US2397779A - Toy - Google Patents

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April 2, 1946.

v. EDMONDS TOY Filed NOV. 20, 1944 VERA/5 EDMONDS INVENTOR.

JAT'I'Y Patented Apr. 2, 1946 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 'ror Verne Edmonds, Portland, o Application November 20, 1944, Serial No. 564,240

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in a toy of the flying type attached to the end of a cord and adapted to be whirled through the air in a variety of gyrations.

One of the principal features of the toy is the provision of sound producing means actuated by a wind rotor as the toy is drawn through the air.

The foregoing and other objects will appear as my invention is more fully hereinafter described in the following specification illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and finally pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a, perspective view of a toy made in accordance with my invention.

Figurefi is a slightly enlarged top plan view of Figure 1 with fragments broken away for convenience of illustration.

Figure 3 is an end elevation of Figure 2 taken along the line 3-3 therein.

Figure 4 is an enlarged sectional view along the line 4-4 in Figure 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing:

The body of the toy generally indicated at l is in the form of an air-foil shaped as shown to form what might be termed a fuselage 2 and lateral wings 2A tapered throughout their length and terminating in a point at their forward ends. Secured to the fuselage and extending rearwardly from an aperture 3 formed therein, is a plate 4- formed into a bearing 5 to rotatably support a shaft 6. The plate 4 may be secured to the fuselage in any suitable manner such for instance as the integral extensions 1 which may be bent over on themselves into clips for clamping on to the fuselage. Formed integral with the plate 4 is a projection 8 preferably pointed or rounded on its outermost end as shown. The projection 8 is bendable and therefore adjustable into various angles of scraping contact with a disc 9 wedgtaken ingly attached to the inner end of the shaft. To the outer end of the shaft 6 I attach by stapling or the like a pair of diverging vanes III which are warped or twisted in opposite directions to serve as a wind-rotor for imparting rotation to the shaft as the toy is whirled through the air. As the disc 9 is rotated by the shaft the contact of the projection 8 with the disc generates various degrees of sound in accordance with its setting.

I provide a plurality of spaced apertures Ii through the fuselage for attachment to an actuating cord I2. I provide a plurality of these apertures for the purpose of regulating the attitude of flight when the toy is in operation. If the foremost aperture is used, the toy will fly in a tail-high attitude, while if the rearmost aperture is used, the toy will fly in a tall-heavy" attitude.

While I have shown a, particular form of embodiment of my invention, I am aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

I claim:

A toy of the class described, formed of a single piece of sheet material folded over on itself throughout its length to form a fuselage and integral wings tapering to a point at its forward end, a shaft rotatably attached to the trailing end of the fuselage by means of a bearing plate and extending rearwardly therefrom, a wind rotor attached to the outer end of said shaft to impart rotation thereto as the toy is moved through the air, a disc attached to and rotatable with said shaft, a projection carried by said bearing plate and terminating in scraping contact with said disc to produce sound when the shaft and disc are rotated.

VERNE EDMONDS.

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