US1327530A - Toy aeroplane - Google Patents

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H. B. DUMMER. TOY AEROELANE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, I9I9.

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HORACE BOYLSTON DUMMER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y;

TOY AEnorL-ANE.

Specification of Letters Iatent. i

i Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application led September23. 1919. Serial No. 325,754.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it'known that I, HORACE BoYLsToN DUMMER, a citizen ofthe United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Toy-Aeroplane, of which the following is a. full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to new and useful readily removed.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a toy which will be capable of sustaining itself in guiding flight, the impetus being furnished by the operation in the manner commonly employed with darts.

Vith the above and other objects in view, reference `is had to the accompanying drawings, in which" Figure l is a side elevation of a toy constructed in accordance with the present in-v vention; v

Fig 2 is atop plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a detail view in elevation of the forward portion o f the body` with the sustaining plane removed;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the sustaining plane.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the device' comprises a body 5, formed of a single piece of material, such as cardboard, thin wood, or the like, and said body is so formed as to provide a projection 6 at the forward end in imitation of the landing chassis of an aeroplane. At the extreme forward end of the body 5, an imitation propeller 7 is formed, while at the extreme rear end, an'imitation rudder 8 is provided. The

reference character 9 designates a projec tion in imitation of the tail skid commonly employed. It is to--be understood that each of the aforementioned elements is formed integral with the body 5. l

Referring to Fig. 3, it will be seen that the body 5 is .provided-With an elongated slot Vl0, the said slot being angularly disposed with respect to the longitudinal axis of said body and extending entirely there-` through. l

The reference character 11 designates a sustainingV plane, which in the present instance, is in the form of a pamphlet, having cover sections 12 withv bent-in leaves 13. These leaves are adapted to contain any suitable reading matter and are adapted to give suHicient thickness to the sustaining plane 11 to cause the sameto frictionally engage the defining edges. of the elongated slot 10 in order that it will be removably retained in said slot. Owing to the angular disposition of the slotv 10, it will be apparent that the sustaining plane l1 will be angularly disposed with respect to the body 5, in such a manner as to cause the same to rise when thrown by the operator thus causing the same to glide in flight under the impetus given by the throwing operation.

` By this construction, it will be seen that in addition to the device being used as a toy, it may be used as means for distributing oir culars or other advertising matter, and that if the same be thrown from suitable height, such as from the roofs of tall buildings, the

y device willv glide great distances, thus providing a means for a wide distribution of advertising matter.

I claim:

1. A device of the character "described comprising a body portion provided with an angularly disposed slot, and a sustaining plane in the form ofa pamphlet having covers and leaves, said pamphlet being removably maintained within said angularly disposed slot b rictional engagement with the defining e ges thereof.

2. A device `ofthe character describedv comprising a relatively thin sheet of material cut in imitation of an aeroplane fuselage and its associated elements, said fuselage being provided near its forward end with anangularly disposed slot having closed ends and a sustaining plane, said sustaining plane being of a width equal to the length of said slot and of a thickness slightly greater than the width of1 said slot whereby the sustaining plane is maintained in position within the slot by a frictionalengage- .ment with the defining edges thereof.

HORACE BOYLSTON DUMMER.

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