GB2195260A - Toy gun - Google Patents

Description

SPECIFICATION Toy gun The invention relates to a toy gun.

A toy gun has been previously proposed for successively firing off percussion caps, comprising two spring-loaded hammers each with a respective percussion pin and which can be alternately cocked and released by a trigger and transport means for transporting a doublerow cap strip through a guide in the toy gun, wherein the two hammers can be alternately moved into an operative and a rest position by means of the single trigger and cocking and release of the hammers is combined with the transport means.

Such a toy gun is disclosed in German laidopen application (DE-OS) No 34 00 222.7 and has the advantage that it is possible to use cap strips which have the percussion caps thereon in an at least double-row arrangement.

The percussion caps which are arranged in rows on the strips are successively fired by the hammers of the gun, a respective hammer being provided for each row of percussion caps on the strip and the hammers being moved alternately into an operative and a release position by the combined cocking, release and transport means.

In the previously proposed construction of toy gun, the movement of the trigger is converted into a rotary movement of a cam wheel of the cocking, release and transport means. By virtue of co-operation between transport projections which are provided on the cam wheel, and transport dogs on the cap strip, the rotary movement of the cam wheel is converted into a forward feed movement of the strip. Finally, by virtue of co-operation between the cams formed on the cam wheel and parts of the hammers, the rotary movement of the cam wheel is converted into a defined stroke movement of the hammers giving, in this respect, a design of toy gun which is advantageous.

On the other hand, in the previously proposed construction of toy gun, it is not possible to provide for continuous firing. On the contrary, the trigger of the toy gun has to be repeatedly actuated if the percussion caps of the cap strip are to be fired on a repeating basis.

According to the invention there is provided a toy gun for successively firing off percussion caps, comprising a pair of spring-loaded hammers each with a respective percussion pin alternately movable between operative and rest positions, cocking and release means for the hammers, transport means combined with the cocking and release means for the hammers whereby a double-row cap strip can be transported through a guide in the toy gun, a single trigger and a motor drive which can be energized by way of the trigger and which has an output member which actuates the combined cocking, release and transport means.

Thus instead of the trigger being used exclusively for mechanically actuating the combined cocking, release and transport means, as hitherto, the trigger is used to energize the motor. The motor can remain energized as long as the person using the toy gun holds the trigger pulled. That eliminates the need for frequent actuation of the trigger when a plurality of caps on the cap strip are to be fired.

Thus the toy gun can be capable of continuous firing using simple and inexpensive means.

A toy gun in accordance with the invention can enjoy all the advantages of the previously proposed construction, that is to say, it can still be operated with double-row cap strips, and it is still possible to use a combined cocking, release and transport means. As regards the feed movement of the cap strips and control of the hammers provided in the gun, nothing need be changed in relation to the previous construction. The parts of the combined cocking, release and transport means which perform those functions can therefore be retained.

However the trigger need now no longer cooperate mechanically with the parts associated therewith of the cocking, release and transport means, namely with transport teeth, but can operate as an on-off switch for the motor drive. When the trigger is actuated, the motor drive is set in operation, the output member thereof co-operating with a cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means. The cam wheel of the previous construction of toy gun can be modified in such a way that, instead of the transport teeth which co-operate directly with the trigger, it now has teeth on a pinion which co-operate with teeth of an output pinion of the motor drive. The other parts of the cam wheel may advantageously still be of their previous configuration so that it is possible extensively to have recourse to the already existing tools, in producing the novel toy gun.That applies in respect of the cams which co-operate with the hammers, and the transport projections for advancing the cap strip.

The spring-loaded trigger can hold the motor drive in its operative position as long as the person using the gun holds the trigger in the pulled condition. After the trigger has been released, under the action of the spring associated therewith, it returns to its starting position, whereby the motor drive is cut out.

A number of configurations can be envisaged in regard to the nature of the motor drive. In the preferred embodiment, the motor drive is an electric motor preferably driven by way of one or more batteries. The batteries required for operating the electric motor can be disposed in a space in the toy gun, preferably in a magazine in a toy rifle. One of many constructions which are available on the mar ket can be used for the electric motor.

