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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338016 | Multi-grommet retained slider for parachutes A reefing slider for providing improved line management and canopy deployment characteristics of a ram air inflated airfoil type canopy. During initial descent of the parachute the slider, secured by fastening elements, is held against the canopy in the upper reefin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 6902460 | Hand-thrown toy parachute and method of manufacturing the same A hand-thrown toy parachute has a canopy. A hollow stick is suspended from the canopy by a plurality of rigging lines substantially at the center of the canopy. A weight is enclosed in the hollow stick to be movable back and forth in the longitudinal direction of th... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6713313 | Field emission arrays and method of fabricating emitter tips and corresponding resistors thereof with a single mask A method for fabricating field emission arrays employs a single mask to define emitter tips, their corresponding resistors, and, optionally, conductive lines. One or more material layers from which the emitter tips and resistors will be defined are formed over and l... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6503119 | Parachute toy 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 leadi... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6478648 | Toy rocket with parachute hatch release A rocket (10) is disclosed having a body (11) with a bay (13) therein and hatch (16) which is movable between a bay opened position and a bay closed position by a spring biased hinge (19). The hatch is coupled to a two stage catch (29). A parachute (23) i... | 11/12/2002 |
| 5503584 | Parachute toy A parachuting stuffed toy defined by a body having a head disposed at the top end thereof, a pair of legs extending outwardly from the bottom end thereof, a pair of arms extending outwardly below said head, and having an external skin wrapped around an el... | 04/02/1996 |
| 5407375 | Toy rocket with velocity dependent chute release A toy rocket with velocity dependent chute release comprises an elongated generally cylindrical fuselage formed with a cavity along one side. The cavity is sized to receive and contain a folded parachute. An elongated hatch is hingedly attached to the fus... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5286033 | Parachute game and target A parachute game includes a hand-tossable parachute assembly that is held by a player and is tossed at a target hoop. The parachute assembly comprises at least one hemispherical canopy attached to a body portion by a number of conically arrayed cords. The... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5120081 | Parachute and skate apparatus A parachute assembly is utilized in combination with a skate pair, wherein the skate pair is mounted by an individual and the individual supports the parachute assembly. The parachute assembly includes a flexible canopy, including a peripheral substantial... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5098109 | Parachute game A parachute game includes a hand-tossable parachute assembly that is held by a player and is tossed at a target hoop. The parachute assembly comprises at least one hemispherical canopy attached to a body portion by a number of conically arrayed cords. The... | 03/24/1992 |
| 4840598 | Amusement projectile device An amusement projectile device includes a hollow body and head and tail portions, characterized in that the hollow body is formed of a pair of body sections hinged together at one end for movement between closed and open positions. The body includes a pai... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4440366 | Parachute control apparatus A parachute control apparatus for enabling control of an unmanned slave parachute from a manned simultaneously descending parachute is described. The apparatus includes two hand held master controllers each comprising a body and a thumb operable reciproca... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4424643 | Toy parachute release mechanism An improved release mechanism for detachably connecting a secondary flight device to a toy parachute which is attached to a kite string and which is then, after traveling up the string with the wind, released from the string for free flight to the ground.... | 01/10/1984 |
| 4079542 | Parachute toy A parachute toy has flexible shrouds molded of a single piece of resin material connecting the shrouds together at their lower ends where they are attached to a body. The upper ends of the shrouds are freely separable and are formed with headed snap faste... | 03/21/1978 |
