US 2010/0136873 A1 · Collapsible Toy Airplane

Abstract

A collapsible toy airplane reconfigurable between storage and use configurations. At least one spar member forms first and second wings and is coupled to a fuselage. The main body member and the at least one spar are formed from spring steel with an arcuate cross section whereby they can be reconfigured from a straight, substantially rigid disposition to a coiled configuration. A sheath of flexible material envelops the at least one spar member. The at least one spar member can be pivotable from a use configuration forming the first and second wings to a collapsed configuration substantially in-line with the main body member. The wings can be formed from first and second spar members, each pivotally coupled to the main body portion and each adjustable from a use configuration disposed at a dihedral angle to a collapsed, in-line configuration.

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Dependent claims

A collapsible toy airplane nondestructively and repeatably reconfigurable between a storage configuration and a use configuration, the toy airplane comprising:

a fuselage comprising an elongate main body member with a forward end, an aft end, and a body portion;
first and second wings coupled to the fuselage wherein each wing has a proximal end and a distal end and wherein the first and second wings are formed by at least one spar member;
wherein at least one of the main body member and the at least one spar member is nondestructively and repeatably reconfigurable between a first, use configuration and a second, coiled configuration.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Collapsible Toy Airplane

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Collapsible Toy Airplane

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Abstract

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