Air swimming toy with driving device

Abstract

An air swimming toy includes a toy body, a driving device including an air propeller supported at a bottom side of the toy body for creating an air dynamic underneath the toy body, and a remote controller remotely controlling the driving device to operate the air propeller, wherein the air propeller is activated to rotate in order to control an altitude of the toy body via the air dynamic. In particular, when a controllable air pressure underneath the toy body is lesser than a surrounding air pressure, the toy body is elevated in the air, and when the controllable air pressure is higher than the surrounding air pressure, the toy body is dropped down in the air.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An air swimming toy, comprising:
 a toy body arranged for being floated in the air; and   a driving device which comprises an air propeller supported at a bottom side of said toy body for creating an air dynamic underneath said toy body; and   a remote controller remotely controlling said driving device to operate said air propeller, wherein said air propeller is activated to rotate in order to control an altitude of said toy body via said air dynamic.   
     
     
         2 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said toy body further comprises a motorized unit operatively connected to said air propeller to drive said air propeller to rotate for creating a controllable air pressure underneath said toy body, in such a manner that when said controllable air pressure is lesser than a surrounding air pressure, said toy body is elevated in the air, and when said controllable air pressure is higher than said surrounding air pressure, said toy body is dropped down in the air. 
     
     
         3 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said toy body further comprises an operative housing coupled at said bottom side of said toy body, wherein said air propeller is housed in said operative housing such that said air propeller is activated to create said controllable air pressure within said operative housing in relation to said surrounding air pressure outside said operative housing. 
     
     
         4 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said operative housing has a plurality of side air vents and a plurality of bottom air vents for enabling said air propeller to create a difference between said controllable air pressure and said surrounding air pressure. 
     
     
         5 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said motorized unit comprises a driving shaft sidewardly extended with respect to said toy body, wherein said air propeller is coupled at said driving shaft to be rotated at a direction with respect to a centerline of said toy body. 
     
     
         6 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said motorized unit comprises a driving shaft sidewardly extended with respect to said toy body, wherein said air propeller is coupled at said driving shaft to be rotated at a direction with respect to a centerline of said toy body. 
     
     
         7 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said motorized unit is a DC motor and is controlled to generate a reversible rotating power to selectively drive said air propeller between two opposite rotating directions. 
     
     
         8 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 6 , wherein said motorized unit is a DC motor and is controlled to generate a reversible rotating power to selectively drive said air propeller between two opposite rotating directions. 
     
     
         9 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said remote controller comprises a handheld control and a remote receiver wirelessly connected to said handheld control to control an operation of said air propeller, wherein said driving device further comprises a battery compartment for replaceably receiving a battery thereat to electrically connect to said air propeller. 
     
     
         10 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said remote controller comprises a handheld control and a remote receiver wirelessly connected to said handheld control to control an operation of said air propeller, wherein said driving device further comprises a battery compartment for replaceably receiving a battery thereat to electrically connect to said air propeller. 
     
     
         11 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said operative housing is shaped in an aerodynamic configuration to have an enlarged head portion to receive said air propeller therein, an elongated tail portion extended toward a tail portion of said toy body, and a streamlined bottom surface extended from said head portion to said tail portion for reducing an air drag of said operative housing. 
     
     
         12 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 10 , wherein said operative housing is shaped in an aerodynamic configuration to have an enlarged head portion to receive said air propeller therein, an elongated tail portion extended toward a tail portion of said toy body, and a streamlined bottom surface extended from said head portion to said tail portion for reducing an air drag of said operative housing. 
     
     
         13 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein said toy body further comprises a covering layer detachably coupled at said bottom side of said toy body to cover said driving device, wherein said covering layer is made of the same material and is configured to have matched color of said toy body to hide said driving device, wherein said covering layer has a plurality of through slots aligned with said side and bottom air vents to communicate an interior of said operative housing with an exterior thereof. 
     
     
         14 . The air swimming toy, as recited in  claim 12 , wherein said toy body further comprises a covering layer detachably coupled at said bottom side of said toy body to cover said driving device, wherein said covering layer is made of the same material and is configured to have matched color of said toy body to hide said driving device, wherein said covering layer has a plurality of through slots aligned with said side and bottom air vents to communicate an interior of said operative housing with an exterior thereof. 
     
     
         15 . A method of controlling an altitude of an air swimming toy, comprising the steps of:
 (a) supporting an air propeller at a bottom side of a toy body for creating an air dynamic underneath said toy body, wherein said toy body is arranged for being floated in the air; and   (b) activating said air propeller to rotate in order to control an altitude of said toy body via said air dynamic.   
     
     
         16 . The method as recited in  claim 15  wherein, in the step (a), an operative housing is coupled at said bottom side of said toy body, wherein said air propeller is housed in said operative housing such that said air propeller is activated to create a controllable air pressure within said operative housing in relation to a surrounding air pressure outside said operative housing. 
     
     
         17 . The method, as recited in  claim 16 , wherein said operative housing has a plurality of side air vents and a plurality of bottom air vents for enabling said air propeller to create a difference between said controllable air pressure and said surrounding air pressure. 
     
     
         18 . The method as recited in  claim 17  wherein, in the step (b), said air propeller is powered by a motorized unit which is a DC motor and is controlled to generate a reversible rotating power to selectively drive said air propeller between two opposite rotating directions. 
     
     
         19 . The method, as recited in  claim 15 , wherein said air propeller is remotely controlled by a remote controller. 
     
     
         20 . The method, as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said air propeller is remotely controlled by a remote controller.