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US 2003/0153234 A1Published application
Aerodynamic sound-emitting amusement device
OwnerWilliam V. Hartman, Ralph P. Shaw JR.inventors
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Abstract
An amusement device toy in the shape of a flying saucer disk having aero-dynamically shaped whistle structures for emitting different tones when the disk is thrown into the air, mounted symmetrically on the periphery of the disk. The size of the whistle air chambers may be varied or the openings for admitting air displaced at different angles to obtain the different tones, while the aero-dynamic shape of the whistle assures laminar flow of air over the whistle entry for increased air flow.
Claims15
A saucer-shaped flying toy amusement device to be sailed through the air and rotated about an axis of rotation, comprising:
- a circular central disk having an upper surface and a lower surface and a depending rim positioned concentrically about the central disk and having an outer surface;
- a curved transition portion positioned between the central disk and the rim, said transition portion having a slightly convex upper surface which provides a smooth transition between the upper surface of the central disk and the outer surface of the rim;
- a plurality of pneumatically-operated whistle devices projecting above said convex upper surface and symmetrically spaced about the axis of rotation of said circular central disk and each whistle device having a whistle chamber comprising a substantially hemispherical hollow body extending below the lower portion of said central disk and having an aerodynamically shaped, wing-like cross-section upper portion with an elongated slot forming an aperture located above the upper surface of said central disk adjacent the leading edge of said upper portion facing in the direction of rotation of said disk, said hollow body extending outwardly from the toy into the air, said aperture being aligned so that, when the toy is rotated the whistle device is intermittently operated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.