US1133756A

US1133756A - Top-spinning pistol.

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Publication number: US1133756A
Application number: US84972414A
Authority: US
Inventors: Adam M Smith
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1914-07-08
Filing date: 1914-07-08
Publication date: 1915-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 1932-03-30

Description

A. M. SMITH.-

TOP SPINNING PISTOL APPLIGATION FILED JULY 3, 1914.

' ,1 33,756. Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

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ADAM M. SMITH, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO JOSEPH REITER, 01E MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA.

TQl SEINNINGr EISTQL.

Spe ification of Letters ratent.

Patented Mar. 30, 1915.

Application filed Ju y 1914. Serial No. 849,724.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ADAM M. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Top- Spinning Pistols; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has for its object to provide an improved toy in the nature of a top spinning pistol, and to. such ends, generally stated, the invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter described and defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate the invention, like characters indicate like parts throughout the several viewsi -Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in elevation showing the pistol held in the hand and a top held by the pistol and ready to be spun thereby; Fig. 2 shows the pistol chiefly in vertical longitudinal section, but with some parts in full elevation; Fig.3 is a plan view of the pistol, some parts being sectioned; Fig. 4 is a view in horizontal section showing the muzzle end of the.

pistol; Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on the line m 00 on Fig. 2; Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation showing the top which is adapted to be spun by the use of the pistol; and Fig. 7 is a view corresponding to Fig. 2, with some parts in difierent positions and with some parts broken away.

The top 1 has a spindle 2, the upper end of which is equipped with a small spur gear 3. The combined barrel 4, and handle 5 of the pistol are preferably made up of two pressed metal shells secured together by one or more rivets 6 and a nozzlerclamping ring 7 having a tightening screw 8.

WVorking telescopically within the barrel 4 is a tubular propelling bolt or plunger 9, and also working within said barrel, back of said bolt is a tubular member 10 that serves as a head of a trigger and is provided with a rigidly secured depending finger piece 11. This finger piece 11 works through an elongated slot 12 formed in the bottom of the barrel 4. A trigger dog 13 is pivoted to the finger piece 11 and its hook-like free end is engageable with a notch or detent 14 formed in the under rear portion of the propelling bolt 9. The free end of the said dog 13 works through a slot 15 formed in the bottom of the barrel 9, forward of the slot 12, leaving a dog tripping bar or surface 16 between the said slots. Here it may be noted that the dog 13, near its free end, has a cam or oblique tripping surface 17 that is engageable with the tripping bar 16 when the finger piece 11 and head 10 are moved rearward into positions shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2. A spring 18 applied to the finger piece 11 yieldingly presses the free end of the trigger dog 13 upward.

The numeral 19 indicates a long coiled propelling spring which, as shown, passes completely through the sleevelike trigger head 10 and into the tubular propelling bolt 9. At its front end, said spring 19 presses against a bearing pin 20 that is passed diametrically through the propelling bolt with its ends working in guideways afforded by laterally bulged portions 21 of the barrel 4. At its rear end, the said spring 19 re-acts against a portion of the handle 5.

The barrel 4, at one side, is provided with a forwardly projecting bar or portion 22 that is formed with rack teeth adapted for engagement with the pinion 3 of the top spindle. The propelling bolt 9, at its opposite side, is formed with a forwardly projecting bar portion 9 which, as shown, is semi-cylindrical in cross section and is formed with upper and lower spindle seats or notches 23. i

The manner of using the pistol to spin the top is substantially as follows: Normally, of course, the propelling bolt 9 will be pressed forward to its extreme position shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. When the trigger head 10 and finger piece 11 are moved forward, asshown in Fig. 2, the trigger dog 13 will engage the detent 14 of said propelling bolt, and thereby lock the said head 10 and the bolt 9 together for common rearward movements. While the parts are in their forward positions just noted, the top spindle 2 is placed in the seats 23 and by a very slight rear-ward movement of the propelling bolt, its pinion will be engaged w1th the teeth of the rack 22. Then when the propelling bolt is drawn farther rearward by pulling rearward on the finger plece 11, the spring 19 will be compressed, and when the cam surface 17 on the dog 13 strikes the bar 16, said dog will be released from the propelling bolt 9, and the latter will be thrown violently forward by the spring 19. This forward movement of the propelling bolt rotates the topat high speed and when the propelling bolt reaches its extreme forward limit of movement, the top will be released and falling to the floor, will spin for a considerable length of time.

It is important to note that under the above described action, the trigger on reaching its extreme rearmost position, is automatically releasedfrom the'propelling bolt. The sleeve-like trigger head 10 is free for sliding movements at all times except when its dog 13 is interlocked t0 the propelling bolt. It may, therefore, be easily moved forward after firing, to reengage its dog with the propelling bolt.

The pistol described, has been put on the market and found eflicient for the purposes had in view. It is found that it furnishes great amusement for children, and hence, finds ready sale.

What I claim is:

1. A pistol for spinning tops comprising a handle-equipped barrel, a forwardly spring-pressed propelling bolt and a trigger mounted to slide on said barrel, means for coupling said trigger and said propelling bolt while in forward positions, and for automatically uncoupling the same in rearward positions.

2. A pistol for spinning tops, comprising a handle-equipped barrel, a forwardly spring-pressed propelling bolt movable in said barrel, a trigger mounted to slide on the barrel and provided with a dog having interlocking engagement with said propelling bolt, and means for automatically releasing said dog vfrom said bolt, under rearward movement of said trigger and bolt.

3. A pistol for spinning tops comprising a handle-equipped barrel, a forwardly spring-pressed propelling bolt and a trigger mounted to slide on said barrel, means for coupling said trigger and said propelling bolt while in forward positions, and for auto matically uncoupling the same in rearward positions, the said barrel and propelling bolt having cooperatin means for spinning a top, under forwar movement of the latter.

4. A pistol for spinning tops, compriserating means for spinning a top under for-Y,

ward movement of the latter.

5."A pistol for spinning tops, comprising a handle-equipped barrel and a forwardly spring-pressed propelling bolt working therein, one of the said members having a rack and the other spindle seats, cooperating to spin a top and to release the same under forward movement of said propellingbolt, a trigger having a head slidable on said barrel and provided with a depending finger piece, and a yieldingly pressed trigger dog engageable with the detent on said propelling bolt, and a part on said barrel'engageable with said dog to release the same when said trigger reaches approximately the limit of its rearward movement.

6. In a pistol for spinning tops, the combination with a handle-equipped barrel, of

a propelling bolt mounted to slide on said barrel and having a projecting end formed with spindle seats, a rack projecting from the end of said barrel and cooperating with the spindle seats on said barrel in the topspinning action, a tubular trigger head mounted to slide in said barrel and having a depending finger piece, an upwardly spring-pressed dog connected to said finger piece and engageable with the detent on said propelling bolt, a surface on said barrel engageable with the surface on said dog to release the same under rearward movement of said trigger head, and a coiled spring in said barrel extended through said tubular'trig ger head and yieldingly pressing said propolling bolt forward.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witneses.

ADAM M. SMITH.

Witnesses: r V i B RNIOE G. WHEELER, HARRY D. KILGORE.

Copies ofthls patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner 0: Patents,

Washington, D. 0. I