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US 3,955,817 AGranted
Toy boomerang
AssigneeSpiral Productions, Inc.
InventorJames E. Davis
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Abstract
A toy boomerang having a hub and four wings extending therefrom, the wings having downwardly extending lifting surface at wing tips. A rim extends around the boomerang, coupling together the wing tips. A stabilizing axle extends downward from the hub.
Claims1
A boomerang comprising:
- a hub region;
- four elongated wing members extending outward from said hub region and being angularly spaced 90.degree. apart in the same general plane, each comprising:
- an upper convex surface and lower concave surface formed between leading and trailing edges, the combination of said surfaces providing lift and the concave lower surface providing a longitudinal channel extending between the hub region and the outer end region of a wing member, and
- a downwardly inclined region at the outer end of said channel of each wing member closing at the end of each channel and providing a downward movement of air and thus providing additional lift to said boomerang;
- at least one rib extending outward from said hub region along the bottom surface of each said wing member;
- a rim extending around the periphery of the boomerang, interconnecting outer end regions of said wing members;
- and
- a stabilizing axle attached to said hub region and extending downward in a direction generally perpendicular to the general plane of said wing members for providing an orienting force causing the boomerang to be rotated in flight to a horizontal operating plane with said stabilizing axle pointing downward following the boomerang being launched in a vertical plane.
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