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US 10,894,219 B1Granted
Finger flying hover toy
OwnerDavid Thomas Parker, Jacob Thomas Parker +1inventors
InventorsDavid Thomas Parker, Jacob Thomas Parker, Joshua David Parker
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Abstract
A flying toy system capable of independently hovering at a programmable height and respond to the manipulations and/or actions of one or more users through their fingers or similar digit extensions, all while continuing an autonomous flight regime.
Claims5
A hand controlled flying toy comprising:
- a frame,
- a finger engagement port, well, dock, tab, post, ring, or cavity with top and/or bottom elements linked to said frame and having spatially defined finger insertion dimensions in height, length, width and/or radius, so that frictional contact can occur concurrently with fingertip(s) and with the upper phalangeal regions below the proximal interphalangeal joint(s) of inserted hand digit(s);
- one or more mounted electric motors mechanically linked to one or more spinning propeller(s), including required circuitry, gyroscope(s), accelerometer(s) and/or magnetometer(s), integrated with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), flight controller, electronic speed controller and/or any other necessary component(s) required for stabilized hover flight;
- one or more mechanical component(s) for attachment connecting said finger port, dock, tab, post, ring, well, or cavity in an upward orientation onto top-side of rotocopter so that finger insertion and gripping can occur from top of the flying toy assembly;
- one or more sensors mounted on said flying toy oriented for detection of external object surfaces and integrated into said flight controller for thrust control modulation;
- a power switch and/or sensor(s) to turn on engine propeller(s) to activate and/or facilitate flying mode;
- and
- wherein the attachment of deck to the frame occurs securely in such a way as to not allow rotation of said deck relative to said frame.
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A hand controlled flying toy comprising:
- a frame,
- a finger engagement port, well, dock, tab, post, ring, or cavity with top and/or bottom elements linked to said frame and having spatially defined finger insertion dimensions in height, length, width and/or radius, so that frictional contact can occur concurrently with fingertip(s) and with the upper phalangeal regions below the proximal interphalangeal joint(s) of inserted hand digit(s);
- one or more mounted electric motors mechanically linked to one or more spinning propeller(s), including required circuitry, gyroscope(s), accelerometer(s) and/or magnetometer(s), integrated with an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), flight controller, electronic speed controller and/or any other necessary component(s) required for stabilized hover flight;
- one or more mechanical component(s) for attachment connecting said finger port, dock, tab, post, ring, well, or cavity in an upward orientation onto top-side of rotocopter so that finger insertion and gripping can occur from top of the flying toy assembly;
- one or more sensors mounted on said flying toy oriented for detection of external object surfaces and integrated into said flight controller for thrust control modulation;
- a power switch and/or sensor(s) to turn on engine propeller(s) to activate and/or facilitate flying mode;
- and
- wherein the attachment mode of finger port deck to the frame or rotocopter allows for horizontal rotation of said deck plane relative to frame or rotocopter.
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A method for using a hand controlled flying toy comprising;
- placing one or more fingers within port top of deck attached to rotocopter;
- activating electric engine propeller(s) to levitate toy assembly in a stabilized hover flight;
- placing at least one finger within the port on deck of levitating toy, enabling frictional contact and mechanical engagement of toy assembly thereby facilitating hand movement control of flying toy in horizontal and vertical directions;
- using one or more contacting fingers within port to control and actuate the airborne flight movements of hovering toy by body motion of hand, wrist, arm, and/or walking, including the optional spinning of said toy assembly horizontally around an axis defined by contacting finger, or without finger contact through central z-axis of hovering toy;
- and
- hand/arm directing the finger-contacted hover toy to careen, bounce, and/or slide off external objects.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.