Rotary accelerator for toys

Claim 1

A rotary actuator for toys comprising: spindle means, lower arm means attached at one end to the spindle means, sliding means on the spindle means, upper arm means movably attached at one end to the sliding means, mass means movably supported by all said arm means in radial relation to the spindle means, spring means for moving the mass means toward the spindle means, and latch means for restraining movement of the mass means towards the spindle means, the spindle means being tubular and having a slot intermediate the ends thereof, the upper arm means being pivotally attached at said one end to the sliding means, the mass means being pivotally attached to the other end of the upper arm means, the latch means including means for protruding through the spindle slot and restraining the sliding means, a portion of said sliding means traveling proximate an end of the spindle at the limit of said movement of the mass means towards the spindle means by the spring means, said proximate end of the spindle having means adapted for rotationally driving a toy, the lower arm means being pivotally attached a tone end to the spindle means and attached at the other end to the mass means, said spring means including a compression spiral spring encircling the spindle means between said lower arm means attachment and the sliding means, the actuator having means for rotating said actuator attached at one end of the spindle means, and freeflying toy means removably attached to the opposite end of the spindle means within the limit of travel of the sliding means, whereby the sliding means is adapted to detach the free-flying toy means from the spindle means by contact therewith during said travel of the sliding means.