Flying object

Claim 2

A flying object assembly comprising, in combination, a cable, means for connecting one end of said cable to the flying object, a drive handle for rotating the flying object through said cable, an automatic cable winding means within said handle connected to the other end of said cable for yieldingly urging said cable into a wound condition within said handle, said cable winding means arranged to respond to the centrifugal force of the flying object acting oppositely to the urging force exerted on said cable by said cable winding means for unwinding of said cable from said handle to a length proportional to the centrifugal force exerted on said cable by the flying object.

Claim 3

An assembly according to claim 1 wherein said cable winding means comprises a shaft rotatably mounted within said drive handle so that the shaft rotates freely with respect to said drive handle, cable guide means on said shaft, a cable winding sprocket means rotatably mounted on said shaft for rotating with respect to said shaft, and a return spring for resiliently connecting said sprocket means to said shaft.

Claim 4

An assembly according to claim 2 wherein said return spring comprises a helical spring disposed in encircling relationship with said shaft and extending along the major portion of the length of said shaft, said shaft having an aperture, said spring having one end hooked to said sprocket means and secured at its other end to said aperture.

Claim 5

An assembly according to claim 2, wherein said cable guide means includes a cap having a side wall and secured to said shaft, said cap side wall having an opening for guidably accommodating said cable extending from said cable device to the flying object.

Claim 6

An assembly according to claim 1 wherein the flying object is provided with a sound source actuated by an air flow resulting from rotation of the flying object.

Claim 7

An assembly comprising, in combination, a flying object, a cable connected at one end to said flying object, a drive handle, a shaft disposed within said handle, said shaft being rotatably supported at one end in said handle for rotation relative to said handle and having its other end projecting from said handle, a cable winding sprocket rotatably mounted on the other end of said shaft for rotation relative to said shaft and connected to the other end of said cable, said sprocket having a circumferentially extending, peripheral winding groove for receiving said cable in a wound up condition, a helical return spring for said sprocket, said spring disposed in encircling relationship with said shaft within the interior of said handle, said spring being secured at one end to said cable winding sprocket and at its other end to said shaft, a cylindrical cap having a side wall and secured to the other end of said shaft in enclosing relationship with said cable winding up sprocket, said cap side wall having a hole for guidably accommodating said cable between said sprocket and said flying object.

Claim 8

An assembly comprising, in combination, a flying object, a cable connected at one end to said flying object, a drive handle, a shaft disposed within said handle, said shaft being rotatably supported at one end in said handle for rotation relative to said handle and having its other end projecting from said handle, a cable winding sprocket rotatably mounted on the other end of said shaft for rotation relative to said shaft and connected to the other end of said cable, said sprocket having a circumferentially extending, peripheral winding groove for receiving said cable in a wound up condition, a helical return spring for said sprocket, said spring disposed in encircling relationship with said shaft within the interior of said handle, said spring being secured at one end to said cable winding sprocket and at its other end to said shaft, a cylindrical cap having a side wall and secured to the other end of said shaft in enclosing relationship with said cable winding up sprocket, said cap side wall having a hole for guidably accommodating said cable between said sprocket and said flying object.