Patent ID: 6322418
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A toy airship configurable between a closed airship configuration and an open hydrofoil craft configuration, said toy airship comprising:an elongated hull defining side edges and a rear edge;a pair of panels formed to fit upon said hull at said side and rear edges;a slide movably supported within said hull;a first pair of arms each having a first end pivotally joined to said slide and a second end pivotally joined to one of said panels;a second pair of arms each having a third end pivotally joined to said slide and a fourth end pivotally joined to the remaining one of said panels, said first and second pairs of arms supporting said panels separate from and spaced from said hull supported solely by said pairs in said open hydrofoil craft configuration;user operable means for moving said slide between a first position moving said panels to said closed airship configuration and a second position moving said panels to said hydrofoil craft configuration.