A cylindrical toy rocket that measures at least 8-inches long and 2½ inches in diameter. The rocket has a weighted rubber nose cone that is mounted on an inner slide tube that fits inside the rocket's main body tube in contact with a compression spring. At least three guide fins are attached to
A cylindrical toy rocket that measures at least 8-inches long and 2½ inches in diameter. The rocket has a weighted rubber nose cone that is mounted on an inner slide tube that fits inside the rocket's main body tube in contact with a compression spring. At least three guide fins are attached to the outside bottom of the rocket's main body tube. The rocket is launched by means of an attached tether and gripping handle. In use, the handle is gripped in the hand of the player and swung in a vertical circular motion starting in an upward direction. The rocket is then released such that it is catapulted upward into the sky along an initial flight path. When the rocket reaches its apex and starts a descent, the heavier nose cone will assume a downward position. Upon impact with the ground, the nose cone and inner sliding tube are forced into the main tube body of the rocket, thereby compressing and storing potential energy in the spring. The spring then releases this stored energy, catapulting the rocket back into the air along a secondary flight path. The hand-launched toy rocket is a new toy that can provide outdoor entertainment for boys and girls. There is no operational cost associated with the toy since it is manually operated. The toy will provide exercise, imagination, and all-around fun for any player.
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1. A hand-launched toy rocket, comprising:a cylindrical main body tube, said main body tube being open at both the top end and the bottom end, said main body tube having a body tube support ring attached at the top end of said main body tube;at least three rocket guide fins firmly attached by mounti
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A hand-launched toy rocket, comprising:a cylindrical main body tube, said main body tube being open at both the top end and the bottom end, said main body tube having a body tube support ring attached at the top end of said main body tube;at least three rocket guide fins firmly attached by mounting means to the outer cylindrical surface at the bottom end of said main body tube, said guide fins being equally spaced around the perimeter of said main body tube;a spring support pin firmly attached in through-holes located near the bottom end of said main body tube, said spring support pin being installed by press fit means;a compression spring inserted from the top end of said main body tube, said compression spring being supported at the bottom end of said main body tube by said spring support pin;a cylindrical inner slide tube, a solid compression spring interface plate firmly attached to the bottom end of said inner slide tube, said inner slide tube being slidably mounted inside said main body tube from said top end allowing said spring interface plate to rest on top of said compression spring, said inner slide tube further having closed-end aligning guide pin slots cut on each side of said inner slide tube and extending most of the height of said inner slide tube;a solid inner tube guide pin firmly attached in through-holes located near the top end of said main body tube through said aligning guide pin slots in said inner slide tube, said inner tube guide pin being installed by press fit means;a solid material nose cone attached to the top of said inner slide tube by means of an adapter ring, said nose cone having a weight embedded in said solid material;a tether ring mounted to the bottom end of said main body tube;a launching tether tied to said tether ring for hand-launching said rocket; anda launching handle attached to the outer end of said tether, whereby said rocket is hand-launched into the air along an initial flight path, landing on said nose cone to force said inner sliding tube against said compression spring, thereby storing potential energy in said compression spring, said potential energy being sequentially released by said compression spring to self-launch said rocket along a second flight path. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said nose cone is molded from a hard rubber type material so as to absorb the impact forces when said nose cone strikes the ground. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said weight embedded in said nose cone is fabricated of material from the group consisting of:steel, brass, and fishing sinker type lead. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein a quick release mechanism means is used to drop said tether from said rocket during launch. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said main body tube and inner sliding tube are fabricated with light-weight material from the group consisting of: molded plastic, foam rubber, strong cardboard tubing, PVC tubing, and thin aluminum tubing. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said tether is supplied from materials from the group consisting of: rope and nylon cord. 7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said tether is adjustable in length to accommodate the height of the person launching said rocket. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the length of said rocket is at least 8-inches, thereby providing adequate spring compression distance to produce adequate stored potential energy to properly self-launch said rocket. 