However it is also readily possible, instead of an electric motor, to use a spring-driven or clockwork motor for the motor drive. In that case the trigger does not serve to actuate a switching contact by way of which a circuit for the electric motor is closed, but rather the trigger can serve to release a wound spring of the spring-driven motor. There are also in practice many forms of spring-driven motor so that there are sufficient options, depending on the dimensions of the toy gun in question, for finding one of those available constructions and using it as a motor drive for the combined cocking, release and transport means.

Preferably the trigger is spring-loaded and co-operates with a movable switching contact of an electrical switching means disposed in an energization circuit of the electric motor and the output of the electric motor acts on a transmission having an output pinion positively connected to teeth of a cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means.

The circuit for the electric motor remains closed as long as the person using the gun holds the spring-loaded trigger in its operative position, so that the electric motor thus acts continuously on the combined cocking, release and transport means, with the result that the toy gun produces continuous firing. The angular speed of the output pinion may be influenced by the choice of transmission.

Advantageously the cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means has cams acting on the hammers and transport projections acting on the cap strip.

A preferred embodiment provides that the cams, the teeth and the transport projections form constituent parts of the cam wheel.

Preferably the trigger has mounting trunnions which engage into openings in a middle part of the toy gun, the trigger being biassed by a spring. In that respect it is possible to use a spring which is conventional in the art.

It is only necessary to ensure that a part of the spring finds a mounting point on the trigger, while another part of the spring bears against co-operating support means on the toy gun. That may be for example on projections formed on the middle part of the toy gun.

It is desirable for the trigger to have an actuating portion and a switching portion and for the switching portion to be held by the spring away from a switching contact of the switching means.

Preferably the actuating portion and the switching portion are disposed on opposite sides of the mounting trunnions of the trigger.

The trigger itself can be produced in one piece from one material, preferably a plastics material.

In another embodiment the spring loaded trigger can co-operate with a movable member of a mechanical switching means which in turn co-operates with the spring-driven motor, the output of which acts on a transmission having an output pinion positively connected to teeth of the cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means.

The invention is diagrammaticaily illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawings in which: Figure 1 is a side view of a toy gun according to the invention in the form of a rifle; Figure 2 is a view on an enlarged scale, partly in section and partly broken-away, of the middle part of the toy rifle shown in Figure 1; Figure 3 is a partly broken-away further enlarged sectional view taken on line Ill-Ill of Figure 2; Figure 4 is a plan view of a cap strip in the form of a double-row strip, for use in the toy rifle of Figure 1, in partly broken-away form; Figure 5 is a view corresponding to Figure 2, but with a cam ring on a cam wheel and a left hammer removed and a right hammer in its rest position; Figure 6 is a view corresponding to Figure 5 but with the right hammer in its operative position;; Figure 7 is a side view of a cam disc of the cam wheel of the toy rifle of Figure 1; Figure 8 is a sectional view taken on line VII-VIII in Figure 7; Figure 9 is a side view of the cam ring of the cam wheel of the toy rifle of Figure 1; Figure 10 is a view in section taken on line X-X in Figure 9; Figure 11 is a side view of the right hammer of the toy rifle of Figure 1; Figure 12 is an end view of the right hammer of Figure 11; Figure 13 is a side view of the left hammer of the toy rifle of Figure 1; Figure 14 is a side view of the left hammer of Figure 13; Figure 15 is a side view on an enlarged scale of a guide element for the cap strip of the toy rifle of Figure 1; Figure 16 is a side view, also on an enlarged scale, of a trigger for the toy rifle of Figure 1; and Figure 1 7 is a front view of the trigger of Figure 16.

Referring to the drawings, a toy rifle 20 comprises a barrel 21 formed of metal and a rearward butt 22 to bear against a shoulder of a person using the gun. The barrel 21 and the butt 22 are interconnected by a middle part 23. The middle part 23 comprises a right half 24 and a left half 71 releasably joined together by connecting screws or other means.

The two halves 24 and 7 1 of the middle part 23 are made from a metal material or a plastics material, are hollow, and accommodate in their interior all the operationally essential parts of the toy rifle 20, except for a trigger 35 which partially extends out of the middle part 23, in order to make it accessible. It should be- mentioned here that the butt 22 and the middle part 23 may- also be combined to form a structural unit which then also com prises two halves.

