Patent · US Expired

Flying saucer toy

US4065873A · kind A · utility

46Cited by
7References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateAug 30, 1976
Grant dateJan 3, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 30, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF02B75/34
  • WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The hollow, molded plastic annular body of a flying saucer toy includes integrally molded circumferentially spaced tetrahedrons projecting outwardly from the lower wall radially external of the body central opening and pitched in opposition to the propeller to stabilize the saucer during flight and promote a rapid rotation of the annular body in a direction opposite to that of the propeller.

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