Class 446/62 - Having folding wing

Subclass of Class 446 - Amusement devices: toys
Definition: Device wherein one section of the airfoil is swingably mounted
No. of patents: 37
Last issue date: 01/17/2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8096848	Collapsible toy airplane A collapsible toy airplane reconfigurable between storage and use configurations. At least one spar member forms first and second wings and is coupled to a fuselage. The main body member and the at least one spar are formed from spring steel with an arcuate cross se...	01/17/2012
7811151	Toy airplane with foldable wings and a switch to activate a plane propeller A toy airplane with foldable wings. The wings can be folded before being launched by a launcher. When the toy airplane is launched the wind pressure maintains the wings in the folded position. When the toy airplane reaches a certain reduced speed, springs of the toy...	10/12/2010
7232092	Flying vehicle-launching apparatus and method A flying vehicle-launching apparatus and method for launching a winged flying vehicle by accelerating the vehicle in a predetermined direction includes a flying vehicle-supporting platform, a guide device, and a driving device. The flying vehicle-supporting platform...	06/19/2007
7204463	Balancer device for hanging article A balancer device, which is adapted for incorporating with a hanging article having two sidewalls, a front side, and an opposed rear side facing towards a supporting surface, includes two balancing wings each having an inner end, and two connecting units provided at...	04/17/2007
7182666	Wing-attachment mechanism for a model airplane A mechanism for attaching a wing to a fuselage of a model airplane. The mechanism includes a mounting base, a wing bolt, a retaining device that holds the wing bolt in the mounting base, and a flexible support member positioned between the retaining device and the m...	02/27/2007
7097137	Launch and recovery system for unmanned aerial vehicles A method of launching and retrieving a UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) (10). The preferred method of launch involves carrying the UAV (10) up to altitude using a parasail (8) similar to that used to carry tourists aloft. The UAV is dropped and pic...	08/29/2006
7037164	Flying toy apparatus A flying toy apparatus is provided. The flying toy apparatus typically includes a body having an elongate channel formed therein, the channel extending in a longitudinal direction along the body. The flying toy apparatus also typically includes an elastic launch mem...	05/02/2006
6599160	Novelties having spring supported appendages A novelty item having extending appendages which are supported by springs so as to impart life-like movement thereto....	07/29/2003
6280280	Jumping toy vehicle A remotely controllable toy surface vehicle has the capability of deploying wings on command and to attain flight in the absence of any air interactive propulsion mechanism. In an alternate embodiment of the invention, the fixed wings are first pitched to...	08/28/2001
6102765	Toy glider Improved toy glider having folding wings and incorporating improved release mechanisms which increase the initial height achievable by the glider by preventing early transition of the folding wings from a launch configuration to a glide configuration. The...	08/15/2000
6056617	Sidewise channeled projectile for sidewise advance during rotation around its length A light-weight yet sufficiently dense object made of reasonably rigid material for throwing and catching, having an elongated main body section (12) dividing congruent angled sections (20a & 20b) on either side. Each angled section containing a plurality ...	05/02/2000
6048246	Toy glider An improved toy glider having folding wings is retained in a launch configuration during launch by at least one wrappable retaining member. The at least one wrappable retaining member is wrapped around the glider during launch and prevents early deploymen...	04/11/2000
6048247	Main wing positioning and release system for a toy aircraft A main wing positioning and release system particularly adapted for use with a toy or model aircraft, includes a wing positioning bracket upon the axial centerline of the aircraft, the bracket having projecting elements directed upwardly from the centerli...	04/11/2000
6027391	CD ROM model kit and method of use A kit for assisting in the fabrication of a model is disclosed. Such kit includes a compact disk positionable within the computer for being read and for the issuing of commands to the printer in response to input from a user. The compact disk includes a p...	02/22/2000
5934967	Self-actuating spreading apparatus An apparatus which transforms itself from one form to another. The apparatus comprises a body having a first rotatable leg and a second rotatable leg mounted thereon. When placed in motion, the apparatus is in its first form. First and second links are ro...	08/10/1999
5901926	Collapsible flying structures A collapsible flying structure includes an enclosed resilient frame member having a folded and an unfolded orientation, a panel covering the resilient frame member to form the flying structure when the frame member is in the unfolded orientation, and a co...	05/11/1999
5766055	Model glider having position-variable wings The present invention relates to a model glider having position-variable wings wherein the installation angle of the main wings of the model glider can be freely adjusted within a certain limit by a user, thus providing optimum flight. The model glider ac...	06/16/1998
5725410	Projectile and launcher toy A toy is composed of a projectile and a tube for launching the projectile into the air. The projectile has a pair of wings symmetrically disposed about a longitudinal axis. The leading edge of the wings normally extend outwardly at an oblique angle from a...	03/10/1998
