Amusement devices: toys – Aerodynamically supported or retarded – Having motor-driven propeller
Patent
1993-08-09
1995-03-07
DeMille, Danton D.
Amusement devices: toys
Aerodynamically supported or retarded
Having motor-driven propeller
446 65, 446429, A63H 2714, A63H 2722
Patent
active
053952758
ABSTRACT:
A toy airplane and launcher assembly comprises a rubber band powered toy airplane having a propeller at its front end, a winding coupler disposed at its rear end, and a pair longitudinally aligned sleeves mounted to its belly. A rubber band extends between the propeller shaft and the winding coupler shaft. A pistol-shaped launcher includes a handle and with an elongated guide rod extending therefrom. The guide rod is sized to be received through the aligned sleeves of the airplane to mount the plane on the launcher and a latch releasable latches the plane in place when the guide rod is fully received through the sleeves. A coil spring extends about the guide rod and is progressively compressed as the plane is mounted on the launcher to catapult the plane from the launcher when the latch is released. A manually operated winding mechanism is mounted in the launcher handle and includes a winding coupler that is positioned to engage and mate with the airplane's coupler head when the plane is mounted to the launcher. The winding mechanism can then be operated to rotate the mated couplers and thus wind the plane's rubber band before the plane is projected from the launcher.
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Applewhite John T.
Johnson Lonnie
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