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Toy glider system

US4531323A · kind A · utility

3Cited by
10References
7Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 23, 1983
Grant dateJul 30, 1985
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 23, 2003

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63H27/00
  • WIPO fieldFurniture, games
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A hand propelled air glider type aerodynamic toy. The toy includes an elongated fuselage, a nosepiece which acts as a balance weight, a flat plastic or styrofoam member with an offset cutout which acts as the wings of the device, and a wing adjuster which secures the wing to the fuselage. The wing adjuster slidably accepts the fuselage to provide adjustments of the wing for different flight characteristics. The plastic fuselage passes through the cutout of the wing member thereby causing a slight upturn of the rear portion of the wing. The combination of the wing cutout and the angle of the wing construction with respect to the fuselage gives the device its aerodynamic properties.

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