5423706	Toy aircraft glider with rotating and folding wings A toy aircraft glider for launching by a slingshot, having two-axis wing retraction for improved launch height and wing stability, internally-mounted wing deployment springs for improved toy life, the ability to eject smaller toys while airborne to enhanc...	06/13/1995
5324222	Ultra-soft, ultra-elastic airfoils A novel rotating aerodynamic toy comprising a ultra-elastic gel airfoil which is suitable for launch in light or heavy wind conditions and capable of performing various aerodynamic effects including climb, stall, return, straight-line flight and other aer...	06/28/1994
5299966	Projectile toy apparatus A projectile toy includes an elongate body having an internal cavity, to include wing plates that are arranged for pivotment from a first position positioned within the cavity to a second position directed exteriorly of the cavity in a timed relationship ...	04/05/1994
5284454	Toy helicopter A toy helicopter device is disclosed which is capable of a projected nose up ascent and a helicopter nose down descent. The device has a streamlined two dimensional main body comprising a nose, stem, and tail portion. The tail portion is hingedly connecte...	02/08/1994
5045012	Reconfigurable toy glider A toy glider has an elongated fuselage having a longitudinal axis in the normal horizontal flight attitude, a nose section and a tail section having airfoil portions in horizontal and vertical planes. The fuselage includes a trapezoidal portion with non-p...	09/03/1991
5019007	Toy glider with variable dihedral wings A toy glider has an elongated fuselage including a nose section and a tail empennage section, an elongated, recessed wing mounting channel on each side of the flight axis including a female, V-shaped bottom for receiving a pair of wings. Each wing has a w...	05/28/1991
4915664	Toy glider with wing converging mechanism A toy glider designed for launching with a slingshot like device, the glider having automatically converging wings for creating a swept-back appearance and for reducing air resistance during launch. The wings automatically rotate forward to an extended or...	04/10/1990
4863412	Glider toy assembly A toy glider assembly is disclosed. The glider includes a fusilage, vertical stabilizer, and horizontal stabilizer. Wings are received in wing receiving members which are pivotably connected to a main wing support housing which in turn is pivotably connec...	09/05/1989
4863413	Bird shaped toy glider A bird shaped toy glider which is preferably comprised of Styrofoam and includes a body. The body has a laminated head structure. A metal weight is embedded in the head between the laminations of the head structure for balancing the glider. A collapsible ...	09/05/1989
4759736	Folding wing glider A folding wing hand launch glider having two modes of operation is disclosed. In one mode of operation a portion of the wings are retracted and so produce a reduced air resistance and lift, while in the other mode of operation the wings are fully outstret...	07/26/1988
4655719	Delayed-release suspension device A delayed-release suspension system for rubberband powered flying toys includes a wire-like hanger arm affixed to the forward end of a fuselage of an airplane, the hanger arm being inclined rearwardly at an angle from the vertical of 10° to 25° and prov...	04/07/1987
4605183	Swing wing glider A glider comprising a pair of wings having overlapped forward, inner root portions that are freely pivotally connected and tailfins on rearward, outer portions of the wings. The tailfins are angularly offset from the general longitudinal axes of the wings...	08/12/1986
4377052	Folded paper airplane A folded paper airplane formed of a blank of sheet material having a downfold line extending along an axis of the sheet, a pair of transverse cuts near a rear edge and forming a tail piece, a pair of fuselage forming upfold lines extending from the midpoi...	03/22/1983
4357777	Dihedral aerodynamic structure The specification describes an aerodynamic structure having lift for use on an aerodyne. The structure comprises first and second essentially identical planar sections hingedly connected at their roots to one another at dihedral angles. The sections are m...	11/09/1982
4329808	Paper-airplane-making and launching device A tubular member holds a paper, tubular fuselage above a paper wing supported by a plate and below a folding die from which a fuselage presser depends; whereby the fuselage may be attached to the wing and the edges of the wing may be folded into an aerody...	05/18/1982
4292757	Collapsible wing aircraft An aircraft of the heavier than air type which has wings that can be deployed from a collapsed launch configuration to an extended flight position by an on-board power source....	10/06/1981
4280673	Glider A glider formed from a multi-sided tube open at its ends is disclosed. The body and lifting surfaces of the glider comprise a multi-sided tube including a top wall of planar configuration; a pair of opposed upper side walls of planar configuration integra...	07/28/1981
4135718	Toy glider and target game Disclosed herein is a toy glider having an elongated fuselage, upper and lower wings carried by the fuselage and a tunnel member slidably mounted on the fuselage for guiding the glider and providing supplemental lift to maintain a desired in-flight pitch....	01/23/1979
3943657	Toy flying machines A toy flying machine is capable of operating in two regimes, in one of which the wings are retracted and so produce a reduced air resistance and in the other of which the wings are outstretched so that the machine operates as a glider. The first regime is...	03/16/1976

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