Flying toy apparatus

Abstract

Flying toy apparatus is provided including a housing with drive means provided therein for driving rotation of rotary means associated with said housing. Vane means are associated with said housing and said vane means rotate in a counter direction to the rotation of said rotary means in use. The vane means are arranged substantially vertically in use.

1 . Flying rotating toy apparatus, said apparatus including a housing with drive means provided therein for driving rotation of rotary means associated with said housing, vane means being further associated with said housing, rotation of the rotary means causing said housing and said vane means to rotate in a counter direction to the rotation of said rotary means in use, and wherein said vane means are located above said rotary means and are arranged substantially vertically in use, thereby allowing the toy to self stabilize during flying as a result of utilizing the downdraft created by the rotary means. 
   
   
       2 . (canceled) 
   
   
       3 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vane means are arranged in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotary means. 
   
   
       4 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the rotary means includes at least two rotatable blades. 
   
   
       5 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 4  wherein the rotatable blades rotate about a substantially central shaft and rotation of said shaft drives rotation of the blades in a required direction. 
   
   
       6 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 5  wherein the drive means drives rotation of the shaft. 
   
   
       7 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vane means have a first inner end and a second outer end, the first inner end of said vane means extending outwardly from the housing and offset from the centre of the housing. 
   
   
       8 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vane means are offset from the axis of rotation of a rotatable shaft associated with the rotary means. 
   
   
       9 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vane means includes two or more vane members. 
   
   
       10 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 9  wherein four vane members are provided. 
   
   
       11 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 10  wherein each vane member is located substantially 90 degrees to an adjacent vane member. 
   
   
       12 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vane means include two or more vane members and a first end of each vane member is joined to or integral with an external surface of the housing. 
   
   
       13 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 12  wherein a second end of each vane member is a free end. 
   
   
       14 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 13  wherein the second end of each vane member is associated with an outer joining member joining all the outer second ends of the vane members together. 
   
   
       15 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein the vane means include two or more vane members and a first or inner end of each vane member is joined to, abuts with or is near to a vertical or upright surface of an adjacent vane member and is a pre-determined spaced distance apart from a joined inner end or surface or said adjacent vane member. 
   
   
       16 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 15  wherein four vane members are provided and a substantially square shaped aperture is defined between the joined ends of said vane members. 
   
   
       17 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein an end(s) of the vane means extend outwardly of said housing beyond the end(s) of the rotary means. 
   
   
       18 . (canceled) 
   
   
       19 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein a lower surface of the vane means is provided with a recess to at least partially enclose the rotary means therein. 
   
   
       20 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein protruding means are provided on or associated with one or more of the vane means and said protruding means protrudes outwardly of a side surface of said vane means to provide a directional stimulus to said apparatus. 
   
   
       21 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 20  wherein power to the drive means of the apparatus is moved between “on” and “off” conditions or pulsed during use to allow the directional stimulus of the protruding means to be used to control the direction of the toy apparatus. 
   
   
       22 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 21  wherein the power is pulsed or switched between “on” and “off” conditions automatically by the apparatus using directional means. 
   
   
       23 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 22  wherein the directional means includes a directional LED signal. 
   
   
       24 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 1  wherein user actuated control means are provided to control power to the drive means remotely in use. 
   
   
       25 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 24  wherein the control means communicated with the drive means via radio waves. 
   
   
       26 . Flying toy apparatus according to  claim 24  wherein the user actuated control means includes user actuation means to allow control of the power and/or direction of the toy apparatus. 
   
   
       27 . A method of self stabilising flying rotating toy apparatus, said method including the steps of driving rotation of rotary means associated with a housing of said apparatus, said rotation causing the housing and vane means associated with said housing to rotate in a counter direction to the rotation of said rotary means in use, and wherein said vane means are located above said rotary means and are arranged substantially vertically in use, thereby allowing the toy to self stabilize during flying as a result of utilizing the downdraft created by the rotary means.