Patent ID: 6520824
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A balloon toy vehicle comprising:a gondola body; a balloon connected to said gondola body; a connection for said balloon to connect said balloon to said gondola body; at least two reversible tandem motors, said motors fixedly positioned at a distal end of the gondola body, said at least two reversible tandem motors having propellers positioned thereon, said propellers rotating on rotating spindles of the motors when the motors are powered on, providing propulsion; at least one lift thruster motor positioned slightly angularly from a plane formed along the length of the gondola body, and located in a fixed position at the proximal end of the gondola body of said balloon toy vehicle, said at least one lift thruster motor having a thruster propeller positioned thereon, said thruster propeller rotating on a rotating spindle of the at least one lift thruster motor providing lift to said balloon toy vehicle when the at least one lift thruster motor is powered on; and a remote control system for controlling the balloon toy vehicle.