 (20060101); A63H 33/18 (20060101); A63h
027/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;46/85,66,63,74D |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Mancene; Louis G.
Assistant Examiner: Lever; J. Q.
Claims
What I now claim is:
1. In an amusement device including a convoluted launching stick, a
handle carried at one end of said stick to enable said stick to be
gripped manually by one hand of an operator, a sleeve slidable
axially on said stick and capable of being gripped manually by the
other hand of the operator, an airborne vehicle engageable with
said convoluted launching stick and displaceable axially thereon
when said sleeve is displaced away from saix handle, said axial
displacement of said sleeve causing said vehicle to rotate about
said stick as it advances axially, the improvement wherein said
vehicle includes raised upper and lower dome surfaces forming a
circular junction therebetween, an annular peripheral flange
extending outwardly from said vehicle at said junction, and a
plurality of circumferentially spaced openings in said flange with
said openings extending in a direction parallel to the rotational
axis of said vehicle for emitting a sound upon rotation of said
vehicle and displacement through the air.
Description
This invention relates to toys and more particularly to a toy that
may take flight.
It is therefore the primary purpose of this invention to provide a
flying saucer toy which will include a hand-held stick-like element
having a continuous convoluted surface which will enable the
plastic member of saucer shaped configuration to rotate and become
airborne as it is elevated on the stick component of the
device.
Another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the type
described which will have handle grip means on one end of the stick
portion for holding the device in the hand of the user, and a
sleeve member is freely carried upon the convoluted stick member
and is held between the fingers of the other hand of the user while
the user elevates the sleeve, the sleeve being in abuttment with
the under side of the saucer member will cause the saucer member to
rotate at high speed as it is being lifted away from the stick, and
thus the saucer member will become airborne.
Still another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the
type described which will have openings along the flanged outer
periphery, the openings providing a means of enabling air to be
passed therethrough to cause a hum, whistle or other type noise
desired.
Yet another object of this invention is to provide a toy of the
type described which when rotated and lifted away from the stick
portion will have the necessary aerodynamic qualities that will
enable it to soar as it rotates.
Other objects of the present invention are to provide a flying
saucer toy which is simple in design, inexpensive to manufacture,
rugged in construction, easy to use and efficient in operation.
These and other objects will become readily evident upon a study of
the following specification together with the accompanying drawing
wherein:
FIG. 1 is a vertical view of the present invention showing the
hands of the user in phantom lines; the device being shown in
elevation; and
FIG. 2 shows the device in operation.
According to this invention, a flying saucer toy 10 is shown
including a stock 11 of plastic or wood material having continuous
convolutions 12 along its length and a handle 13 is fixedly secured
to one end of stick 11 so as to be grasped by the user's hand 14.
The user's other hand 15 engages the sleeve 16 which is freely and
slideably carried upon stick 11. The under side 17 of the hollow
plastic saucer vehicle 18 rests on the upper extremity of the
sleeve 16 prior to launching the vehicle 18. The opening 19 through
the center of vehicle 18 engages with the convolutions 12 in order
that the vehicle 18 will rotate when it is lifted by means of the
sleeve 16. The outer peripheral flange 20 of annular configuration
is provided with a plurality of equally spaced apart openings 21
which when vehicle 18 is rotated by means of the convolutions 12
the openings 21 will cause air to be passed therethrough and will
emit a humming, whistling or other sound desired, depending upon
the shape of the openings.
It shall be noted that the flange 20 structure may be modified so
as to carry components that will emit a particular sound.
In use, sleeve 16 when raised by hand 15 will cause vehicle 18 to
rotate at high speed as it is being elevated away from the stick 11
and when vehicle 18 becomes airborne it will soar in flight while
emitting sound caused by air passing through the openings 21 of the
flange 20.
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