Claims
- 1. A free spinning gyroscopic flying device comprising a cylinder having an outer diameter and an overall length, leading and following open ends, an axial center of gravity positioned between the leading and following ends wherein the center of gravity is at least 70% of the distance from the following end to the leading end, and a weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.04 inches.
- 2. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter is at least 50% greater than the length.
- 3. The device of claim 1 further comprising a non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 4. The device of claim 3 wherein the non-weighted region is substantially smooth.
- 5. The device of claim 3 wherein the non-weighted region is substantially non-perforated.
- 6. The device of claim 3 further comprising the non-weighted region has a substantially constant outside diameter.
- 7. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter is at least 50% greater than the length, and further comprising a non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 8. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter is at least 50% greater than the length, and further comprising a substantially smooth non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 9. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter is at least 50% greater than the length, and further comprising a substantially non-perforated non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 10. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter is at least 50% greater than the length, and further comprising a non-weighted region having a substantially constant outside diameter.
- 11. The device of claim 1 further comprising a non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 12. The device of claim 1 further comprising a substantially smooth non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 13. The device of claim 1 further comprising a substantially non-perforated non-weighted region having a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 14. The device of claim 1 further comprising a non-weighted region having a substantially constant outside diameter and a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
- 15. The device of claim 1 wherein the diameter is at least 50% greater than the length, and further comprising a substantially smooth, substantially non-perforate non-weighted region having a substantially constant outside diameter and a wall thickness no greater than about 0.01 inches.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/139,513 filed Oct. 19, 1993 now abandoned which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 07/827,091 filed Jan. 21, 1992 now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (11)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (2)
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"Flying Rings Around You" Popular Mechanics, p. 71, Sep. 1979. |
"Things to Fling" The Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 8, 1996. |
Continuation in Parts (2)
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139513 |
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827091 |
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