Disposed in a handle 48 of the middle part 23 is an entry aperture 25 for insertion of a cap strip 28 which is of a double-row nature in the illustrated embodiment and part of which is shown in Figure 4. Adjoining the entry aperture 25 is a guide 26 of substantial length which is delimited by wall portions of the two halves 24 and 71 of the middle part 23. Disposed at the forward free end of the guide 26, which is towards the barrel 21, is an outlet aperture 27. The guide 26 -for the cap strip 28 is supplemented by a guide element 36 which is shown in Figure 15. While within the guide 26 the cap strip can be acted upon by left and right hammers 40, 41.

Disposed behind the handle 48, in a direction towards the butt 22, is a magazine 49 which has a comparatively large space therewithin and in which for example batteries for operating an electric motor can be housed.

However the hollow space defined by the magazine 49 may also be used for disposing cap strips therein.

Referring now to Figure 4 of the drawings, the cap strip 28 has a plurality of receiving bodies 29 which are arranged in succession in two rows and which are used in known manner to receive percussion compositions, each body 29 being covered by a disc member (not shown). The strip thus provides a plurality of percussion caps which are arranged in rows and which may be fired off in succession.

The receiving bodies 29 of the cap strip 28 may comprise a thermoplastic material. Instead of the circular cross-section illustrated, each of the bodies 29 may also be of another cross-sectional shape. For example, each body 29 may be square, rectangular or elliptical.

Each cap strip 28 with its double row of caps can have its receiving bodies 29 formed, filled, covered and closed in a single working operation. As can be seen from Figure 4 of the drawings, the receiving bodies 29 of each respective row are interconnected one with another by a respective narrow web portion 30. Each body 29 has transport dogs or protection lugs 31 which are disposed at the outward side. The bodies 29 which are in one row are connected to the bodies of the other row in respective pairs by connecting bridge portions 34.

In Figure 4 of the drawings, the middle points of the bodies 29 are marked with first markings 32 and the web portions 30 disposed therebetween are marked with second markings 33. The markings 32 in the two rows of the strip 28 indicate where percussion pins of the hammers 40, 41 engage in the body 29. In comparison the markings 33 indicate where the percussion pins of the hammers 40, 41 remain in the rest position thereof.

In that respect it should be borne in mind that the marking 33 on the one hand and the tip of the above-mentioned percussion pin on the other hand are positioned away from each other in space, as can be seen for example in Figure 2 of the drawings.

Although not shown in Figure 4, a respec tive transport plate is arranged in front of the first receiving body 29 and behind the last receiving body 29 of each cap strip 28, more specifically in each row thereof, with the configuration of the transport plate substantially corresponding to half the base area of the receiving body 29. The transport plates are intended to facilitate transportation movement of the cap strip 28, for firing the last cap of a strip.

A combined cocking, release and transport means for the hammers 40, 41 and the strip 28 is provided in the interior of the middle part 23 of the toy rifle 20 and includes a cam wheel 37, Figures 7 and 9. The cam wheel 37 is made up of a cam disc 38 and a cam ring 39, each made in one piece from metal, preferably a light alloy material. They are mounted by means of mounting trunnions 73 in the middle part 23 of the toy rifle 20, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

The cam disc 38 and the cam ring 39 are connected together by being simply pressed together, as shown in Figures 7 and 9, plug-in 45 and receiving 47 elements of the cam wheel 37 being so arranged that when the cam disc 38 and the cam ring 39 are indiscriminately fitted together, cams 42 disposed at the periphery come to lie relative each other in aligned relationship. Upon assembly, that has the tremendous advantage that when the two parts are fitted together, there is no need to ensure that the components are in particular relative installation positions.

As shown in Figures 7 and 8 of the drawings, on its periphery the cam disc 38 has the cams 42 which are of the same configuration as each other and are disposed in a regular arrangement with recesses therebetween. In the rest position of the right hammer 41 as shown in Figure 5, a lateral projection 61 (Figure 11) on the hammer 41 bears against the outside surface of one of the cams 42 while in the operative position of the hammer, as shown in Figure 6, the lateral projection engages into one of the recesses between an adjacent pair of the cams 42.

