US3083497A
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Satellite toy, display article, or the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-05-19
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Granted: 1963-04-02
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Expires: 1981-05-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Novak Thomas
- 👤 Novak Frank
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 05:58
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H33/00; A63H33/40; G; G09; G09F; G09F19/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
186 words
A SATELLITE DISPLAY TYPE OF AN ARTICLE COMPRISING A STATIONARY ENCLOSURE HAVING AN OPEN TOP, A TOP MEMBER FOR SAID ENCLOSURE, MEANS SECURING SAID TOP MEMBER TO SAID ENCLOSURE, SAID TOP MEMBER HAVING AN ANNULAR SECTION THEREIN WITH MINIMUM RESISTANCE TO AIR FLOW THERETHROUGH, AIR SUPPLY MEANS, A LIGHT WEIGHT TUBULAR AIR DUCT WITH A DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING CONNECTING SECTION JOURNALLED IN SAID ENCLOSURE AND WITH SAID CONNECTING SECTION CONNECTED TO SAID AIR SUPPLY MEANS, SAID AIR DUCT HAVING A PAIR OF UPSTANDING END SECTIONS PROVIDED THEREON IN BALANCED RELATION TO SAID CONNECTING SECTION, ONE OF SAID END SECTIONS EXTENDING TO A POINT ADJACENT AND BELOW SAID ANNULAR SECTION TO FORCE AN AIR STREAM UPWARDLY THERETHROUGH, JET DISCHARGE MEANS CARRIED BY THE OTHER OF SAID END SECTIONS WHICH OTHERWISE IS CLOSED AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY HORIZONTALLY IN A DIRECTION SUBSTANTIALLY TANGENT TO THE ANNULAR PATH OF SAID OTHER END SECTION TO ROTATE SAID AIR DUCT, AND A LIGHT WEIGHT SPHERE ADAPTED TO BE PUSHED UPWARDLY FROM SAID TOP MEMBER BY SAID AIR STREAM WHEREBY SAID SPHERE CAN BE MADE TO MOVE IN A CIRCLE WITH SAID AIR DUCT.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US2074363A
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