US 4,064,647 AGranted

Catapult launched model glider

OwnerJerome H. Lemelsoninventor

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Abstract

A flying toy in the form of a large, lightweight glider and a launcher therefore. In one form, the glider is formed of a lightweight cellular plastic and contains a rigid plastic attachment or insert connected to its body and defining a hook or retainer for the end of a loop of rubber band which is connected to the launcher and is released upon the pulling of a trigger. In a particular form the launcher is composed of an elongated rod shaped guideway containing left and right hand grips located respectively at the central portion of the guideway and near the rear end thereof with a trigger means pivotally supported by the rear grip and connected to an arm adapted to urge the hook shaped fitting of the glider out of a retaining portion of the launcher to permit the tensioned rubber band to forwardly propel the glider along and away from the launcher.

Claims5

Dependent claims

A flying toy comprising in combination:

a model aircraft in the configuration of a glider formed of cellular plastic material of relatively low density,
a retaining device comprising an elongated spine-like member which extends along and is at least partially embedded within the cellular plastic of said glider and is shaped with a protrusion, said retaining device being formed of a material having a substantially greater density and strength than the cellular plastic material forming said glider,
said retaining device being secured to said glider along the bottom portion thereof,
a launching device containing an elongated support for said glider and retaining means for engaging and retaining said protrusion of said retaining device attached to said glider,
a loop of rubber band material secured to said launching device,
retaining means forming part of said glider and adapted to be retained within said loop of rubber band material in a manner whereby, when said retaining device of said glider and said retaining means of said launching device are operatively engaged, said rubber band material will be pulled in tension backwardly along said launching device and will exert a force on said glider, and
release means in the form of a movable member movably supported by said launching device and manually movable from a first position to a second position whereby, when moved to said second position, said release means will urge said retaining device of said glider away from said retaining means of said launching device and will permit the tensioned rubber band to catapult said glider forwardly along said elongated support and to propel said glider forwardly and upwardly of said launching device.

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