Amusement devices: toys – Aerodynamically supported or retarded – Glider
Patent
1988-01-22
1988-12-13
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Aerodynamically supported or retarded
Glider
446 34, 273425, 244 34A, 244153R, A63H 2700, A63H 2708, A63B 5700, B64C 500
Patent
active
047907886
ABSTRACT:
An aerial toy comprising a body having a leading edge and a trailing edge, and comprising a flexible, resilient, thin wall sail or airfoil extending forward from the trailing edge; a relatively thick, relatively rigid peripheral ring at the leading edge, the toy having a ratio of body length to body diameter of between 1:1.25 and 1:1.35; a ratio of body diameter to leading edge thickness of about 30:1; a ratio of ring length to overall body length of about 1:3.66; and a ratio of leading end weight to trailing end weight of 2.2:1.
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Hafer Robert A.
Muir D. Neal
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