US3751850A - Aerial toy - Google Patents

Abstract

An aerial vehicle is mounted on the head end of an arrow adapted to be shot from a bow.

Description

Wnited States Patent [191 Boulanger Aug. 14, 1973 AERIAL TOY 2,732,657 1/1956 Krautkramer 46/86 13 I751 Inventor: ,wgipfiw ns E n qJlL [73] Assignee: The Raymond Lee Organization,

Inc" New York, NY a pan FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS interest 1,236,097 6/1960 France 46/86 c [22] Filed: June 20, 1972 I Primary Examiner-Louis G. Mancene [2]] Appl' 264414 Assistant Examiner-Robert F. Cutting Att0mey--Daniel Jay Tick [52] US. Cl. 46/86, 273/1065 [51] Int. Cl A63h 33/20 [58] Field of Search 46/76, 79, 86 R, [57] ABSTRACT An aerial vehicle 15 mounted on the head end of an 5 References Cited arrow adapted to be shot from a bow.

UNITED STATES PATENTS 4 Claims, 5 Drawing Figures 2,439,989 4/1948 Ruthven 273/1065 R AERIAL TOY DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an aerial toy.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an aerial toy of simple structure which is easy to maintain and easy to utilize and which provides pleasure and enjoyment in use.

In order that the invention may be readily carried into effect, it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the aerial toy of the invention in inactive condition;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the embodiment of FIG. I in active condition;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of another embodiment of the aerial toy of the invention in flight;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram, partly in section, of another embodiment of the aerial toy of the invention in inactive condition; and

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of still another embodiment of the aerial toy of the invention in inactive condition.

In the FIGS., the same components are identified by the same reference numerals.

The aerial toy of the invention comprises an arrow 1 (FIGS. 1 and 2) or 1' (FIG. 5) having a head end 2 (FIGS. I and 2) or 2' (FIG. 5) and a shaft 3 (FIGS. 1 and 2) or 3 (FIG. 5). The arrow 1 or 1 is adapted to be shot from a bow (not shown in the FIGS.).

An aerial vehicle such as, for example, a glider aircraft 4 of the embodiment of FIG. 3 or a parachute 5 of the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, a parachute 5' of the embodiment of FIG. 4, or a parachute 5" of the embodiment of FIG. 5, is mounted on the arrow 1 or I at the head end 2 or 2' thereof.

In the embodiment of FIG. 3, the glider aircraft 4 has a fuselage 6 having a tail area 7. A bore 8 is formed in the tail area 7 of the fuselage 6 for accommodating the head end 2 of the arrow 1 (not shown in FIG. 3). A compression spring 9 is provided in the bore 8 in the fuselage 6 for forcing out the arrow when the aircraft 4 takes flight.

In the embodiment of FIGS. 1 and 2, the parachute 5 has a canopy 11 and a plurality of shroud lines 12, and so on, affixed to the head end 2 of the arrow 1. A ring 13 is slidably mounted on the arrow 1. A tip 14 on the head end 2 of the arrow 1 prevents the ring 13 from sliding off the arrow shaft 3.

The shroud lines 12, and so on, of the parachute 5 are affixed to the ring 13 and the canopy ll of said parachute is draped over the head end 2 of the arrow 1. The arrow is shot into the air by a bow in its inactive condition of FIG. 1, and after the arrow reaches its maximum height and loses its acceleration, the parachute 5 opens, as shown in FIG. 2, and the arrow floats to earth.

In the embodiment of FIG. 4, a housing 15 is affixed to the head end of the arrow (not shown in FIG. 4). The housing 15 has a chamber 16 formed therein and opening out of said housing. The parachute 5' is housed in the chamber 16 with its shroud lines 12', and so on, affixed to the housing 15. A screen 17 keeps the parachute 5' in the chamber 16. A weight 18 is provided to direct the floating of the parachute after it opens. The head end of the arrow fits into a socket 19 provided therefor. A rib 21 maintains the socket 19 in position.

A nose cone 22 is loosely mounted over the opening of the chamber 16 in the housing 15 to lessen the wind resistance during the acceleration of the arrow. A cord 23 ties the cone 22 to the housing 15 in a manner whereby the cone is removed by wind resistance upon the reaching of the peak altitude of the arrow and sufficient cord is provided to permit such removal and to prevent the loss of the cone.

After the arrow reaches its zenith, the housing 15 separates therefrom and the parachute 5 opens to permit the housing to float to earth.

In the embodiment of FIG. 5, a housing 24 is affixed to the head end 2 of the arrow 1 The housing 24 comprises a tube open at both ends. The tubular housing 24 is permanently affixed to the arrow 1 thereof. A weight 25 is provided on the shaft 3' of the arrow 1 to direct the entire unit back to earth after the arrow reaches its maximum altitude and the parachute 5" opens.

While the invention has been described by means of specific examples and in specific embodiments, I do not wish to be limited thereto, for obvious modifications will occur to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

I claim:

1. An aerial toy, comprising an arrow adapted to be shot from a how;

a parachute having a canopy and a plurality of shroud lines affixed to the head end of the arrow; and

a housing affixed to the arrow at the head end thereof and having a chamber formed therein and opening out of the housing, the parachute being housed in the chamber of the housing and the shroud lines of the parachute being afiixed to the housing.

2. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a tube open at both ends mounted on the head end of the arrow in substantially coaxial relation with the shaft thereof.

3. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a nose cone loosely mounted over the opening of the chamber in the housing.

4. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 3, further comprising cord tying the nose cone to the housing in a manner whereby the cone is removed by wind resistance in flight and is kept in the vicinity of the housing by the cord.

Claims (4)

1. An aerial toy, comprising an arrow adapted to be shot from a bow; a parachute having a canopy and a plurality of shroud lines affixed to the head end of the arrow; and a housing affixed to the arrow at the head end thereof and having a chamber formed therein and opening out of the housing, the parachute being housed in the chamber of the housing and the shroud lines of the parachute being affixed to the housing.

2. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a tube open at both ends mounted on the head end of the arrow in substantially coaxial relation with the shaft thereof.

3. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a nose cone loosely mounted over the opening of the chamber in the housing.

4. An aerial toy as claimed in claim 3, further comprising cord tying the nose cone to the housing in a manner whereby the cone is removed by wind resistance in flight and is kept in the vicinity of the housing by the cord.

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