US2630654A - Parachute toy - Google Patents

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0. G. POEN March 10, 1953 PARACHUTE TOY Filed Feb. 12, 1951 INVENTOR. O/Yr/E 0. 0zF/Y BY CITOP/Yf) Patented Mar. 10, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PARACHUTE TOY Ont-je G. Poen, Matheson, Colo.

Application February 12, 1951, Serial No. 210,444 I 2 Claims. (01. 46--86) This invention relates to a toy parachute, and has for its principal object the provision of a simple and easily used parachute toy by means of which a parachute may be thrown by hand to a relatively great height, and which will automatically release a toy paratrooper at the height of its ascent to simulate a parachute drop.

A further object is to so construct the toy that shooting devices, such as bows, guns, throwing sticks, etc., will be unnecessary to project the toy into the air, and so that it may be folded into a relatively small space for packaging.

Other objects and advantages reside in the detail construction of the invention, which is designed for simplicity, economy, and efficiency. These will become more apparent from the following description.

In the following detailed description of the invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawing which forms a part hereof. Like numerals refer to like parts in all views of the drawing and throughout the description.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 illustrates the improved parachute toy in the open condition;

Fig. 2 illustrates the toy folded and assembled ready for throwing; and

Fig. 3 illustrates the appearance of the toy during its descent in the air.

The improved toy comprises a sheet I of flexible material. such as light fabric. As illustrated, the sheet I 0 is square and provided with four corners. It is conceivable that it might be hexagonal, with six corners, octagonal, with eight corners, or round, with no corners. A shroud cord I2 is secured to each corner of the sheet III in any desired manner. As illustrated, a grommet II is positioned in each corner of the sheet I0, and the shroud cord I2 is tied through each grommet by means of any suitable knot I5.

Before securing the shroud cords to the sheet, the former are passed through a cord opening It in the head of a doll-like figure I5. The cords are then knotted above the head of the figure I5, as shown at I6, and from thence extend to the corner grommets II The figure I5 is cut from relatively thick, heavy material, such as wood. to simulate the outline of a human being. The sides of the figure are stamped or imprinted to represent a paratrooper, and the outline is such as to present a diminishing or narrowed lower or foot extremity IT.

The sheet I0 is provided with a tapered, open pocket I8 which is stitched or otherwise secured to the upper face of the sheet I 0 by means of suitable stitching I9. The bottom of the pocket is closed, and the bottom is positioned to one side of the center of the sheet In, with the open side of the pocket directed toward one of the corners of the sheet I0, as illustrated in Fig. l. The pocket has a greater width at its open side than at its closed bottom.

In use, the figure I5 is placed in the pocket I8, with the narrower foot portion I'I directed inwardly toward the closed bottom of the pocket I8. The depth of the pocket I8 is such as to leave the major portion of the figure I5 exposed, and since this exposed portion is relatively wider than the foot portion I1, the greatest weight of the figure I5, and the center of gravity thereof, will be beyond the confines of the pocket I8.

After the figure I5 has been placed in the pocket I8, the corner most distant from the figure is folded upwardly thereover, and the two side corners are folded or rolled inwardly thereabout, as shown in Fig. 2. The four shroud cords I2 are looped at their middles to form an open finger loop 20.

The shroud cords I2 are grasped through the loop 20 and the entire toy is swung in a vertical circle and released so that it will fly tangentially upward with relatively great force. As the toy is thrown into the air, the reduced foot portion II of the figure will travel foremost, allowing the sheet III to drape rearwardly with comparatively little air resistance so that a relatively great height may be attained.

When the apex of the flight has been reached, gravity will cause the figure I 5 to fall head downward from the pocket I8 and from the sheet Iii, since the air resistance will retard the descent of the sheet II). The figure I5 will then right itself to the position of Fig. 3, allowing the sheet III to expand to provide a parachute-like action.

The pocket I8 serves a double purpose. First. it retains the figure I5 in place and in proper alignment during the ascent, and second it enables the user to quickly and accurately position the figure I5 with relation to the area of the sheet I I! so that it will not become entangled therewith and will fall clear therefrom.

While a specific form of the improvement has been described and illustrated herein, it is to be understood that the same may be varied, within the scope of the appended claims, without depart ing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed and desired secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A parachute toy comprising: a figure cut from relatively heavy material to simulate a human being; a plurality of shroud cords attached to the head of said figure; a rectangular fabric sheet, said cords being secured to the corners of said fabric sheet; and an open flexible fabric pocket attached on the upper surface of said fabric sheet to one side of the center thereof, with the open side of the pocket facing outwardly from said center of said fabric sheet toward one corner thereof, said pocket being designed to receive the foot portion of said figure, said shroud cords forming a loop for throwing said toy when said figure is in place in said pocket.

2. A parachute toy comprising: a flexible sheet; a plurality of shroud cords of equal length extending from the periphery of said, sheet; a doll-like figure secured to the plurality of shroud cords; and a flexible fabric pocket secured on the upper face of said sheet for the reception of said figure, said pocket being positioned eccentrically of said sheet and opening toward the periphery thereof.

ON'PJI?= G. POEN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 92,624 Park June 26, 1934 D. 98,062 Gaba Jan. 7, 1936 729,455 Van Vleet May 26, 1903 1,785,770 Faber et al. Dec.23, 1930 2,481,507 Goldstein Sept. 13, 1949 2,587,699 Cotter Mar. 4, 1952 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 522,088 France July 25, 1921,

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