Multi-stage toy missile

Claim 1

A MULTI-STAGE AERIAL TOY ADAPTED TO SEPARATE IN FLIGHT COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SEPARABLE MEMBERS DISPOSED IN SUCCEEDING TELESCOPICABLE RELATIONSHIP, SAID MEMBERS BEING INITIALLY DISPOSED IN A PARTIALLY TELESCOPED RELATIONSHIP, MEANS BETWEEN THE LAUNCHING-END MEMBER AND THE SUCCEDING STAGES THERETO TO ABSORB AND RETAIN A PORTION OF THE ENERGY OF LAUNCHING FOR IMPARTING DELAYED RELATIVE MOTION TO SAID SUCCEEDING STAGES, MEANS BETWEEN EACH OF SAID SUCCEEDING STAGES TO ABSORB AND RETAIN A PORTION OF THE ENERGY FROM THE IMPARTATION OF SAID RELATIVE MOTION FOR SEQUENTIALLY IMPARTING DELAYED RELATIVE MOTION TO THE SUCCEEDING STAGES THERETO, WHEREBY SUBSTANTIAL TELESCOPING OF SAID MEMBERS OCCURS UNDER THE INERTIAL LOAD OF SAID MEMBERS WHEN SAID TOY IS ACCELERATED IN LAUNCHING AND WHEREBY TELESCOPING OF SAID MEMBERS IMPARTS ENERGY INTO SAID SECOND AND FOURTH MENTIONED MEANS TO PROVIDE SUCCESSIVE SEPARATION AND PROPULSION OF SAID MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER WHEN THE LAUNCHING ACCELERATION HAS DIMINISHED.