Submersible gliding toy
AssigneeDaniel J. Geery
InventorDaniel J. Geery
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Abstract
The system is a type of gliding device capable of gliding through different mediums, such as water. The body of the gliding device is comprised of buoyant material and is ideally chosen based on the best material to utilize the hydrographic printing process. The body encourages the system to rise in water and wings extend from the body and resist vertical motion providing little resistance to forward motion. A third wing may extend from the distal end of the body and have a rudder pivotably connected thereto, allowing a user to manipulate the flight path of the system through the water while the system slowly rises to the surface.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- a hydrodynamic body having a density less than water,
- a wing assembly separate from the body and coupled to the body, the wing assembly comprising;
- an aperture extending through a portion of the wing assembly, wherein the aperture comprises at least one notch;
- wherein the wing assembly extends in a first plane;
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- a rudder extending from and coupled to the wing assembly, wherein the rudder extends in a plane parallel to the first plane;
- wherein the rudder pivotally couples to the wing assembly.
A system capable of gliding in water or air, comprising:
- a hydrodynamic body having a density less than water,
- a wing assembly coupled to the body, the wing assembly comprising a single continual piece of material separate from the body, the wing assembly comprising;
- a first wing extending laterally from the body, a second wing extending laterally from the body and opposite the first wing, and a third wing extending distally from the body, the third wing having a first aperture therethrough;
- wherein the wing assembly extends in a first plane;
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- a rudder extending from and pivotably coupled to the third wing, the rudder having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end having a second aperture therethrough in alignment with the first aperture of the third wing, and a connector extending through the first aperture and the second aperture;
- wherein the rudder extends in a plane parallel to the first plane and is configured to rotate in plane parallel to the first plane, and wherein the rudder comprises one or more fins.
A system capable of gliding in water or air, comprising:
- a hydrodynamic body having a density less than water,
- a wing assembly separate from but coupled to the body through a transverse channel cut partially through the body from the back end towards the front end, the wing assembly comprising;
- a first wing extending laterally from the body, a second wing extending laterally from the body and opposite the first wing;
- wherein the wing assembly extends in a first plane;
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- a rudder extending from a third wing, the rudder having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the rudder extends in a plane parallel to the first plane, wherein the rudder is pivotally coupled to the third wing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.