Claims
- 1. A flying toy comprising:
a leader portion defining an opening; an extremely flexible tail portion defining an inlet and outlet, wherein when the toy is flying in air, the air enters through the inlet and exits through the outlet; and a center of gravity of the toy is within the leader portion.
- 2. The toy of claim 1, wherein a vertical cross-section of the leader portion comprises a circle.
- 3. The toy of claim 1, wherein a vertical cross-section of the leader portion comprises a polygon.
- 4. The toy of claim 1, wherein the leader portion comprises a flexible plastic.
- 5. The toy of claim 1, wherein the leader portion is metallized.
- 6. The toy of claim 1, wherein the opening is at least 50 cm in perimeter.
- 7. The toy of claim 1, wherein a vertical cross-section of the tail portion is the same shape as a vertical cross section of the leader portion.
- 8. The toy of claim 1, wherein the tail portion comprises a fabric.
- 9. The toy of claim 1, wherein the tail portion has a thickness of not more than 1 mm.
- 10. The toy of claim 1, wherein the tail portion has a thickness of not more than 0.5 mm.
- 11. The toy of claim 1, wherein the tail portion is at least 10 cm long.
- 12. The toy of claim 1, wherein an area defined by the inlet is unequal to an area defined by the outlet.
- 13. The toy of claim 1, wherein the tail portion overlaps the leader portion.
Parent Case Info
[0001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/348,024, filed Jan. 10, 2002, incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60348024 |
Jan 2002 |
US |