Parachute toy
US6503119B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H33/20
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A rectangular shaped parachute toy, designed to suggest a modern day parafoil, but constructed with a single fabric layer canopy, for simplicity and more rapid opening of the chute. This invention, incorporates the use of two oversized shrouds, each leading up to a section of lightweight mesh, which distributes the forces that each shroud imparts on the canopy, and thereby offers a child an easy to use parachute toy, that is nearly impossible to tangle, a problem commonly found in most parachute toys. The rectangular shape of the canopy and offset attachment of the shrouds results in a parachute toy, which is directional and easy to control. As the parachute descends, it travels forward in the direction that the figure is facing and turns in the direction of a shortened shroud.
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