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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275973 | Toy aircraft A toy aircraft may include an airframe, which may include a fuselage and a wing assembly. The toy aircraft may include at least one propulsion unit mounted to the airframe. The at least one propulsion unit may be operable to propel the toy aircraft. The toy aircraft... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7052357 | Toy submersible projectile A submersible projectile includes an elongate body. The elongate body has an axial forward end and an axial rearward end and a peripheral surface. The elongate body has a generally elliptical cross-section along substantially all of the axial length of the elongate ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6742509 | Ring airfoil launching system An airfoil launching system having a rod with a structure attached to a first end of the rod. A pusher holds a ring airfoil and has a sufficient coefficient of friction that the ring airfoil will generally rotate with the pusher and is rotatably and slidably mounted... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6599161 | Airfoil launching system An airfoil launching system having a rod with a structure attached to a first end of the rod. A pusher holds a ring airfoil and has a sufficient coefficient of friction that the ring airfoil will generally rotate with the pusher and is rotatably and slida... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6500042 | Foam trajectory toys The projectile toy includes an elongate projectile member having a body portion connected to a nose portion. The body portion has a rigidifying structure, and the nose portion is made of a unrigidified foam. A hook device is connected to the body portion ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6305642 | Glider launching device A device for launching a flying structure having a nose end and a tail end, having a cradle member having a first and a second end, a nose engagement member having a first and second end, a tail engagement member, and means for propelling the flying struc... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6247990 | High performance rubberband launched toy autogiro with fold out wings A new high performance rubberband launched toy autogiro is described. Using lightweight rigid materials, this device ascends at high velocity to over 100 feet, then unfolds its wings and begins a spinning slow-speed descent lasting 15 seconds or more. Min... | 06/19/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6083074 | Toy speedboat apparatus A toy speedboat apparatus is given that glides on a water surface. Three planing surfaces are arranged to give stable, repeatable coasting runs. The drag is independent of velocity and the planing surface angle relative to the water surface is optimized t... | 07/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5846112 | Flight control mechanism for model airplanes A flight control apparatus (10, 210, 310 or 410) for use in a model airplane (50, 250, 350 or 450) is described. The apparatus includes a weight (20, 220, 320 or 420) and a resilient band (24, 224, 324 or 424). In the first three embodiments, the weight i... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5496202 | Flying glider system A toy flying glider system in which a toy flying glider is provided with a flat body including a nose section, a central body section with oppositely extending wings, each having spaced apart fins extending top and bottom, a tail section and a hook secure... | 03/05/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5240448 | Glider plane set A set of glider planes formed in the shape of actual fighter aircraft are provided. Each glider includes a flat front portion having the profile of a fighter aircraft and bearing a graphical depiction of the fighter aircraft. To improve the aerodynamics o... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5026313 | Model airplane A model airplane of the glider or sailplane type made of foamed plastics, comprising rigid stabilizing surfaces and wings and having the bottom side of the fuselage provided with a catapulting hook disposed in the vicinity of the center of gravity in a ve... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4997401 | Aerial toy An aerial toy of the glider type includes a planar body of generally C-shape provided with a central section bounded by two lateral sections. A single, continuous, substantially curved leading edge having a center nose encompasses the forwardmost portion ... | 03/05/1991 |
| 4466213 | Aerial flight device Two embodiments of a toylike aerial flight device having a simulated rocket configuration are described. The first embodiment is manually powered and the second embodiment is powered by a solid-fuel propellant cartridge having a thrust charge and a retro-... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4375138 | Free flight maneuvering toy airplane A toy airplane adapted to be hand launched into free flight using an elastic band, the airplane being adapted to automatically perform a looping maneuver distantly from the launch point. A forward rigid wing section is provided, being integral with a rear... | 03/01/1983 |
| 4332103 | Model aircraft glider A model aircraft glider includes a wing and a fuselage having a resilient nose bumper for absorbing the impact of a collision. The glider has a finger-receiving recess centrally located on an underside thereof near the bumper to facilitate launching of th... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4324064 | Toy aircraft A toy aircraft having a fuselage split into two halves which carry wings and are hinged together for movement from a launching position where a hook on one half projects for launching purposes, to a flight position where the hook blends into the other par... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4282675 | Automatic elevator control for model glider An automatic elevator control for improving the flight performance of power launched gliders. The elevators of a model glider are connected by a transverse axle pivoted through the fuselage, having a projecting lever arm. The lever arm is connected to an ... | 08/11/1981 |
| 4257187 | Toy glider A pair of arched wings are secured together at their inner ends by a connecting member to form a body portion. A weight is secured to the body portion to provide proper balance in flight. The wings have an upwardly arched configuration which may be accomp... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4125960 | Toy glider A toy glider construction adjustable to form a split Delta wing design to be propelled upwardly into the atmosphere by a sling or catapult and provided with an airflow sensor responsive to glider deceleration which atuomatically converts the glider wings ... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4106232 | Toy glider A kit for constructing a toy glider from at least one sheet of planar material having parts laid out in a pattern. The parts are cut from the sheet and include a fuselage connected to the front of a pair of superimposed discs, and a pair of tailpieces sup... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4087934 | Glider Three integral plastic type elements are selectively and releasably interconnected to form a lightweight, sturdy hand-launched glider. A series of strengthening ribs are interconnected by plastic webs to form a fuselage and interconnected upstanding verti... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4012865 | Toy airplane of foldable sheet material and launching means for and method of making same A toy airplane of foldable sheet material which is constructed to glide through the air with a horizontal velocity component after being released in the air above a predetermined starting velocity. A wing and body section of the airplane may be constructe... | 03/22/1977 |