Patent
1975-03-21
1977-03-22
McNeill, G.E.
A63H 2714
Patent
active
040128652
ABSTRACT:
A toy airplane of foldable sheet material which is constructed to glide through the air with a horizontal velocity component after being released in the air above a predetermined starting velocity. A wing and body section of the airplane may be constructed of two separate sheets of foldable sheet material, with one of the sheets forming a substantial part of the body section extending through a slot in the other sheet which forms a substantial portion of the wing section. The sheets forming the wing and body sections are clamped in position with respect to one another by paper staples extending through the sheets. One preferred embodiment of the airplane includes a launching hook securely attached to the sheets forming the wing and body section, which launching hook is also formed of a sheet of foldable sheet material clamped into position by the staples connecting the wing and body sections to one another. Another preferred embodiment includes a holding mechanism including a rubber band or cut-out detents for detachably holding a rocket engine in position under the airplane wing and body section. An improved plastic launching device is provided which includes a relatively rigid portion formed of either folded together and stapled foldable sheet material preferred or a solid plastic bar, each of these rigid members having holes at opposite ends thereof for accommodating endless rubber bands. The method of constructing the airplane includes the cutting out of the various pattern parts from the foldable sheet material, including the cutting of the slot, forming of crease lines along the desired fold lines for the airplane configuration, folding the flat sheets into the desired airplane configuration, and stapling the respective sheets together. The airplane can also be in kit form.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3768198 (1973-10-01), Fields
patent: 3885343 (1975-05-01), Fields
Cutting Robert F.
McNeill G.E.
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