US1421631A - Toy aeroplane - Google Patents

Description

H. M. WATTS.

TOY AEROPLANE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17,1921.

1,421,653 1. Patented July 4, 1922.

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H. M. WATTS.

TOY AEROPLANE.

' APPLICATION FILED MAR. 17,1921. 1 ,42 1, 63 l Patented July 4, 1922.

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' which is, to be cut out willbe printed upon gaslieet'l. This blank is provided with a iaenesi.

E v STATES HARRY M. WATTS, OF SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA.

Trev AEROPLANE. I

T To all homa m 05mm Be it known thatl, HARRY WATTS, a

Aeroplanes; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

- This invention relates to an improved toy aeroplane of the-type cut out from paper and one object of-the invention is to provide a, toy which may serve not only as a' toy but may also serve as an advertising medium,the blank from which the aeroplane is made being .printed upon cardboard or heavy .paper and the advertising matter being printed upon that portion. of the blank 'which forms the suspending planes when the toy is cutout.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a toy of the cut out type so constructed that when out out and folded anaeroplane will be formed that will be strong and durable and) not liable to readily come apart.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of the character described which will be efiicient in operation-and not liable to easily come apart.

This invention lsillustratedin the accompanying dravvingawherein:

Figure 1 is a view. of theblank from which the aeroplane toy will beformed.

{Figure 2' is a' perspective view showing 'theaeroplane partially folded.

pletely finished.

. This aeroplane toy is preferably formed of heavy. paper or cardboard and the blank central portion 2 which will form-the sus- 1 cutting tainingwings, 3 '-and end portions 4 and'5.

these wheels will be out from the sections 9 up to thedotted line 10 whlch divide the Specification of Letters Patent.

. be very Patented July 41, 1922.

" Application filed March 17, 1921. Serial No. 452,905.

sections 9 from the sections 11. These sections 11 will in theinturn, be separated from the wing forming section 2 by cutting along the lines 12 up tothe dotted line 13. which separates the sections 11 from the central portion 14 of the 'rear end portion 4: of the blank.

The blank will be cut out along the marginal lines and the tail portion will be out along the lines 15 so that it will be separated from the sections 9 of the rear body forming-section 4 and Will be further out along the lines 16 so that the tail portion will be semi-divided into two sections 17 and 18. When the tail portion is folded along the dotted lines 19' and 20, this tail portion of the blank will form the vertical stabilizer 21 and sections 22' of the horizontal stabilizer. tends from the section 18 will extend along the body 6 of the plane and by applying glue to the underface of this strip or tongue 23, the tongue may be caused ,toadhere to the body thms'holding the tail portion of The tongue 23 which ex-' the plane in the position shown in Fig. 2.

When the body portion of the plane is folded, the sections 9 will extend in overlapping 25 which may be glued together. Glue may i also be applied to the outer one of the overlapped sections so that these sections will be secured together. The forward portion of theblank is bent along the dotted lines- 26 and27 to provide the side walls 28 of the nose portion of the plane which will be p positioned'beneath the wings with their rear Figure 3; is a perspective view of the tail edges extending back to the body portion above the wheels; Before the nose portion is swung back to the position shown in Fig. Figure i 1s a perspective view of the com-- pletedaeroplane.

4, the propeller 29 will be cut out and a pin or other suitable fastener 30 passed through thepropeller and into the forward end or narrow strip 31 formed when the forward portion of the blank is folded along the lines 26. After the nose portion-has been bent to the position shown in Fig. 4:, the

inner tongue 25 will be glued to the nose portion of the plane thus serving to securely hold the plane in the set-up position. There has thus been provided a blank from which a toy airplane may be formed, which will eificient in operation and will lide through the air when thrown. It has een stated that the toy aeroplane Will be termed I from cardboard or heavy paper, but it is to be understood that it is not intended to restrict the devioe to the material mentioned, as the same blank could be used for forming an airplane of sheet metal if it is desired to place the device upon the market in a set-up condition. In the sheet metal form, suitable solder would be used in place of convenient. I claim:-

1. A toy aeroplane comprising a body porglue or suitable'rivets could'be used where tion, and an integral tail-forming strip extending transversely of the body at the rear end thereof and beyond the sides thereof and extending forthe greater portion of its lfipgth beyond one side of the center of portion, the tail-forming strip bemg bent upwardly at a point intermediate the width of the body and then folded downwardly upon itself and having its free end the side of the body,

stabilizer.

portion bent to extend outwardly beyond the tail-forming strip when folded forming a horizontal stabilizer carrying an upwardly extending vertical 2. The structure of claim 1, and a to e extending forwardly from'one end portion of the tail-forming stri securing tongue attach to the body w on the strip is folded to form the stabilizers and holding the strip folded and bracing:

the free end portion of the strip.

.3. A toy aeroplane formed of. a blank and providin a forming portion to the rear engaging the walls of the body, the for- .ward portion of the body being connected with the earlportion of the nose.

4. Atoy aeroplane-formed from a blank having a wing forming section, a nose forming section in front of the wing forming section flaring forwardly and foldable to extend beneath the wing section with its side portions folded to provide an inclined forward walland side walls engaging the wing section, a body forming section to the rear' of the wing section and having its side portions severed therefrom and foldable to form a rearwardl tapering body having a lower wall exten ing forwardly and connected with the nose portion, and a tail forming portion to the rear of the body forming portion foldable to provide horizontal and vertical stabilizers. l

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand. s

HARRY M. WATTS:

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