Projectile and launcher toy

Details Projectile and launcher toy Projectile and launcher toy

1996-10-08

1998-03-10

Yu, Mickey

Amusement devices: toys

Aerodynamically supported or retarded

Glider

446 63, A63H 2701

Patent

active

057254109

DESCRIPTION:

BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to a toy composed of a projectile and a tube for launching the projectile into the air. The projectile of the invention has wings which are biased together when the projectile is within a tube but which open when the projectile is launched from the tube.
Devices are known for launching projectiles such as balls into the air. Examples of such devices are shown in U.S. Pat. No. 1,570,632 to Kideney, U.S. Pat. No. 1,008,073 to Sato, U.S. Pat. No. 3,589,349 to Parker, U.S. Pat. No. 734,752 to Ring and U.S. Pat. No. 1,585,446 to Warwick. These devices are composed of cups of various structures for receiving the balls. Handles are attached to the cups so that the cups may be held and swung through the air to propel the balls from the cups. The balls follow a generally arc-shaped trajectory as they travel through the air. It is primarily gravity that determines the trajectory.
The shape or structure can be varied so that air currents will have a significant bearing on the path that the projectile follows in the air. It has been found that if the projectile has wings which open when the projectile is launched, the projectile will soar in the air and will remain aloft for a significantly longer period of time than projectiles in the shape of balls.


SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The projectile of the subject invention has a pair of wings symmetrically disposed about a longitudinal axis. The wings are normally in a position for flying in which their leading edges extend outwardly at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis from a nose which defines the forward end of the projectile. Resilient means is provided for biasing the wings into the position for flying. The wings, by applying a force manually opposed to the biasing means, fold inwardly with resulting pivoting of the leading edges toward each other until the wings are in a pre-launching position. The projectile is launched into the air by means of a tube which is hollow and open at one end through which the projectile exits from the tube.


DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The projectile and launching tube of the invention are described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the projectile in position for flight;
FIG. 2 is a plan view of the projectile in position for flight;
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the projectile in the process of being folded to a pre-launching position;
FIG. 4 is view of the sides of the projectile opposite those shown in FIG. 3; and
FIG. 5 is a view of the projectile and launching tube, showing the manner in which the projectile is launched.
Like reference characters refer to like parts throughout the description of the drawings.


DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the projectile indicated generally 10 includes a pair of wings 12, 14 which are symmetrically disposed about a longitudinal axis 16--16. A nose 18 defines the forward end of the projectile and the leading edges 20, 22 of the wings extend outwardly from the nose at an oblique angle with respect to the longitudinal axis.
An elongated peripheral sleeve or pocket 24, 26 is disposed adjacent to each leading edge and a central sleeve 28 extends adjacent to the longitudinal axis. The sleeves may be composed of the same material as the wings and are attached to the wings by sewing, heat-sealing or by other suitable means. Tubes or rods 30, 32 and 34 are received in sleeves 24, 26 and 28 respectively as a means of reinforcing the projectile.
A wire 40 or other elongated resiliently deformable material is disposed at the forward end of the projectile. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the wire is composed of three segments 42, 44 and 46 which diverge from a common point of connection 48. The point of connection is adjacent to the nose of the projectile and each segment extends into and is frictionally secured to a separate reinforcing means.
The wire holds tube 34 such that its axis is offset from the imaginary plane in which the axes of tubes

REFERENCES:
patent: 3222816 (1965-12-01), Effinger, Jr. et al.

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