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P. G. FAXON. BOOMERANG.

No. 532,233. Pat ented Jan. 8-, 1895.

UNITED STATES FRANK e. FAXON, on NEW YOR N.,Y.

PATENT. OFFICE.

BOOMERANG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 532,233, dated January 8,1895. A plication filed January 31, 1893. Renewed April 17, 1894. Serial No. 507,930. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern..-

Be it known that I, FRANK G. FAXON, acitizen of the United States, residing in the city and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Boomerangs, of which the following is a specification.

Boomerangs have been made of a nearly flat piece of material, one part of which is inclined or at an angle to the other, and these have been thrown through the atmosphere describing a curved path.

My improvement relates to a toy boomerang peculiarly constructed so as to be easier for handling and more reliable in its direction of flight, and by my peculiar way of making such boomerang the expense of construction is lessened and the boomerangs are much more uniform in their character and mode of action than those heretofore made.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of the boomerang. Fig. 2 is an edge view. Fig. 3 is a cross section in larger size, and Fig. 4 is a cross section of the material from which the boomerang is made, showing the lines of separation.

I prefer to make this boomerang of wood, but it may be made of paper or other material, so long as the shape and peculiarities hereinafter named are maintained. It is advantageous to take a piece of wood such as elm or maple having the necessary strength of fiber,

and to steam the same and bend the piece of wood into the shape of the finished boomerang, and after the bent piece of wood has be come dry and of a fixed shape, the same is separated into thin layers by a suitable saw or cutter and finished with the shape and peculiarities next described. I

This boomerang has substantially parallel edges and it is substantially uniform in thick ness throughout, and the handle portion A is at one end of the straight portion B and there is a curve at G and a right-angled or nearly right-angled end D, and the end of the part D is rounded and preferably protected with a tip F. of sheet metal bent into a trough shape so as to inclosethe edges of the end, and such tip is compressed so as to hold it securely upon the material of the boomerang, and the underside of such boomerang is substantially flat but the upper side is rounded downwardly toward the edges as represented, and itis preferable to round the edges of the boomerang at the handle portion A. This handle portion is a great advantage in throwing the boomerang, as it can be grasped reliably while being held and thrown at the angle and in the manner necessary to give to such boomerang the peculiar flight desired.

In consequence of the end portion D-being nearly at right angles to the body portion B with the curve 0 between the twoparts, the boomerang receives a peculiar rotary movement in its flight through the air, and the outer end D is bent slightly upward, as seen at 3, the object of which is to cause the ascent of the boomerang especially when nearing the end of its flight and the speed thereof haslessened sufficiently to allow this slight inclination to act against the air and thereby change its course, causing it to pass upwardly shortly before its-fall, and the tip at the end of the boomerang gives a slight increase in the weight, causing the flight to be more reliable and at the same time the end isprotected from injury when it strikes the ground.

It is to be understood that where this boomerang is made from bent wood its surfaces are to be properly finished and the edges rounded to form the curves at the upper surface and edges of the boomerang, but when this boom.- erang is made of other material than wood it may be pressed or otherwise formed into th aforesaid shape.

The very slight curve or convexity on the under side of the boomerang may be advantageously continued so that the said under side is slightly convex throughout its length.

In order to increase the inertia of the boomerang so that it may travel a greater distance, I insert one or more plugs 4, preferably of lead, the holes in the wood being slightly conical near their ends so that the plugs of lead may be riveted up to hold them in place.

There are preferably four plugs so locatedin relation to the center of gravity of the boomerang as not to interfere with the flight thereof.

I claim as my invention 1. The boomerang having a curved body of light material with a handle at one end for grasping when thrown and heavy materials inserted in thebody for properly balancing strip of material inclosin g the edges, substantially as set forth. to

Signed by me this 26th day of January, 1893.

FRANK G. FAXON.

Witnesses:

EUNIOE N. ROBERTS, HENRY S. AMES.

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