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Simulated firing and sighting system

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-12-05
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Granted: 1981-09-15
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Expires: 1999-12-05
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Abstract

Abstract A simulated laser firing target sighting and missile firing and tracking system is incorporated in a hand-held simulated jet fighter plane model. The operator views by looking vertically downwardly a centrally oriented target sighting control screen that depicts the spatial region immediately in front of the jet fighter model plane. The model plane is further equipped with two stub wing mounted firing control handles serving as the operator control means and being mounted on either side of the plane's control panel. Operator finger pressure exerted on the left side control handle firing button results in a visual display of a clearly visible white lighted inverted V-shaped image pattern along with a central white illuminated circle simulating a laser beam being fired at an imaginary target located within a central target circle scribed on the ground glass screen. The right side hand control firing button is then pressed by the operator resulting in a visual display on the said control screen of a red light located in the centrally disposed control screen target circle. This red light display indicates in the mind of the operator a successful hit by the just fired laser missile. A jet fighter plane operator control panel is also provided facing the operator pilot while holding the model along with the forward segment of a jet fighter fuselage with its bottom mounted telescopic focus control and stub wing structure that together comprises the main physical structure of the present invention.

Inventors

  • 👤 George W. Ptaszek
  • 👤 Robert H. Hudson

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 15:40
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H5/00; A63H5/04; A63H33/00; A63H33/42; A63H33/425

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 129 words
A hobby model simulated aircraft vehicle comprising a fighter fuselage having stub wings incorporating manual handles, one at either side of said fuselage; optical focusing means having an axis generally below and generally parallel to the longitudinal extent of the fuselage; a simulated cockpit having a screen generally parallel to the longitudinal extent of the fuselage above the optical axis of said focusing means to be viewed at right angles thereto from above and having target locating means to transfer a target viewed along the axis of said focusing means at generally right angles thereto onto said screen to be viewed vertically from above; manual means to light said screen to simulate laser firing when the target is desirably focused on the screen by manipulation of said manual handles.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 129 words
A hobby model simulated aircraft vehicle comprising a fighter fuselage having stub wings incorporating manual handles, one at either side of said fuselage; optical focusing means having an axis generally below and generally parallel to the longitudinal extent of the fuselage; a simulated cockpit having a screen generally parallel to the longitudinal extent of the fuselage above the optical axis of said focusing means to be viewed at right angles thereto from above and having target locating means to transfer a target viewed along the axis of said focusing means at generally right angles thereto onto said screen to be viewed vertically from above; manual means to light said screen to simulate laser firing when the target is desirably focused on the screen by manipulation of said manual handles.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
A toy as in claim 1 with an additional independent manual means to red light said screen to simulate an explosion of the target.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 15 words
A toy as in claim 2, with means to sound a noise of said explosion.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 43 words
A toy as in claim 1 with said telescopic focusing means comprising a telescoping casing in at least two parts, a lens carried by one part thereof and means to move the part carrying said lens relative to another part of the casing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 12 words
A toy as in claim 1 wherein said screen is ground glass.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-09-14 1985-03-16 1985-09-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-09-14 1989-03-16 1989-09-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-09-14 1993-03-16 1993-09-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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