Parachute Toy and Kit Therefor

Abstract

The present invention is a parachute toy. The parachute toy includes an elastic hinge and is adapted to achieve substantially high ascension heights via hand launching. The parachute toy may be provided in kit form such that the user may develop construction skills and satisfaction by assembling the parachute toy from provided constituent parts

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A parachute toy having a hinged housing having latch members, an elastomeric member connected to said housing so as to apply an open-biasing-load to said housing, shroud lines connected to a canopy on a first end and to said housing on a second end, and a lanyard connected to a handle on a first end and to a latch member on a second end, wherein said shroud lines and said canopy are packed within said housing, and wherein said lanyard is threaded through said latch members so as to apply a closing-load to said housing. 
     
     
         2 . The parachute toy of  claim 1 , wherein in a static position, said open-biasing-load exceeds said closing-load. 
     
     
         3 . The parachute toy of  claim 1 , wherein in the absence of predetermined airflow forces and predetermined and handle and lanyard drag forces acting upon said housing, said housing opens. 
     
     
         4 . The parachute toy of  claim 1 , wherein said lanyard comprises a predetermined length of tarred twine. 
     
     
         5 . A parachute toy kit having a plurality of shroud lines, a canopy, a spring clip, a threaded eyelet, a hinge pin, a lanyard, an elastomeric member, and at least one of a housing and a PCF for said housing.