The cam disc 38 also has teeth 50 which are provided thereon in a substantial number and which as an assembly form a pinion which co-operates with an output pinion of a transmission in a manner to be described hereinafter. Adjoining the teeth 50, the cam disc 38 further has transport projections 44 which co-operate with the transport dogs or lugs 31 on the cap strip 28. The cams 42, the teeth 50 and the transport projections 44 are arranged concentrically with respect to the axis of rotation of the cam disc 38. However, the above-described components of the cam disc 38 are disposed at different spacings from the axis of rotation, the cams 42 being disposed furthest outwardly and the transport projections 44 disposed furthest inwardly.

Finally, also provided on the cam disc 38 is a projection forming the plug-in element 45, the free end of which is pointed or conical, in order to facilitate plug-in movement thereof.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10 of the drawings, the cam ring 39 also has cams 42 and transport projections 44. Disposed therebetween are teeth 43 which, in the illustrated embodiment, do not have to perform any function. They have been taken over from the previously known construction in order not to have to modify the manufacturing tool for the cam ring. The cams 42 and the transport projections 44 of the cam ring 39 are of the same configuration as those of the cam disc 38, so that there is no need herein to set forth further details thereof.

On one of its sides, the left side as viewed in Figure 9, the cam ring 39 has a laterally projecting cylindrical portion 46 which has the receiving element 47 therein in the form of a quadrangular recess which serves to receive the plug-in element 45 of the cam disc 38.

Each of the parts of the cam wheel 37 has a respective blind bore-like hole 74 which serves for the engagement therein of the respective mounting trunnion 73 formed on the inside wall of the middle part 23 of the toy rifle, as shown in Figure 3.

The trigger 35 is made in one piece from a plastics material, preferably a polyamide. As shown in Figure 16, in its upper region the trigger 35 has mounting trunnions 51 formed or moulded thereon. The mounting trunnions 51 project in opposite directions and co-operate with mounting bores (not shown) in the middle part 23 of the toy rifle 20. Below the mounting trunnions 51 the trigger 35 has an actuating portion 52 which is disposed in known manner in a space defined by a trigger guard 78. The trigger guard 78 is intended to prevent the trigger 35 from being unintentionally actuated. On the oppositely disposed other side of the mounting trunnions 51, the trigger 35 has a switching portion 55 which co-operates with a switching contact 79 of a switching means 80, the switching portion 55 of the trigger 35 serving as a contact closing means.Thus the switching means 80 can be put into its operative position Figure 6 by actuation of the trigger. In that position, the switching portion 55 has been rotated in an anticlockwise direction and bears by means of the tip thereof against the outside surface of the switching contact 79 which is thereby moved into its switching position. The switching means 80 is thus closed.

In the closed position of the switching means 80, a motor 81 is actuated. In the illustrated embodiment, the motor 81 is an electric motor. That means that when the switching means 80 is closed, electrical current supply lines from a battery to the electric motor 81 are closed and power is thus supplied to the motor 81. The motor 81 actuates a transmission 82 which can be of per se known structure and of which therefore only an output pinion 83 is illustrated. Teeth of the output pinion 83 mesh with the teeth 50 of the cam disc 38. The teeth 50 of the cam disc 38 and the teeth of the output pinion 83 are matched to each other in regard to their nature and configuration, in known manner.

A spring 53 is associated with the trigger 35 in such a way that the spring 53 holds the trigger 35 in its rest position. Projections 54 are provided in the middle part 23 to support the ends of the spring 53. The association of the spring 53 with the trigger 35 is such that when the trigger 35 is actuated, a force is produced in the spring 53, which becomes effective when the person using the gun releases the trigger 35. The return force of the spring 53 is used to return the trigger back to the rest position shown in Figure 5, in which the switching contact 79 of the switching means 80 is also returned to its inoperative position. That means that the motor 81 is switched off and at the same time the drive force for the output pinion 83 of the transmission 82 ceases.

The guide element 36, Figure 15, forming a part of the guide 26 for the cap strip is a one-piece member which is preferably produced from a metal sheet or plate and the free ends of which each terminate in an enlarged portion 56. An opening 57 is provided in the middle of each enlarged portion 56.

Free ends of holding pins 59 engage through the openings 57, with the guide element 36 being pushed onto the pins 59, as shown in Figures 2, 5 and 6 of the drawings. A middle part 58 of the guide element 36 is curved, with its curvature matching that of the cylndrical portion 46 projecting laterally from the cam ring 39.

