US1232384A

US1232384A - Toy gun.

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Publication number: US1232384A
Application number: US4652115A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry B Palmer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1915-08-20
Filing date: 1915-08-20
Publication date: 1917-07-03
Anticipated expiration: 1934-07-03

Description

H. B. PALMER.

TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-20, I9l5.

Patented July 3, 1917.

HARRY B. PALMER, OF MORBISTOWN, NEW J EBSEY.

TOY GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1917.

Application filed August 20, 1915. Serial No. 46,521.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HARRY B. PALMER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Morristown, in the count of Morris and Stateof New Jersey, have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a to gun and particularly to a toy gun for ring strip ammunition, such as wooden or other projectiles detachably connected to a projectilestrip and adapted to be driven therefrom, as by the action of a hammer controlled by a rapid-fire movement.

The preferred construction is one in which a single controlling element or handle governs the feeding of the projectilestrip and also the firing action, that is, the movement of the hammer or firing-pin back and forth, to bring about the detachment and discharge of projectiles from saidv strip. "In said construction there is a definite predetermined relation between the feed of the projectile strip and the action of the hammer or firing-pin.

Specifically, the preferred form of gun embodying my present invention is one in which the breech of the gun has transverse breech and feed openings of different dimensions through the latter of which the strip is adapted to pass freely and in theformer of which successive projectiles are adapted to be' stop ed and lodge momentarily until driven rom the gun by the action of the firing mechanism. v

An important specific feature ofmy present invention is the provision of a singlev combined feeding and firing device, preferably rotary, by means of which successive projectiles of the strip are fed to firing position in the breech and movement then 1mparted to the firing device for discharging the positioned pro ectiles in rapid successlon. V 7

Other features of m invention not hereinbefore referred to will be hereinafter described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Fi 1. j ig. 4' is an elevation of a portion of the gun viewed from the side opposite that shown inFig. 1.

Figs. 5 and 6 are details of the controlling crank or handle.

Figs. 7 and 8 the strip.

Similar characters designate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

My invention may be embodied in any su1tab1e gun and o crating mechanism for carrying out the ob ects-hereinbefore stated and more particularly set forth in the claims. In the preferred construction the gun is in cannon form embodying a relatively long barrel, 2, having a suitable way or bore, 3, through which projectiles may be discharged. This bore in the construction illustrated extends from one end of the gun to the other and cooperates at the breech thereof with means for feeding and firing projectiles. The barrel proper may be mounted on any suitable type of support, such as the open frame 4, which in turn is usually mounted on legs, such as a tripod 5.

My present invention differs from others in this art with which I am familiar mainly in that it employs a projectile-strip, for feeding projectiles to firing position in the gun, and firing means for detaching these projectiles from the strip and driving them from the gun. The referred construction shown is one in whic the strip is fed at a fairly rapid rate and the rojectiles are detached and discharged t erefrom with a rapid-fire action.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated, the way or bore 3 through are details of the. reel for which the projectiles are discharged is intersected at the breech of the gun by a breech-opening, 6, of suflicient len h,measured in the direction of the bore 0 the gun, to admit and locate a sin le projectile, and this breech-opening, whic constitutes also a path for the movement of the feed-strip, is also intersected in turn by a feed-opening proper, designated by 7, much shorter in the direction of the length of the n than the breech-opening 6. As bot of these openings are disposed crosswise of the gun and intersect the way or bore 3 and are also disposed in line with and immediatelfyadjacent to each other, a stop wall 8 0 considerable length in the direction of the bore 7 of the gun is formed, ainst which successive projectiles carried y the strip strike and by which they are stopped and located in position crosswise of the gun. Of course the end walls, 9--9, of the breech-opening must be sufliciently far apart to permit the projectile to befed sidewise into position,

lace in the but when the projectile is in "scharge as hire 3 they do not prevent its they are wholly out of the path of the projeotile.

The projectiles to be fired are preferably embodied in a projectile strip, one'element of which is a strip or tape, such as 8, the other main element being the projectiles. These projectiles may be of any sultable type adapted to be detached from the strip and discharged from the gun. In the construction shown they are illustrated as shell-like projectiles in sliding engagement with the strip, they being illustrated here as slotted at their butt ends longitudinally to receive the strip edgewise. The saw-cuts or slots 10 in the projectiles p should'be narrow enough to enable the projectiles to obtain a fairly good hold upon the strip or tape and at the said same time be readily slidable alon liding tape and also crosswise thereof.

