Toy Aircraft

Abstract

A toy glider aircraft is assembled using a recycled beverage container. Portions of a box containing a plurality of the beverage containers can include airplane parts such as wings and a vertical stabilizer. Other parts for the toy glider can be fit to the glider using the beverage container neck threads. The bottle can be formed to resemble an aircraft fuselage.

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       9 . A toy kit comprising:
 a package comprising at least one planar side wall;   a plurality of beverage containers contained by said package for retail sale of said plurality of beverage containers, said package having a bottom for supporting said beverage containers; and   said at least one planar side wall having designated thereon two wings configured for removal from said planar sidewall and subsequent attachment to one of said beverage containers; and   wherein said one beverage container contained by said package includes a surrounding sidewall with an outside surface and said surrounding sidewall having pre-formed depressions for attaching said two wings to said outside surface of said surrounding sidewall after removal from said planar side wall, said pre-formed means formed in unitary fashion with said surrounding sidewall.   
   
   
       10 . The toy kit according to  claim 9 , wherein said at least one planar side wall comprises at least two parallel side walls, and each side wall has designated thereon one wing for attachment to said one beverage container. 
   
   
       11 . The toy kit according to  claim 9  wherein said package contains at least four beverage containers. 
   
   
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       15 . A compact, easily assembled toy gliding aircraft, comprising:
 a plastic bottle having a surrounding sidewall with an outside surface and a neck terminating in a central opening, and a bottom;   a cap closing said neck, said bottle aerodynamically shaped to first function as a beverage container and when empty function as a toy glider, said bottle provided with first means for mounting detachable wings to said outside surface of said sidewall, said first means formed in unitary fashion with said sidewall;   detachable wings sized and shaped to be held by said means for mounting to said bottle;   wherein said plastic bottle comprises a longitudinal axis extending from said bottom through said opening, and when said axis is horizontal during flight, said wings extend from said plastic bottle in a symmetrical, mirror image fashion across a longitudinal vertical center plane through said axis;   a detachable vertical stabilizer attached to said outside surface of the surrounding sidewall of the plastic bottle and extending outward therefrom, and when said axis is horizontal during flight, said vertical stabilizer being in said vertical center plane, extending upwardly, and located equidistantly between said wings; and   second means for mounting the detachable vertical stabilizer to said outside surface of said surrounding sidewall of said bottle, said second means formed in unitary fashion with said sidewall.   
   
   
       16 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 15 , comprising detachable horizontal stabilizers, and means for mounting the detachable horizontal stabilizers to said bottle. 
   
   
       17 . The toy kit according to  claim 9 , wherein said plurality of beverage containers comprises a plurality of plastic bottles each containing a supply of beverage; and
 said at least one side wall having designated thereon a vertical stabilizer for removal and attachment to one of said plastic bottles.   
   
   
       18 . The toy kit according to  claim 17 , wherein said at least one side wall has designated thereon two horizontal stabilizers for removal and attachment to said one of said plastic bottles. 
   
   
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       21 . A compact, easily assembled toy gliding aircraft, comprising:
 a plastic beverage container having a substantially cylindrical sidewall with an outside surface wherein said container comprises a tapered neck terminating in a central opening, and a bottom, wherein said cylindrical sidewall includes a plurality of depressions formed into the sidewall for mounting wings; and   a pair of wings attached to said outside surface of said substantially cylindrical sidewall of the beverage by at least partially fitting into the depressions.   
   
   
       22 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 21 , comprising
 a vertical stabilizer attached to said outside surface of the substantially cylindrical sidewall of the container by fitting into one of said depressions and extending outward therefrom.   
   
   
       23 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 22 , comprising two horizontal stabilizers attached to said cylindrical sidewall by at least partially fitting into two of said depressions. 
   
   
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       25 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 21 , wherein said plurality of depressions comprises a longitudinally arranged slot on each side of said sidewall, each slot for receiving one wing. 
   
   
       26 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 25  wherein said slot is sized to resiliently grip said one wing when said wing is inserted therein. 
   
   
       27 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 21 , further comprising a nose cone section having a tapered profile, attached to said neck to close said container. 
   
   
       28 . The toy gliding aircraft according to  claim 21 , comprising a closure for threaded mounting to said neck, a propeller and a self-contained motive drive carried by said closure, and said propeller mounted rotatably to said closure, said motive drive connected to said container by being screwed onto said neck by threads formed on an inside of said closure and threads formed on an outside of said neck. 
   
   
       29 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 28 , wherein said motive drive comprises a support extending from said closure inside said container and a rubber band connected to said propeller and to an end of said support. 
   
   
       30 . The toy aircraft according to  claim 21 , further comprising a whistle component attached to said container, said whistle component making a sound when said container glides through the air.