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US 12,551,812 B2Granted
Air driven toy
OwnerBradley H. Owen, Martin Alpertinventors
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Abstract
An air driven toy includes at least one connectible section that is removably couplable to an air flow generator to receive the object and defines at least one path for fluid flow through the at least one connectible section, wherein the air flow generator is configured to cause the object to be propelled through the at least one connectible section.
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An air driven toy comprising:
- an air flow generator, wherein the air flow generator includes a housing in which air flow is generated to provide a flow of fluid, the housing defining an inlet sized to receive an object, an inlet duct, and an outlet through which the object exits the housing, and contained within the housing are:
- a fluid flow generating device having an input coupled with the inlet duct and an output,
- a main tube having a first end coupled with the output of the fluid flow generating device and a second end coupled with the outlet of the housing;
- a branch tube having a first end coupled with the inlet sized to receive an object and a second end coupled with the main tube to form a junction.
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An air driven toy comprising:
- an air flow generator, wherein the air flow generator includes a housing in which air flow is generated to provide a flow of fluid, the housing defining an inlet sized to receive an object, an inlet duct, and an outlet through which the object exits the housing, and contained within the housing are:
- a fluid flow generating device having an input coupled with the inlet duct and an output,
- a main tube having a first end coupled with the output of the fluid flow generating device and a second end coupled with the outlet of the housing;
- a branch tube having a first end coupled with the inlet sized to receive an object and a second end coupled with the main tube to form a wye junction having an acute angle;
- a launch section removably fluidly coupled to the outlet of the air flow generator—and configured to launch the object into the air via the flow of fluid, the launch section defining a first opening removably couplable to the outlet of the air flow generator and a second opening terminating in open air and unconnected to any other component such that an object propelled through the launch section is launched into the air;
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- at least one connectible section that is removably coupled between the air flow generator and the launch section for receiving the object from the air flow generator, the at least one connectible section defining at least one path for fluid flow through the at least one connectible section, wherein the air flow generator is configured to cause the object to be propelled through the at least one connectible section,
- wherein the air flow generator further comprises a battery disposed in the housing and configured to provide power to the air flow generator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.