Toy rocket with safety ring

Abstract

The toy rocket has a safety ring attached to the top end of the rocket. During flight, it is the top end that leads the toy rocket and is the section most likely to strike a bystander. The safety ring has a width precluding the toy from striking a bystander in the eye. The safety ring has a diameter so that it strikes a person on the cheek and brow preventing the tip of the rocket from entering a person's eye socket. In practice, the safety ring has a diameter of about 2½ inches but can be varied to any size to insure that the rocket is not able to strike a person in the eye.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A toy rocket, comprising: 
 a rocket body having a top end and a bottom end, and an axial length,    a safety device attached to said rocket body top end.    
     
     
         2 . The toy rocket of  claim 1 , further comprising a flexible support tip on said rocket body top end, said support tip connected to said safety device.  
     
     
         3 . The toy rocket of  claim 2 , wherein said support tip has an upwardly extending hollow shaft, said hollow shaft connected to said safety device.  
     
     
         4 . The toy rocket of  claim 3 , wherein said safety device comprises a central hub, a safety ring and a spoke connecting said safety ring to said central hub, said hollow shaft attached to said central hub.  
     
     
         5 . The toy rocket of  claim 1 , wherein said safety device comprises a central hub, a safety ring and a spoke connecting said safety ring to said central hub.  
     
     
         6 . A top rocket, comprising: 
 a rocket body having a top end and a bottom end, and an axial length,    means for preventing contact of the rocket with a person's eye attached to said rocket body top end.    
     
     
         7 . The toy rocket of  claim 6 , wherein said means for preventing contact of the rocket with a person's eye comprises a central hub, a safety ring and a spoke connecting said safety ring with said central hub.  
     
     
         8 . The toy rocket of  claim 6 , further comprising a flexible support tip on said rocket body top end, said support tip connected to said means for preventing contact of the rocket with a person's eye.  
     
     
         9 . The toy rocket of  claim 8 , wherein said support tip has an upwardly extending hollow shaft, said hollow shaft connected to said means for preventing contact of the rocket with a person's eye.  
     
     
         10 . The toy rocket of  claim 9 , wherein said means for preventing contact of the rocket with a person's eye comprises a central hub, a safety ring and a spoke connecting said safety ring to said central hub, said hollow shaft attached to said central hub.