Mechanical flying toy
OwnerStuart Kessler, Matthew Nuccio +1inventors
InventorsStuart Kessler, Matthew Nuccio, Christopher Nuccio
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Abstract
A flying toy includes a chassis, a rotor and an elastic rope. The chassis has a first mass includes a first pair of wings extending therefrom. The rotor is rotatably connected to the chassis. The rotor has a second mass larger than the first mass of the chassis, and the rotor includes a second pair of wings extending therefrom. The elastic rope is positioned in the chassis and configured to pivotably couple the chassis to the rotor. The elastic rope is operative to impart a torque to the rotor.
Claims20
A flying toy, comprising:
- a chassis having a first mass, the chassis including a first pair of wings extending therefrom;
- a rotor having a second mass larger than the first mass of the chassis, the rotor being rotatably connected to the chassis, the rotor including a second pair of wings extending therefrom;
- an elastic rope positioned in the chassis and configured to pivotably couple the chassis to the rotor and operative to impart a torque to the rotor.
A mechanical flying toy comprising:
- a chassis including:
- a first longitudinal spar and a second longitudinal spar spaced apart from the first longitudinal spar thereby defining a gap therebetween;
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- a first pair of wings, each wing of the first pair of wings extending from either the first or second longitudinal spar;
- a rotor rotatably connected to the chassis, the rotor including:
- a second pair of wings;
- a first lateral spar extending from a first side of the rotor configured to support a first wing of the second pair of wings;
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- a second lateral spar extending from a second side of the rotor configured to support a second wing of the second pair of wings;
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- an elastic rope positioned in the gap of the chassis and configured to maintain the rotor rotatably connected to the chassis;
- wherein a center of mass of the flying toy is located within the rotor.
The flying toy of claim 19, wherein the rotor has a rotor length and the chassis has a chassis length larger than the rotor length.
A flying toy comprising:
- a chassis having a first length and a first mass, the chassis including:
- a first longitudinal spar and a second longitudinal spar spaced apart from the first longitudinal spar thereby defining a gap therebetween,
- a first pair of wings, each wing of the first pair of wings extending from either the first or second longitudinal spar;
- a first hook extending forward from an aft end of the chassis and into the gap;
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- a receptacle disposed at a forward end of the chassis;
- a rotor operatively coupled to the chassis, the rotor having a second length and a second mass, the rotor including:
- a second pair of wings;
- a first lateral spar extending from a first side of the rotor configured to support a first wing of the second pair of wings;
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- a second lateral spar extending from a second side of the rotor configured to support a second wing of the second pair of wings;
- a light, and a battery in electrical communication therewith;
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- a second hook having a shaft configured to be received by the receptacle, the second hook extending aft and into the gap, the hook freely rotatable within the receptacle about the shaft;
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- an elastic rope positioned in the gap of the chassis and coupled to the first and second hooks;
- wherein a center of mass of the flying toy is located within the rotor;
- wherein the first length is larger than the second length;
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- wherein the second mass is larger than the first mass.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.