Confetti projectile

Abstract

A confetti projectile is provided for amusement purposes which includes a body having a plurality of spirally oriented individual and discrete members of confetti material. The members are preferably lightweight strips of material such as paper and arranged in a shingled fashion so that one of the ends of each strip is exposed relative to the adjacent strip in the body. The body is preferably encircled by a band which is releasably connected to itself by adhesive. Upon detaching the band from itself and throwing the body, the strips will fall away as the body encounters air resistance. The body travels through the air a much greater distance than would be possible in the case of the individual strips, but as the strips fall away and disperse, new strips are exposed to provide a greater area of distribution of the confetti.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the confetti projectile hereof in an initial constrained condition for transportation and storage;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the confetti projectile similar to FIG. 1, showing the exposed end of the retaining band partially pealed back to show the attachment of the retaining band by adhesive;

FIG. 3 is perspective view of the confetti projectile similar to FIG. 1, showing the outer surface of retaining band in a detached condition prior to separation of the projectile into individual confetti strips;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of the confetti projectile from the opposite view of FIG. 3, showing the interior surface of the retaining band in a detached condition; and

FIG. 5 is pictorial view illustrating the separation of the individual confetti strips as the projectile moves through the air in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Claims

1. A confetti projectile comprising: a plurality of members of confetti material arranged in a generally spiral orientation into a projectile body;a band positioned radially outboard of at least some of the members; anda retaining member for releasably holding said band in position to inhibit separation of the members of confetti material from the projectile body.

2. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 1, wherein said band substantially circumscribes said body.

3. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 2, wherein said body has a perimeter and said band is of a sufficient length to overlap itself and is of a distance greater than the perimeter of the body.

4. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 3, wherein said body is substantially disc shaped having a circular configuration in plan.

5. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 1, wherein said retaining member is adhesive.

6. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 5, wherein said adhesive is a thermoplastic adhesive.

7. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 1, wherein said band is operatively connected to a one of said members of confetti material.

8. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 7, including a bridge which adhesively connects said band to said one of said members of confetti material.

9. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of members of confetti material are thin, lightweight strips.

10. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 9, wherein at least some of said strips overlap others of said strip in a shingled arrangement.

11. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 1, wherein said plurality of confetti members include a first group of confetti members of a first color and a second group of confetti members of a different color, said second group of confetti members being positioned radially inward in said body relative to said first group of confetti members.

12. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 11, wherein said confetti members are made of paper.

13. A confetti projectile comprising: a disc-shaped body having a plurality of discrete elongated strips of a thin, lightweight confetti material which are spirally wrapped with at least a one of said strips oriented in a shingled arrangement relative to an adjacent strip;a band extending a distance greater than one circumference around said disc-shaped body, said band including an outer surface and an inner surface and having an exposed end and an interior end ; anda quantity of adhesive releasably connecting said inner surface to said outer surface.

14. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 13, wherein said band is connected to a first, radially outermost strip of said body.

15. A confetti projectile as set forth in claim 13, wherein said body includes first and second groups of said strips, wherein the strips comprising each group are of a common color but the color of the first group is different than the color of the second group, and wherein the first group is positioned radially outwardly on the body relative to the second group.