Flying toy
OwnerDavid Ben-Hadorinventor
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Abstract
A launcher (20) for a flying object, such as a boomerang (21), having a body that includes a plurality of wings (31). The launcher includes a stop (23), against which the object rests at a point (27) on its body. A moving member (25) engages one of the wings of the object so as to impart forward motion thereto, such that the object is propelled forward from the launcher with a rotational moment about the stop. The boomerang is preferably made from a sheet (50) of material which is cut to form the plurality of wings, joined at a vertex (28), wherein one or more of the wings are folded to produce lift flaps (34, 35).
Claims21
A launcher for a flying object having a body that includes a plurality of wings, the launcher comprising:
- a stop, against which the object rests at a point on its body;
- and
- a moving member, which engages one of the wings of the object so as to impart forward motion thereto, such that the object is propelled forward from the launcher with a rotational motion about the stop.
A launcher according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the flying object comprises a boomerang.
A launcher for a flying object, comprising:
- a sheet of resilient material, defining a plane on which the object rests before launching;
- and
- a moving member, formed by folding a portion of the sheet, which engages the object and which is pulled back and then released so as to impart forward motion to the object.
A flying toy, comprising a substantially flat sheet of material which is cut to form a plurality of wings joined at a vertex, wherein one or more of the wings are folded to produce lift flaps.
A method for producing a flying toy from a substantially flat sheet of material, comprising:
- cutting the material to form a plurality of wings joined at a vertex;
- and
- folding one or more of the wings to form lift flaps.
A method for producing a launcher for a flying object, comprising:
- cutting a sheet of resilient material so as to define a planar portion on which the object rests before launching and a movable portion;
- and
- preparing one or more folds in the sheet, along which the movable portion of the sheet is folded to produce a moving member, which engages the object and which is pulled back and then released so as to impart forward motion to the object.
A method for launching a flying object having a body that includes a plurality of wings, the method comprising:
- resting the object against a stop at a point on the body of the object;
- and
- bringing a moving member into engagement with one of the wings of the object so as to impart forward motion thereto, such that the object is launched with a rotational motion about the stop.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.