Cup insulating sleeve flying cylindrical toy attachment
OwnerReid Lopatkainventor
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Abstract
An aerial toy is formed by coupling a ring to an insulating sleeve used with disposable paper cups. The ring is attached to the smaller diameter conical end of the insulator sleeve creating a flying gyroscope. The flight of the toy is protracted due to the airfoil characteristics of the tubular body and is thrown like a football for distance, accuracy, fun and competition.
Claims6
1-14. (canceled)
A ring for use with a disposable paperboard insulating cup sleeve, the sleeve being foldable and having a collapsed folded condition and an unfolded open condition, the sleeve having an open larger diameter conical end and an open smaller diameter conical end, the ring comprising:
- a leading edge;
- an outer wall and an inner wall, said outer wall and the inner wall each having an outside surface and an inside surface, said inside surface of said outer wall and said inside surface of said inner wall defining a channel therebetween for receiving and frictionally retaining one of the two ends of the open sleeve;
- and
- wherein the ring and the cup holder disengage for sleeve disposal.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.