US5088952A
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Inflatable air-hoverable toy having stems for spinning
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1991-06-06
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Granted: 1992-02-18
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Expires: 2011-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A pair of generally circular panels or sheets of suitable material such as silvered Mylar are sealed together along their edges to form an envelope for receiving a lighter-than-air gas to form an air-hovering toy and short, generally cylindrical, stems are attached to and extend outward from the center of each of the panels so that the stems can be grasped to spin the toy about an axis defined by a line between the centers of the stems to make it into an action toy.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Goldblatt
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H1/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
140 words
For a lighter-than-air gas inflatable hoverable toy having a pair of substantially identical silvered Mylar panels, each panel having a center, said panels sealed together along their edges to form an envelope for receiving lighter-than-air gas in the interior of the envelope, the improvement comprising: a pair of rigid lightweight stems, each stem having two ends and attached at one end to and extending outward from the center of each of said panels, said stems being lightweight to allow the toy to be buoyant when the envelope is filled with lighter-than-air gas and to provide ballast, said stems being grasped by a user's fingers for spinning the toy about an axis defined by a line between the center of said stems to cause the toy to freely move aerodynamically in response to the spinning action when the stems are released.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
140 words
For a lighter-than-air gas inflatable hoverable toy having a pair of substantially identical silvered Mylar panels, each panel having a center, said panels sealed together along their edges to form an envelope for receiving lighter-than-air gas in the interior of the envelope, the improvement comprising: a pair of rigid lightweight stems, each stem having two ends and attached at one end to and extending outward from the center of each of said panels, said stems being lightweight to allow the toy to be buoyant when the envelope is filled with lighter-than-air gas and to provide ballast, said stems being grasped by a user's fingers for spinning the toy about an axis defined by a line between the center of said stems to cause the toy to freely move aerodynamically in response to the spinning action when the stems are released.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The inflatable toy as described in claim 1 wherein said panels are generally circular.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
37 words
The inflatable toy as described in claim 1 wherein said stems are short stubs and further including a disc of silvered Mylar surrounding each stem at the panel end for adhesively holding the stem onto the panel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The inflatable toy as described in claim 1 further including pressure-sensitive fastener means on the other ends of said stems for removably attaching articles thereto.
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