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US3188768A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Toy projectile which converts to space platform during flight

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-05-06
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1983-05-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 George T Boswell

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 20:48
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63H; A63H5/00; A63H5/04; A63H27/00; A63H27/005

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 163 words
A TOY PROJECTILE CAPABLE OF BEING LAUNCHED SKYWARD SIMULATING A NOSE-CONED MISSILE WHICH CONVERTS AUTOMATICALLY UPON REACHING ITS FLIGHT APOGEE INTO A HELICOPTER WHICH DESCENDS TO EARTH WITH ITS NOSE-CONE POINTING SKYWARD WHICH COMPRISES A NOSE CONE HAVING A LONGITUDINAL AXIS THERETHROUGH, A PLURALITY OF SUBSTANTIALLY IDENTICAL VANES HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID NOSE CONE FOR PIVOTING BETWEEN A CLOSED CONDITION PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS FORMING A TUBULAR BODY COAXIAL WITH SAID NOSE CONE EXTENDING REARWARDLY OF THE NOSE CONE AND A DEPLOYED CONDITION RADIALLY EXTENDED PERPENDICULAR TO SAID AXIS FORMING A GYRO-ROTATIONAL BLADE-WHEEL HELICOPTER, PISTON MEANS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVE ALL SAID VANES FROM SAID CLOSED CONDITION INTO SAID DEPLOYED CONDITION AND RESILIENT MEANS BIASING SAID PISTON MEANS TOWARD THE VANE DEPLOYING POSITION WITH A BIASING FORCE INSUFFICIENT TO RADIALLY EXTEND THE VANES AGAINST THE AIR STREAM PASSING OVER THE VANES IMMEDIATELY SUBSEQUENT TO LAUNCHING OF THE TOY PROJECTILE AND SUFFICIENT TO RADIALLY EXTEND THE VANES AS THE TOY PROJECTILE APPROACHES IS FLIGHT APOGEE.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

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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) 1968-06-14 1968-12-14 1969-06-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1972-06-14 1972-12-14 1973-06-15 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-14 1976-12-14 1977-06-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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