Patent ID: 9101850
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. An aerial toy, comprising: an aerial flying toy object that at least one of floats, flies, and soars in air for an extended period of time; an aerial flying toy string tethered to the aerial flying toy object; an aerial flying toy raising and lowering assembly including: a handle; a housing including a top, a front, and a rear; wherein the aerial toy includes an UP mode where the aerial toy rises, causing the aerial flying toy string reel to rotate in a first direction to let out the aerial flying toy string, the aerial toy includes a stop system that allows rotation of the aerial flying toy string reel in the first direction and prevents significant rotation of the aerial flying toy string reel in a second direction opposite to the first direction, preventing recoil of the aerial flying toy string on the aerial flying toy string reel as the aerial toy rises, the aerial toy includes a DOWN mode where the stop system is disengaged and the electric motor is actuated, causing the aerial flying toy string reel to rotate in the second direction to draw in the aerial flying toy string, and the aerial toy includes a BRAKE mode where the stop system is disengaged and the plurality of gears are engaged so that the aerial flying toy string is not drawn out from the aerial flying toy string reel and the aerial flying toy string reel does not rotate unless tension on the aerial flying toy string is high enough to cause the plurality of gears to slip relative to each other.