Disney Files Patent for Floating Pram Inspired by ‘The Mandalorian’
Disney has filed a patent for a flying pram that will bring The Mandalorian to life. The patent for “Airframe of a volitant body” was filed by Disney back in 2020, not long after the Mandalorian was released. The patent which was published last month reads:
“Systems, methods, and apparatuses for an airframe of a volitant body are presented herein. An apparatus may include a body having a normal axis. The body comprising a central air passage communicating through the body along the normal axis of the body. The central air passage may have an inlet at a first end of the body and an outlet at a second end of the body, the second end being opposite the first end.”
“The central air passage may form an interior surface of the body. The central air passage permitting a flow of air through the body via the central air passage. The inlet may be formed to produce a Venturi effect in the flow of air passing through the central air passage from the inlet to the outlet by choking the flow of air at the inlet.”
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The patent site includes images (seen above) showing what this device would look like. The patent claims the following:
An airframe of a flying toy device comprising:
A body having a normal axis, the body comprising:
An interior surface defining a central air passage communicating through the body along the normal axis of the body, the interior surface being formed such that a flow of air is permitted through the body via the central air passage;
An air inlet at a first end of the body and an air outlet at a second end of the body, the second end being opposite the first end, wherein the air inlet tapers from a wide end to a narrow end, the wide end being at the first end of the body, the narrow end being opposite the wide end;
A portion of the interior surface which starts at the narrow end of the air inlet and terminates at an opening of the outlet, the portion of the interior surface defining a constricted section of the central air passage;
An exterior curved surface and an exterior flat surface, wherein the exterior flat surface is disposed at the first end of the body, wherein the exterior curved surface forms a substantially hemispherical shape of the body; and
a set of side airflow passages evenly spaced around the body, wherein individual side airflow passages are disposed substantially orthogonal to the normal axis, the individual side airflow passages having individual side inlets at the exterior curved surface of the body which follow a contour of the exterior curved surface, the individual side airflow passages having individual side outlets at the portion of the interior surface such that the individual side outlets open into the constricted section of the central air passage, such that the individual side airflow passages permit individual flows of air from an ambient environment into the constricted section of the central air passage.
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Who knows how this technology will impact the parks in the near future? Would you like to see a floating Baby Grogu in Galaxies Edge? Share your thoughts on the news of this patent – and let us know how you would like to see this tech utilized by Disney Parks and Experiences in a comment. Check back for updates on this news and other Star Wars related topics here in the future.
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