Patent ID: 9682316
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: A63F,A63H,B64C,F21L,F21V,F41G,G05D

Claim:
1. A hovering flying craft adapted to be controlled by a handheld remote control, the craft comprising: a molded frame assembly including a center body formed of a top member having at least four arms integrally molded with and extending outwardly from the center body and a bottom member having at least three legs integrally molded with and extending downwardly from the center body; at least four motor assemblies that each include an electromechanical motor and at least one corresponding propeller operably mounted downwardly-facing, with at least one motor assembly operably mounted at a distal portion of each of the at least four arms; a circuit board assembly operably mounted to the center body and configured to control the craft in response to radio frequency signals from the handheld remote control; a replaceable rechargeable battery insertable into a battery compartment defined by the top member and the bottom member and operably connectable to electrically power the circuit board assembly and the at least four motor assemblies; and a removable safety ring mountable to and extending from the distal portion of the arms and configured to protect the propellers from lateral contact, wherein a first plurality of the propellers rotates in a first direction of rotation and a second plurality of the propellers rotates in a second direction of rotation that is opposite the first direction of rotation.