9. A method for quickly and safely hand-launching a toy rocket, comprising the steps of:providing a hand-launched toy rocket, said toy rocket comprised of:a cylindrical main body tube, said main body tube being open at both the top end and the bottom end, said main body tube having a body tube support ring attached at the top end of said main body tube;at least three rocket guide fins firmly attached by mounting means to the outer cylindrical surface at the bottom end of said main body tube, said guide fins being equally spaced around the perimeter of said main body tube;a spring support pin firmly attached in through-holes located near the bottom end of said main body tube, said spring support pin being installed by press fit means;a compression spring inserted from the top end of said main body tube, said compression spring being supported at the bottom end of said main body tube by said spring support pin;a cylindrical inner slide tube, a solid compression spring interface plate firmly attached to the bottom end of said inner slide tube, said inner slide tube being slidably mounted inside said main body tube from said top end allowing said spring interface plate to rest on top of said compression spring, said inner slide tube further having closed-end aligning guide pin slots cut on each side of said inner slide tube and extending most of the height of said inner slide tube;a solid inner tube guide pin firmly attached in through-holes located near the top end of said main body tube through said aligning guide pin slots in said inner slide tube, said inner tube guide pin being installed by press fit means;a solid material nose cone attached to the top of said inner slide tube by means of an adapter ring, said nose cone having a weight embedded in said solid material;a tether ring mounted to the bottom end of said main body tube;a launching tether tied to said tether ring for hand-launching said rocket; anda launching handle attached to the outer end of said tether, whereby said rocket is hand-launched into the air along an initial flight path;holding said launching handle in hand of the player;swinging said rocket at end of said tether in a vertical circular motion starting in an upward direction;releasing said rocket so as to catapult it upward into the sky along an initial flight path;observing said rocket reach its apex and start a descent with the heavier nose cone in a downward position;said rocket striking the ground so as at impact to force said nose cone and inner sliding tube into said main tube body, thereby compressing said compression spring storing potential energy in said spring;releasing said potential energy stored in said compression spring; andsequentially self-launching said rocket along a second flight path. 10. The method of claim 9, wherein said nose cone is molded from a hard rubber type material so as to absorb the impact forces when said nose cone strikes the ground. 11. The method of claim 9, wherein said weight embedded in said nose cone is fabricated of material from the group consisting of:steel, brass, and fishing sinker type lead. 12. The method of claim 9, wherein a quick release mechanism means is used to drop said tether from said rocket during launch. 13. The method of claim 9, wherein said main body tube and inner sliding tube are fabricated with light-weight material from the group consisting of: molded plastic, foam rubber, strong cardboard tubing, PVC tubing, and thin aluminum tubing. 14. The method of claim 9, wherein said tether is supplied from materials from the group consisting of: rope and nylon cord. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein said tether is adjustable in length to accommodate the height of the person launching said rocket. 16. The method of claim 9, wherein the length of said rocket is at least 8-inches, thereby providing adequate spring compression distance to produce adequate stored potential energy to properly self-launch said rocket. 17. A hand-launched toy rocket, comprising:a cylindrical main body tube, said main body tube being open at both the top end and the bottom end, said main body being fabricated from a light-weight tubular material, said main body tube having a body tube support ring attached at the top end of said main body tube;at least three rocket guide fins firmly attached by mounting means to the outer cylindrical surface at the bottom end of said main body tube, said guide fins being equally spaced around the perimeter of said main body tube;a spring support pin firmly attached in through-holes located near the bottom end of said main body tube, said spring support pin being installed by press fit means;a compression spring inserted from the top end of said main body tube, said compression spring being supported at the bottom end of said main body tube by said spring support pin;a cylindrical inner slide tube, a solid compression spring interface plate firmly attached to the bottom end of said inner slide tube, said inner slide tube being slidably mounted inside said main body tube from said top end allowing said spring interface plate to rest on top of said compression spring, said inner slide tube being fabricated from a light-weight tubular material, said inner slide tube further having closed-end aligning guide pin slots cut on each side of said inner slide tube and extending most of the height of said inner slide tube;a solid inner tube guide pin firmly attached in through-holes located near the top end of said main body tube through said aligning guide pin slots in said inner slide tube, said inner tube guide pin being installed by press fit means;a molded hard rubber nose cone attached to the top of said inner slide tube by means of an adapter ring, said nose cone having a weight embedded in said molded rubber nose cone, said weight fabricated of a high density metal, said nose cone absorbing the impact forces when said nose cone strikes the ground;a tether ring mounted to the bottom end of said main body tube;a launching tether tied to said tether ring for hand-launching said rocket, said tether being adjustable in length to accommodate the height of the player launching said rocket; anda launching handle attached to the outer end of said tether, whereby said rocket is hand-launched into the air along an initial flight path, landing on said nose cone to force said inner sliding tube against said compression spring, thereby storing potential energy in said compression spring, said potential energy being sequentially released by said compression spring to self-launch said rocket along a second flight path. 18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein a quick release mechanism means is used to drop said tether from said rocket during launch. 19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein said tether is supplied from materials from the group consisting of: rope and nylon cord. 20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the length of said rocket is at least 8-inches, thereby providing adequate spring compression distance to produce adequate potential energy to properly self-launch said rocket.
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