Toy propeller with sound-emitting device and method of making thereof

Abstract

The present invention relates to a toy flying propeller with a sound-emitting device. The propeller includes a hub with a plurality of blades extending radially from the hub and having an outer edge. An outer ring is connected with the outer edge of the blades and circumferentially surrounds the plurality of propeller blades. At least one sound-emitting device such as a whistle is mounted to the toy flying propeller such that when the toy flying propeller is rotated and launched into the air, the movement of the toy flying propeller through the air causes the sound-emitting device to produce a sound. The toy flying propeller also includes a rotating device such as a launcher that connects with the hub to rotate and launch the toy flying propeller into the air.

1 . A toy flying propeller comprising:
 a hub with a central axis;   a plurality of blades radially extending from the hub and having an outer edge; and   at least one sound-emitting device positioned on the toy flying propeller such that as the toy flying propeller moves through the air, a sound is created.   
   
   
       2 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 1 , further comprising an outer ring connected with the outer edge of the blades. 
   
   
       3 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 1 , further comprising a rotating device for rotating and launching the toy flying propeller into the air. 
   
   
       4 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 3 , wherein the rotating device further comprises a launcher adapted to the hub for rotating and launching the toy flying propeller into the air. 
   
   
       5 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 4 , wherein the hub further comprises a male connector which interlocks with a female connector on the launcher to form an interlocking connection, such that when the launcher is rotated, the interlocking connection correspondingly rotates the hub and toy flying propeller until the rotating blades creating a sufficient force to lift the toy flying propeller into the air, simultaneously breaking the interlocking connection. 
   
   
       6 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 1 , wherein the sound-emitting device is attached with at least one of the plurality of blades. 
   
   
       7 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 1 , wherein the sound-emitting device is attached with the hub. 
   
   
       8 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 2 , wherein the sound-emitting device is attached with the outer ring. 
   
   
       9 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 1 , wherein the sound-emitting device is a whistle. 
   
   
       10 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 9 , wherein the whistle defines an enclosure with an opening such that when air passes through the opening, a whistling sound is produced. 
   
   
       11 . The whistle of  claim 10 , wherein the enclosure is a tubular shape, and wherein the opening is a slit such that the whistle produces a solid whistling sound. 
   
   
       12 . The toy flying propeller of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of blades are angled such that when the toy flying propeller is rotated in a specific direction, the movement of the blades creates a vertical force that lifts the toy flying propeller into the air. 
   
   
       13 . A method of making a toy flying propeller, the method comprising the acts of:
 forming a hub with a central axis;   attaching a plurality of blades to the hub, wherein the blades radially extend from the hub and have an outer edge; and   positioning at least one sound-emitting device on the toy flying propeller such that as the toy flying propeller moves through the air, a sound is created.   
   
   
       14 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the act of connecting an outer ring with the outer edge of the blades. 
   
   
       15 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the act of attaching a rotating device for rotating and launching the toy flying propeller into the air. 
   
   
       16 . The method of  claim 15 , further comprising the act of attaching a launcher to the hub as the rotating device, wherein the launcher is adapted to the hub for rotating and launching the toy flying propeller into the air. 
   
   
       17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the hub further comprises a male connector which interlocks with a female connector on the launcher to form an interlocking connection, such that when the launcher is rotated, the interlocking connection correspondingly rotates the hub and toy flying propeller until the rotating blades creating a sufficient force to lift the toy flying propeller into the air, simultaneously breaking the interlocking connection. 
   
   
       18 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the act of attaching the sound-emitting device on at least one of the plurality of blades. 
   
   
       19 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the act of attaching the sound-emitting device on the hub. 
   
   
       20 . The method of  claim 14 , further comprising the act of attaching the sound-emitting device on the outer ring. 
   
   
       21 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the act of positioning at least one sound emitting device on the toy flying propeller further comprises the act of positioning a whistle on the toy flying propeller. 
   
   
       22 . The method of  claim 21 , wherein the act of positioning a on the toy flying propeller further comprises the acts of forming a whistle from a tubular device with a spherical cap, wherein the spherical cap contains an slit that permits air to flow into the whistle while the toy flying propeller is flying through the air, thus producing a whistling sound. 
   
   
       23 . The method of  claim 13 , further comprising the act of angling the plurality of blades such that when the toy flying propeller is rotated in a specific direction, the movement of the blades creates a vertical force that lifts the toy flying propeller into the air. 
   
   
       24 . A toy flying propeller comprising:
 a hub with a central axis;   a plurality of blades radially extending from the hub and having an outer edge;   an outer ring connected with the outer edge of the blades;   at least one sound-emitting device positioned on the toy flying propeller such that as the toy flying propeller moves through the air, a sound is created;   a rotating device for rotating and launching the toy flying propeller into the air;   wherein the rotating device is a launcher adapted to the hub for rotating and launching the toy flying propeller into the air;   wherein the hub further comprises a male connector which interlocks with a female connector on the launcher to form an interlocking connection, such that when the launcher is rotated, the interlocking connection correspondingly rotates the hub and toy flying propeller until the rotating blades creating a sufficient force to lift the toy flying propeller into the air, simultaneously breaking the interlocking connection;   wherein the sound-emitting device is attached with at least one of the plurality of blades;   wherein the sound-emitting device is a whistle;   wherein the whistle defines an enclosure with an opening such that when air passes through the opening, a whistling sound is produced; and wherein the enclosure is a tubular shape, and wherein the opening is a slit such that the whistle produces a solid whistling sound; and   wherein the plurality of blades are angled such that when the toy flying propeller is rotated in a specific direction, the movement of the blades creates a vertical force that lifts the toy flying propeller into the air.