US2464720A - Aerial toy - Google Patents

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A March 15, 1949 s. P. ROSE 2,464,720

AERIAL TOY Filed June '24. 1946 INVENTOR 5/6Mu/v0 PROS! E? EORNEY Patented Mar. 15, 1949 2,464,720 AERIAL TOY Sigmund P. Rose, Astoria, N. Y.

Application June 24, 1946, Serial No. 679,035

9 Claims.

This invention relates generally to aerial toys and tame the subject matter of my application Serial Number 314,391, filed January 18, 1940, now abandoned. More particularly, my invention relates to the class: of toys which includes kites, balloons and the like.

One of the objects ofv my invention is to provide an aerial toy of the character described in which a kite or balloon device is employed for raising an object aloft, and which toy shall be so constructed and arranged that the said ob- J'ect may be separated or released from the kite or balloon to fallto the ground from any desired height while still maintaining the kite or balloon aloft.

Another object of my invention is to provide a. kite or balloon toy of the character described which shall have. novel means adapted to releasably hold and carryaloft a miniature glider,

and in which the effective operation of the said novel holding means may be controlled from the ground.

Still another object. of my invention is to provide an aerial toy of the character described which shall comprise relatively few and simple and of which the scope of application will be indicated in the claims. 1 In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of the various possible embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a. perspective view of an aerial kite toy constructed in accordance with my invention and illustrating a manner of its use;

Fig; 2 is an enlarged view of a detail of a portion of the toy shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3. is a. cross-sectional view taken substantially along the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and

Fig. 4 is. a perspective view similar to Fig. 1, but illustrating my invention as applied to a balloon.

Referring now in detail to the drawings, there is illustrated in Figs. 1 to. 3 an aerial toy embodying" my invention. and comprising a kite of any suitable type. such. asior example the box kite l0 shown, to which is attached a flying string H in the customary manner. Means is provided in association with the. kite or air borne means Ill to releasably hold any suitable object, such as a miniature glider l2. Such means may comprise a pair of pivotally interconnected arms !3, 54 having downwardly converging portions whose free ends l5 and [6 are normally held in closed position, that, is in overlapping but abutting or clamping relation by the action of the resilient spring I! which is normally compressed and maintained under tension between spaced elbows l8 and I9 centrally located in the arms l3 and M. One of said arms l3 may be provided with an extending portion 20 which is permanently attached by suitable securing means such as screws 2| to one of the struts Illa. of the kite Hi. The second angulary bent arm His pivoted as at 22 to the fixed or angularly bent arm l3. Attached to the pivotally mounted arm E l is a release string 23 the purpose of which will hereinafter be described.

The glider is releasably held to the kite or airborne means by any suitable means, such as an eye member 24 in the top of the body" l5 of the glider. The eye member 24 has a diameter sufilciently large to permit end l5 of. one of the arms to be threaded therethrough to be retained thereon by the end l6, so that when said arms are in closed position and the kite I0 is raised aloft, the glider l2, will adjust itself to flying position.

In use, the free ends l5 and I6 of the arms l3 and M are manually spread apart against the closing force of the spring [1, and end, l5 of the arm I3 is then inserted through the eye 24 and the arms allowed to close by action of the spring H. The kite I0 is next flown aloft in the usual manner from a tensioned flying string ll. While the kite is being carried up, the release string 23 attached to the pivoted arm I4 is allowed to freely unreel while being. con-.- tinually maintained in sufficiently slack condition so as not to overcome the closing force of the spring H, as long as it is desired to hold the glider to the kite.

When the person flying the kite from the ground wishes to release the glider and permit it to begin its free descent, he tugs at the release string 23, or causes the slack in said string to be taken up by suitably manipulating the strings ll and 23 from the ground. This will exert an opening pull on the pivoted arm [4, whicl'rwill overcome the closing action of the spring [.1 and cause the free, ends of the arms to spread. apart and assume the relative position shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, thus releasing the eye member and permitting the glider to drop away from the kite, as illustrated by the lower dotted position of the glider in Fig. 2.

In order that the kite may not interfere with the glider after it begins its free descent, I prefer to locate the releasable holding means on a portion of the kite which will be lowermost when the kite is being flown aloft, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, or to so position the holding means relative to the kite that the glider will be carried clear of the kite by the pressure wind supporting the kite as soon as the glider is released.

