Patent ID: 8382547

Claim:
A projectile and a compact carrying and launching case in combination, the combination comprising: the projectile defined to include: a main body having a pair of wings separately extending from either side of the main body, each of the wings being inwardly foldable about the main body and being symmetrically disposed about the main body, wherein when said wings are in a position for flying, the wings extend substantially outwardly, and the pair of wings being inwardly foldable about the main body to a collapsible position, and a front nose section secured to the centered main body; and the compact carrying and launching case defined to include: a housing having two sections, a hinge mechanism pivotally attaching the two section about a top edge, such that the two sections are capable of opening and closing, the housing forming an interior hollow region when the two housing sections are in a closed position and capable of holding the projectile while the pair of wings are in the collapsible position, and wherein when the two sections are pivoted to an opened position, the pair of wings are capable of moving to the flying position; and the hinge mechanism further including a launching mechanism releasably secured to the front nose section of the projectile, the launching mechanism having a handle for moving the projectile to a cocked position, which when released forcibly permits the release of the projectile from the launching mechanism and the wings being in the flying position causes the projectile to fly.