The left hammer 40 is mounted pivotally on a mounting pin or journal 62 on the left half 71 of the middle part 23. To permit that arrangement, the left hammer 40 is provided with a mounting eye 60. The left hammer 40 also has a lateral projection 61, the dimensions and the configuration of which are matched to those of the recesses between two cams 42 of the cam ring 39, so that the projection 61 can engage into one of the recesses in the operative position of the hammer. The left hammer 40 which is made from one piece from a metal material also includes a percussion pin 66 which is shown in Figure 2 in its striking position, that is to say, in its operative position. In that position, the percussion pin 66 projects into the middle of one of the receiving bodies 29 of the cap strip 28, and is therefore disposed in the region of one of the markings 32.

The peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 46 of the cam wheel 37 serves as a support means. The left hammer 40 is subjected to the loading of a torsion spring 63.

One leg of the spring 63 bears against a support pin 64 which is formed or moulded directly on one side wall of the left hammer 40.

The other leg of the torsion spring 63 bears against a projection 75 which is provided in the left half 71 of the middle part 23.

The right hammer 41 is also made in one piece from a metal material and has a percussion pin 65 which terminates in a point, and the lateral projection 61. It is subjected to the loading of a torsion spring 68 which is associated therewith. One leg of the spring 68 bears against the peripheral surface of a projection 69 on the middle part 23, while the other leg of the spring 68 is supported against a projection 70 on the right hammer 41. The right hammer 41 is mounted on a mounting pin 76 which is spaced from the mouting pin 62 for the left hammer 40. In the position of the right hammer 41 shown in Figure 5, the percussion pin 65 thereof is in the inoperative position, that is to say, the rest position. In that position, it is disposed approximately above the marking 33 on one of the web portions 30 of the cap strip 28.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the cam wheel 37 has to perform a number of functions in the toy rifle 20. Thus, the teeth 50 formed on the cam wheel 37 cause the cam wheel 37 to be driven when the motor 81 is switched on by means of the trigger 35 and therewith the output pinion 83 is set in motion. By virtue of the co-operation between the transport projections 44 provided on the cam wheel 37, and the transport dogs or lugs 31 on the cap strip 28, rotary movement of the cam wheel 37 causes forward feed movement of the cap strip 28 and finally, by virtue of the co-operation between the cams 42 formed on the cam wheel 37 and the recesses disposed therebetween, and the lateral projections 61 on the hammers 40 and 41, rotary movement of the cam wheel 37 is converted into defined-stroke movements of the hammers 40 and 41.

Therefore, each hammer takes up a rest or an operative position, depending on whether its lateral projection 61 lies on the outside surface of one of the cams 42 or in one of the recesses between the cams 42.

The cylindrical portion 46 on the cam wheel 37 serves as a support means for reliable firing of the percussion caps of the strip 28.

In normal use of the toy rifle 20, the cap strip 28 is inserted into the entry aperture 25.

The cap strip 28 then slides along the guide 26 until it passes into the region of the guide element 36. The guide element 36 guides the cap strip 28 over the cylindrical portion 46 of the cam wheel 37 so that the cap strip 28 has a given angle of looping engagement around the cylindrical portion 36, so that a respective abutment surface is disposed in a condition of engagement therewith on each side. That one of the percussion pins 65, 65 of the hammers which is respectively disposed in its rest position serves as an abutment means. When the cap strip 28 is advanced for the first time, by actuation of the trigger 35, the hammers 40 and 41 respectively are moved alternately into their operative and their rest position, by way of the motor 81, the transmission 82 and the cam wheel 37.

The construction of toy rifle described permits continuous actuation, that is to say, as long as the trigger 35 is held in its operative position as shown in Figure 6, the motor 81 causes actuation of the transmission 82 which is connected to the output thereof, the output pinion 83 of the transmission 82 co-operating with the teeth 50 of the cam disc 38 in such a way that the cam wheel 37 continues its rotary movement. An interruption in the firing of the percussion caps of the cap strip 28 occurs when the person using the rifle releases the trigger 35. The trigger 35 is then returned to its starting position by the spring 53 which loads the trigger, and thus the supply of power to the electric motor 81 is cut off.

