Patent ID: 9216363
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
1. A flying toy figurine comprising: a) a main body, the main body comprising an upper body portion, a lower body portion and a middle body portion, the middle body portion comprising a waist portion and a hip portion; b) a center shaft located on a central axis of the main body, the center shaft being adapted for mounting on the central axis, the center shaft being annularly spaced from a center tube and extending through the center tube for rotation therein, and thereby free to rotate 360 degrees about the central axis, a first end of the center shaft being fixed to the upper body portion and a second, opposite end of the center shaft being fixed to the lower body portion; c) a rotor assembly located in the waist portion; d) a drive motor for driving the rotor assembly and the waist portion in a first rotational direction, the rotor assembly including at least two main propeller blades for providing aerodynamic lift to the flying toy figurine; e) the hip portion including at least two secondary propeller blades connected to and extending radially outward from the hip portion; f) a source of power for running the drive motor; g) a control system for regulating operation of the drive motor; and h) the waist portion and the hip portion being mounted concentrically about and annularly spaced from the center shaft for rotation about the center shaft, said rotation of the waist portion and the hip portion about the center shaft being independent of rotation of the center shaft, the hip portion being adapted for rotation in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction; wherein running the drive motor to drive the rotor assembly and waist portion in the first rotational direction imparts aerodynamic lift causing the flying toy figurine to fly and further causing the hip portion to rotate in the second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction.