GB2197215A

GB2197215A - A toy gun

Info

Publication number: GB2197215A
Application number: GB08624624A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Howard Wexler
Original assignee: SYNERGISTICS RESEARCH
Current assignee: SYNERGISTICS RESEARCH
Priority date: 1986-10-14
Filing date: 1986-10-14
Publication date: 1988-05-18
Also published as: GB8624624D0

Abstract

The gun has two missile receiving chambers (11, 13) one for receiving spherical missiles (12) and the other for receiving dart-like missiles (14). A trigger operated spring-loaded launcher (16) is provided for simultaneously propelling missiles from both chambers (11, 13). Missiles (12) are balls, e.g. table tennis balls. The surface of such a ball may have strips of touch-and-close fastening, as may the leading ends of missiles (14), for coacting with a target having the complementary fastening. Alternatively, the leading end of missile (14) may be a suction pad. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A toy gun This invention relates to a toy gun.

According to the invention there is provided a toy gun comprising a first missile receiving chamber for receiving spherical or substantially spherical toy missiles, a second missile receiving chamber for receiving dart-like toy missiles, a spring loaded missile launching device for simultaneously or substantially simultaneously propelling a spherical toy missile from said first missile receiving chamber and a dartlike toy missile from said second missile receiving chamber, and trigger means for operating the launching device.

Preferred and/or optional features of the invention are set forth in claims 2-7.

The invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing which is a schematic longitudinal section through one embodiment of a toy gun according to the invention.

The toy gun shown in the drawing comprises a housing 10 having a first missile receiving chamber 11 for receiving spherical toy missiles 12 each in the form of a ping pong ball or a plastics ball which may for example have bands or strips of "Velcro" (forming one part of a releasable touch and close fastening) on its peripheral surface and a second missile receiving chamber 13 for receiving dart-like toy missiles 14 each having a suction pad 15 or a "Velcro" pad at its one end.

A launching device in the form of a bar 16 with two spaced parallel shooting arms 1 6a and 16b at one end is slidable in the housing 10. A compression spring 17 at the other end of the bar 16 urges the arms 16a and 16b to the right as viewed in the drawing.

A trigger 18 is slidable in the housing 10 and has an upstanding projection 19 engageable with a depending projection 20 on the bar 16.

A magazine 21 can be used to store spherical toy missiles 12 loaded through an opening 22 in the rear end of the gun.

In operation a dart-like missile 14 is loaded in chamber 13. Spherical missiles are loaded in the magazine 21. When the trigger 18 is pulled back projections 18 and 19 engage so as to draw the bar 16 against the urging force of the spring 17. Arm 16a no longer obstructs the passage between the magazine 21 and the chamber 11 and a toy missile 12 drops down from the magazine 21 into the chamber 11. When the trigger has been drawn back by a certain distance projection 20 is disengaged from projection 19 and the bar 16 is urged forwards by the spring 17.

The arms 16a and 16b strike the missiles 12 and 14 to propell the latter forwards from respective chambers 11 and 13.

If one wishes the missiles 12 and 14 can be propelled individually by selective loading of the chambers 11 and 13.

The toy gun can be supplied with a target structure. This is particularly useful if the missiles have "Velcro" parts and the target structure is likewise provided with a "Velcro" lined surface (forming the other part of a releasable touch and close fastening).

The above embodiment is given by way of example only and -modifications will be appar end :to persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims. For example, the magazine 21 could' be omitted, the missiles 12 then being individually loadable from the front end of chamber 11 as are the missiles 14 of the above example.

1. A toy gun comprising a first missile receiving chamber for receiving spherical or substantially spherical toy missiles, a second missile receiving chamber for receiving dart-like toy missiles, a spring loaded missile launching device for simultaneously or substantially simultaneously propelling a spherical toy missile from said first missile receiving chamber and a dart-like toy missile from said second missile receiving chamber, and trigger means for operating the launching device.

2. A toy gun according to claim 1, further comprising a magazine for storing a plurality of said spherical toy missile.

3. A toy gun according to claim 1 or claim 2, in combination with at least one of said spherical toy missiles and at least one of said dart-like toy missiles.

4. The combination of claim 3, wherein the spherical toy missile is a ping pong ball.

5. The combination of claim 3, wherein the spherical toy missile is provided on at least a part of its surface with material forming one part of a releasable touch and close fastening (e.g. "Velcro").

6. The combination of claim 3, wherein the dart-like toy missile has a suction pad at its end.

7. The combination of claim 3, wherein the dart-like toy missile has at one end material forming one part of a releasable touch and close fastening (e.g. "Velcro").

8. The combination of anyone of claims 3 to 7, further including a target structure.

9. A toy gun substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying drawing.

**WARNING** end of DESC field may overlap start of CLMS **.

Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION A toy gun This invention relates to a toy gun. According to the invention there is provided a toy gun comprising a first missile receiving chamber for receiving spherical or substantially spherical toy missiles, a second missile receiving chamber for receiving dart-like toy missiles, a spring loaded missile launching device for simultaneously or substantially simultaneously propelling a spherical toy missile from said first missile receiving chamber and a dartlike toy missile from said second missile receiving chamber, and trigger means for operating the launching device. Preferred and/or optional features of the invention are set forth in claims 2-7. The invention will now be more particularly described, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing which is a schematic longitudinal section through one embodiment of a toy gun according to the invention. The toy gun shown in the drawing comprises a housing 10 having a first missile receiving chamber 11 for receiving spherical toy missiles 12 each in the form of a ping pong ball or a plastics ball which may for example have bands or strips of "Velcro" (forming one part of a releasable touch and close fastening) on its peripheral surface and a second missile receiving chamber 13 for receiving dart-like toy missiles 14 each having a suction pad 15 or a "Velcro" pad at its one end. A launching device in the form of a bar 16 with two spaced parallel shooting arms 1 6a and 16b at one end is slidable in the housing 10. A compression spring 17 at the other end of the bar 16 urges the arms 16a and 16b to the right as viewed in the drawing. A trigger 18 is slidable in the housing 10 and has an upstanding projection 19 engageable with a depending projection 20 on the bar 16. A magazine 21 can be used to store spherical toy missiles 12 loaded through an opening 22 in the rear end of the gun. In operation a dart-like missile 14 is loaded in chamber 13. Spherical missiles are loaded in the magazine 21. When the trigger 18 is pulled back projections 18 and 19 engage so as to draw the bar 16 against the urging force of the spring 17. Arm 16a no longer obstructs the passage between the magazine 21 and the chamber 11 and a toy missile 12 drops down from the magazine 21 into the chamber 11. When the trigger has been drawn back by a certain distance projection 20 is disengaged from projection 19 and the bar 16 is urged forwards by the spring 17. The arms 16a and 16b strike the missiles 12 and 14 to propell the latter forwards from respective chambers 11 and 13. If one wishes the missiles 12 and 14 can be propelled individually by selective loading of the chambers 11 and 13. The toy gun can be supplied with a target structure. This is particularly useful if the missiles have "Velcro" parts and the target structure is likewise provided with a "Velcro" lined surface (forming the other part of a releasable touch and close fastening). The above embodiment is given by way of example only and -modifications will be appar end :to persons skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention defined in the appended claims. For example, the magazine 21 could' be omitted, the missiles 12 then being individually loadable from the front end of chamber 11 as are the missiles 14 of the above example. CLAIMS