It is noted that due to the angular relationship of the arms I3 and It, the glider i2 will always be disposed at the junction of the ends [5 and I6, so that as soon as the arm 14 is pivotally moved by a tug at the release string 23, the eye member 24 will be promptly released "from its held position.

To prevent the undesired or accidental release of the glider [2 from its held position, one of the ends of the arms, such as for example the ends l8 of the arm M, may be slightly recessed at 30 to receive the end l5 of the arm is therein, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In Fig. 4 I have shown my invention as applied in connection with a difierent form of aerial device, namely a balloon 40. In this form of my invention, the same type of releasable holding means is employed, which is fixed to a relatively rigid portion 4| of the balloon. In this form only the release string 23 need be employed, the balloon being permitted to rise to any desired height, after which the release string is tugged to actuate the release device to permit the glider to sail to earth. The balloon may then be held captive or retrived by means of the release string 23.

While my invention has been described in connection with a miniature glider, it is to be understood that any other articles, such as pamphlets, balloons, parachutes or the like, may be raised aloft and released in the same manner as the glider, and my invention extends to such use.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair of arms having abutting but separable ends adapted to releasably hold an object; ground captive airborne means directly attached to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; means for normally holding said ends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said object from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to one of said arms for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said object from said mechanism.

2. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair of arms having abutting but separable ends adapted to releasably hold an'object; ground captive airborne means directly attached to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft, resilient means secured to said arms for normally holding said ends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said object from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to one of said arms for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said object from said mechanism.

3. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair of elbows having abutting but separable lower ends adapted to releasably hold an object; one of said elbows being rigidly attached to said air-borne means, and the other elbow of said pair being pivotally secured to said rigidly attached elbow; ground captive airborne means directly attached to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; spring means interposed and secured to said elbows for normally holding said ends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said object from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to one of said arms for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said object from said elbows.

4. In combination, a holding mechanism comprising a pair of arms having abutting and separable ends adapted to releasably hold an object; means movably securing one of said arms relative to the other, ground captive airborne means directly attached to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; spring means attached to said arms for normally holding said ends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said object from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to said movable arm for operating the latter to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said object from said mechanism.

5. In a device of the character described for removably holding a glider; a holding mechanism comprising a companion pair of arms having abutting but separable ends adapted to releasably hold said glider; ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; spring means for normally urging said ends in abutting relationship to preclude removal of said glider from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to one of said arms for operating the latter against the resistance of'said spring means to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

6. In a device of the character described for removably holding a glider; means on said glider and characterizing an opening; a holding mechanism comprising companion arms, means *pivotally connecting one of said arms relative to the other, said arms having converging and normally closed ends, one of which is removably projectible into and through said opening; ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; I

spring means cooperating with at least one of said arm for holding said ends in closed relationship to preclude removal of said glider from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to said pivotal-.- 1y connected arm for operating; the latter. against the resistance of said spring means to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

7. In a device of the character described for removably holding a glider; an eye member secured to said glider, a holding mechanism having means comprising a pair of normally closed but separable ends, one of which is removably projectible into said eye member, means movably holding one of said ends relative to said glider, ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; spring means for normally holding said ends in closed relationship to preclude removal of said glider from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to mechanism for separating said ends against the resistance of said spring means preparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

8. In a device of the character described for removably holding a glider; a holding mechanism comprising a fixed arm and a pivoted arm having normally closed ends adapted to releasably hold said glider; ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; spring means interposed between said arms for normally holding said ends in a closed relationship to preclude removal of said glider from said ends; and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to said pivoted arm for operating the latter away from said fixed arm and against the resistance of said spring means to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

9. In a device of the character described for removably holding a glider; an eye member fixed to said glider, a holding mechanism comprising a fixed arm and a movable arm carried by said fixed arm and having converging but separable normally closed ends adapted to releasably sustain said eye member; ground captive airborne means directly connected to said mechanism for raising the latter aloft; coiled spring means interconnecting said arms for normally holding said ends in closed relationship to preclude removal of said eye member from said ends, and ground control means comprising a normally slack manually actuated release string having an upper part connected to said movable arm for operating the latter against the resistance of said spring means to separate said ends preparatory to the release of said glider from said mechanism.

SIGMUND P. ROSE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,787,479 Jacobi Jan. 6, 1931 1,804,244 Brady May 5, 1931

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