It should be noted that the diameter of the cylindrical portion 46 of the cam wheel 37 is such that the transport projections 44 correspond to the outside dimension of the receiving bodies 29 of the cap strip 28. The zones of engagement of the transport projections 44 on the cam wheel 37, and the transport lug portions 41 on the cap strip 28 are disposed in the firing region of the percussion caps.

The rotary movement of the cam wheel 37 causes the percussion caps to be transported into the firing position of the hammers 40 and 41 respectively. The transport movement of the cap strip 28 corresponds in each case to half the spacing between the percussion caps (receiving bodies 29) which are arranged one behind the other in the direction of transportation movement.

The positive connection between the cap strip 28 and the cam wheel 37 is advantageous, providing a high degree of positional accuracy. As soon as the last percussion cap has been fired, the cap strip 28 comes out of the exit aperture 27 of the middle part 23 of the toy rifle 20.

It should be noted that the illustrated arrangement of the combined cocking, release and transport means permits an extremely compact structure to be used. Since, as already mentioned, the cylindrical portion 46 of the cam wheel 37 serves as a support means for the percussion caps when they are being fired, and it thus has a relatively large mass, that arrangement can provide that there is a high probability of firing of the percussion caps. Apart from that, it is possible to eliminate the use of an additional support means.

As already mentioned, the illustrated construction is only one embodiment which is given by way of example of the invention which is not restricted thereto. On the contrary, many other embodiments and- uses are also possible. Although illustrated with reference to a toy rifle the invention is applicable to toy guns of other kinds, for example toy pistols.

In the illustrated embodiment, the motor is illustrated in the form of an electrically operated motor 81. It is also possible to use a per se known mechanically spring-driven or clockwork motor, instead of such an electric motor. It will be appreciated that in that case there is no need for batteries and connecting wires. In such a case, the spring-loaded trigger 35 can co-operate with a movable member of a mechanical switching means which in turn co-operates with a per se known springdriven motor, the output member of which drives a transmission whose output pinion 83 is positively connected to the teeth 50 of the cam disc 38 of the combined cocking, release and transport means.

The transmission 82 which co-operates with the motor 81 and whose output pinion 83 cooperates with the teeth 50 of the cam disc 38 may be of basically known structure. It is possible in this connection to have recourse to commercially available transmission constructions. It will be appreciated that it is also possible for the configuration and number of the teeth 50 and, in accordance therewith, those of thedrive pinion 83, to be varied. It would basically also be possible for more than two rows of percussion caps to be arranged in side-by-side reiationship. It will be appreciated that in that case- the number of hammers co-operating therewith would have to be suitably increased.

Claims (10)

1. A toy gun for successively firing off percussion caps, comprising a pair of springloaded hammers each with a respective percussion pin alternately movable between operative and rest positions, cocking and release means for the hammers, transport means combined with the cocking and release means for the hammers whereby a double-row cap strip can be transported through a guide in the toy gun, a single trigger and a motor drive which can be energized by way of the trigger and which has an output member which actuates the combined cocking, release and transport means.

2. A toy gun according to claim 1, in which the motor drive is an electric motor.

3. A toy gun according to claim 1, in which the motor drive is a spring-driven motor.

4. A toy gun according to claim 2, in which the trigger is spring-loaded and co-operates with a movable switching contact of an electrical switching means disposed in an energization circuit of the electric motor and the output of the electric motor acts on a transmission having an output pinion positively connected to teeth of a cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means.

5. A toy gun according to claim 4, in which the cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means has cams acting on the hammers and transport projections acting on the cap strip.

6. A toy gun according to claim 5, in which the cams, the teeth and the transport projections are constituent parts of the cam wheel.

7. A toy gun according to any one of claim 1 to 6, in which the trigger has mounting trunnions which engage into openings in a middle part of the toy gun and in which the trigger is biassed by a spring.

8. A toy gun according to claim 7 when appendent to claim 4, in which the trigger has an actuating portion and a switching portion and the switching portion is held by the spring away from a switching contact of the switching means.

9. A toy gun according to claim 7 when appendent to claim 3, in which the springloaded trigger co-operates with a movable member of a mechanical switching means which in turn co-operates with the springdriven motor, the output of which acts on a transmission having an output pinion positively connected to teeth of a cam wheel of the combined cocking, release and transport means.

10. A toy gun substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings.