Patent ID: 7895779
Filing Date: 2011-03-01
Classification: A63H,G09F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus having winged objects that hover in various positions, comprising: an elongate support; a driver with an output shaft supporting a first end of the support, the driver imparting an oscillating displacement to the first end of the support by vibrating the first end of the support; and a winged object assembly comprising a body mounted proximate to a second end of the support and wings rigidly attached to the support at an offset distance from the body, wherein the output shaft is positioned selectively in a plurality of angular positions by the driver to move the first end of the support into a plurality of corresponding X-Y positions, wherein the driver vibrates the first end of the support at a frequency that imparts a wave displacement pattern in the support, and wherein the wings are vibrated more than the body in response to vibration of the support.