Amusement devices: toys – Operated by relatively moving fluid or pressure differential – Including motorized fan
Patent
1993-09-02
1996-10-15
Hafer, Robert A.
Amusement devices: toys
Operated by relatively moving fluid or pressure differential
Including motorized fan
180116, A63H 3340
Patent
active
055649637
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to a toy supported by a self-generated air-cushion. The toy has a platform, a pillow, a fan and a motor to drive the fan. The platform sits above the pillow. The fan and its motor are located centrally and substantially within the pillow and close to the surface over which the toy hovers. The fan draws air into the pillow and expels air through perforations in a bottom sheet of the pillow. This generates an air-cushion between the pillow and a surface over which the toy hovers. The air-cushion enables the toy to glide along the surface upon application of an external force, such as a push from a child's hand. The platform supports a figure which can be a real or animated character.
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"Making A Model Air Sled," Popular Science, May 1960, pp. 156-158 by Harry Walton.
See attached excerpt of brochure of H.K. Toys (Jan. 1992; Jun. 1992; Dec. 1992 p. 43, p. 337).
Carlson Jeffrey D.
Gray Brian W.
Hafer Robert A.
Hunt John C.
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