Propulsion apparatus for a model of a flying object
AssigneeSlidex Corporation
InventorJiro Ozeki
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Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus for displaying a model of a flying object in a flying condition. By the propulsion of powerless models of flying objects through a circular path under an external power source, the aerodynamic characteristics of the model of the flying object cause the model to be lifted into a flying condition. The apparatus is useful for observing the flight stability of a model of a flying object and as a promotional display for models of flying objects. A driving device is used to rotate the model through a flight path. A transparent hanging line connects the model to the propulsion device.
Claims6
A propulsion apparatus for a flying object, said propulsion apparatus comprising:
- a base;
- a telescopic shaft extending from said base;
- drive means for rotating said shaft about its longitudinal axis;
- an arm connected to said shaft at a center of said arm;
- a transparent hanging line connected at one end to said arm;
- connecting means for connecting the other end of said hanging line to an upper surface of a body of the flying object;
- and
- said hanging line being connected to said arm through a clip-on assembly, said clip-on assembly including a clamping clip body, two parallel slats secured to clamping sections of said clip body and engaging with said arm, a mounting plate secured to a handle section of said clip body, a bar-shaped member having holes for said hanging line at opposite ends thereof and rotatably secured to said mounting plate so as to change an angle between said arm and said bar-shaped member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.