Patent ID: 6699091
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: A63H

Abstract:
A hand-launchable underwater projectile toy, comprising:a hydrodynamic body including a nose section, a tail section, and a mid-section extending therebetween, the mid-section being sized for grasping in a user's hand such that a user's thumb and at least one finger may extend at least substantially around the mid-section to grasp, support and manually propel the toy along an underwater trajectory through a body of water; and a trajectory stabilizing structure extending from the tail section of the body and configured to impart a righting-moment to the body during underwater travel, wherein the stabilizing structure extends in a non-radial direction with respect to a longitudinal central axis of the body and includes one or more drag-producing surfaces, wherein the body and trajectory stabilizing structure are free from flow passages that extend through at least one of the body and the trajectory stabilizing structure and through which water may flow as the toy travels through the body of water.