US1538640A - Adherent missile - Google Patents

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May 19, 1925. 1,538,640

M. B. KRUSI 'ADHERENT MISSILE Filed June 5, 1922 MBJWWSZ' @513 473 61mm; 7

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ADHERENT M'ISSIIKEB Applicatiomfiled June a, 1922:. Serial.-N6-.r.565,624r= To}; aZZfau-lrom it Mayra 110cm:

Be it knownuthat I,;,l\ hx:B; KRUsI, a citizen of the United States, a resident of NewYork,inthecounty ofNew York and tate of New, York, have-inventedcertain new; and useful Improvements (in Adherent Missiles,.ot'zwhich the following is a specification;

This, invention relates: to noveltiesv adapted to, .be hurled asf hand missiles of the natllllefiif a, daruj avelin or ishnttlecock, confetti or the. like, provocative: of amusement, ,fun and T surprise, and carry. messages or light burdens as, a. confection The principal ,.objfect oi, the invention. is i to provide means whereby such missiles. are caus'edito engage and iclingito theclothing of thesrecipie'nt with surprising tenacity but without injury to the, finest textile fabric.

Another purpose,isitofproduce a missile that maybemused as a flying vehicle for the transmission of small, light articles, as favors, flowers, confections, etc., and which will resiliently adhere to fabric surfaces until forcibly removed.

A further aim is in the provision of devices of this character for advertising and like purposes as distributed promiscuously at fairs, carnivals, field games, theatres and like gatherings, and which are essentially simple, cheap to construct, highly attractive in appearance and entirely safe to handle and use by young or old of either sex.

These objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafter described in their preferred embodiments and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a part of the disclosure, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the simplest embodiment of the invention, being merely a blossom and bur artificially con- .uected.

Figure2 is a similar view of a modification in structure, showing an object representing a doll, as engaged with a bur.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

This invention is based upon the fact that nature produces a wonderful structure peculiarly well adapted to engage with any surface presenting; striations, interstices or roughnesses of, relative; fine nature, particularly a, woven fabrica The family of plants knowngenerically as thistles and specifically asburdocks, produces burs containing seed'sand coveredwith a thorny. calyxpresentingi a multitude. of

surface of woven woolen clot-h, producing a nap, whichhno artificial? substitute'has ever equalled Smaller burs. have. from :time immemorial b eenrusedib-y children to play, vdue to their peculiar finherent property of adhesion toe the cloth fabric from which their clothing is made.

The hooked barbs of these burs are so shaped that they can be handled with impunity without scratching the cuticle of the hands in throwing or removing the same and even should a scratch occur, no harm results as the burs are nonpoisonous in their nature.

The invention then consists in connecting such natural vegetable burs with the missiles, shaping the missile in accordance with its purpose and for convenience in handling and throwing.

While the missile obviously may be made in any appropriate form whatever, two are shown to illustrate the purposes set forth.

Referring now to Fig. 1 of the drawing, a blossom, as a rose or pink, either natural or artificial, is designated by the numeral 10, its center being inclosed within its petals and its stem or peduncle 11 severed closely at its end from the plant.

Connected to the end of the peduncle, by suitable cement, thread stitches or other con venient and efficient means, is the base portion of a thistle bur 12, the same being in a mature condition, either green or dry according to the season) Obviously upon throwing the missile thus made it will hurtle through the air, bur foremost, because the preponderance of weight is in the peduncle, while the petals act to guide the device in the manner of a feathered dart or shaft, and upon striking a textile fabric, even very lightly, the missile adheres by its barbs.

In the modification shown in Fig. 2, the bur 12 is shown as connected to a figure representing a doll, comprised of a relatively heavy head 14 having a flowing rufiied collar 15, below which is a loose skirt 16.

The head may contain confections 17 or the like and may be made of paper, cotton, etc, the remainder of the figure being paper, colored and ornamental as preferred or provided with any printed matter, as an advertisement.

In this case the head acts under the momentum imparted by the hand in throwing and the skirt to direct the missile, ensuring that the bur will strike the object aimed at, head on.

Other modifications in shape andsemblance will readily suggest themselves.

While a natural thistle bur has been shown and described, it will be apparent that an artificial bur may be used as within the scope and spirit of the invention.

From the foregoing it will be seen that a simple device has been disclosed in the preferred forms of its embodiment, but it is not desired to restrict the details to the exact construction shown, it being obvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, may be made without conflicting with the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. As a new article of manufacture, a hand thrown missile including a relatively heavy solid confection, a unitary flexible fabric member connected to said confection adapted to trail thereafter, and a bur connected to the confection in advance thereof.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a hand thrown missile comprising a hollow head adapted to act as a containing vehicle,

a heavy substance therein, a unitary skirt element trailingly attached to said head, and a bur arranged in advance of said head.

3. .As a new article of manufacture, a hand thrown missile comprising a hollow head adapted to act as a vehicle, a weighty matter contained therein, a fabricated one piece skirt element trailingly attached to said head, and a bur arranged in advance of said head, said bur presenting a plurality of hooked barb elements adapted to engage a textile fabric and support the missile.

4. A missile comprising a fiocculent, yieldable body composed of a plurality of overlapping elements connected at a common center, and a natural bur engaged to said body at the center thereof to extend oppositely outward from said elements.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this application.

MAX B. KRUSI.

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