' movement lengthwise of the tape is desirable in order to position the projectiles readily in close succession in contact with one another, and sliding movement cross-' suitable reel or spool, .13, to which one end of the strip 8 is intended to be attached. Here the spindle and handle are both made from a single piece of wire and the reel is split and has a sprin clamping sleeve for securing the reel in xed relation with the spindle 11, but in such a way that it will yield should excessive tension be put on the strip, as the result Of'amming of a projectile or otherwise. ere the strip is inserted atone end in a slot, 14', in the sleeve, 14, and the tape is wound onto the reel and projectiles fed toward the breech-opening y turnin the handle 12. At the other en the strip, the first projectile placed on the strip being slid to position in contact with the stop 15 and successive projectiles attached to the strip being slid into contact with said first pro ectile and the succeeding ones respectively, so that all of the pro- 'ectiles will be located by said back' stop and y contact with'one another in fixed positions along the strip 8. a, .When the strip is fed by the turning of the handle 12 to a point where the first projectile 1) comes in contact with the stop wall 8 of the breech-opening 6, it is then in position for firing. The projectile so positioned may be discharged from the'gun' by any suitable firing means, such for example as a firing hammer or pin, 16, which in this case is movable to and fro in the rear end of the bore or way 3 through which the proj ectiles are to be discharged. An important feature of the present invention is the em-' ployment of firing means controlled by the same element that controls the feeding of the strip. In other words the handle 12 here serves to feed the stri crosswise 0fthe gun to bring the projecti es successively to firing position and it also serves to bring about the operation of the hammer or pin .16. In this case the hammer or pin 16 is loosely connected to the upper end of a strong spring, 17, suitably secured at the rear end of the open frame 4, below the breech end of the gun, and having a straight vertical part carrying the hammer adapted to be snapped back and forth to cause said hammer to strike each positioned projectile a sharp blow which will drive the pro ectile out of the gun with considerable force. Here this straight portion of the hammeractuating spring 17 is drawn back by means carried by the wire forming spindle 11 and handle 12. In fact, this wire in the construction illustrated, forms also the element for turning back andreleasing the hammeractuating spring 17, said wire having a of the strip a fixed stop 15 is shown which.

.positively inja fixed position lengthwise of coiled portion, 18, shaped to form a combined feed-screw and quick-let-ofi' device by means of which the spring is drawnback at the properpoint by the turning of the handle 12 and released a moment later, that is, just after a projectile is located in position in the bore '3 in the space between the ends of the breech-opening 6.

It will be clear that by merely turning the handle 12 the projectile-strip will be fed rapidly crosswise of the gun to bringthe projectiles p successively to firing position, and thespring 17 with the hammer or firingpin 16 will be rapidly drawn back and released. to drive such ositioned projectiles in quick succession, su stantially in a con- "tinuous stream, from the muzzle of the gun.

'ectile stri ca detachable projectiles, ineans for driving the projectiles from the strip through the way by direct contact with the projectiles, and means for feeding the strip and actuating the driving means.

2. A toy gun comprising a body having a wa for the discharge of projectiles, a project' e strip carrying detac able projectiles, means for driving projectiles from the strip through the way by direct contact with the projectiles, and means for feeding the proectiles to said way in a direction'transverse' thereof and for actuating the driving means. 3. A toy gun, comprising a body having a way for the discharge of rojectiles, a projectile-strip carrying detac able projectiles, and means for feeding projectilesto said way in a direction transverse to the way and for driving projectiles from the strip through said way, said means including a hammer arranged to contact directly with the pilijectile.

toy gun, comprising a body having a way for the discharge of rojectiles, a projectile-strip carrying detac able PlOjGCtllGS,

quick-acting means for feedingrsaid strip to,

om through,

and driving (projectiles there means comprising a combined said way, sai

feeding and firing handle, and a hammer arrainge to contact directly with the projecti e.

5. A toy gun comprising a bod havin a way for the dischar of projectiles, which "way is intersected y a transverse breech opening for receiving pro'ectiles, a projectile strip carrying detac able projectiles, means for driving said pro'ectiles from the stri and through the way y direct contact wit the projectiles, and means for feeding the projectiles to the breech opening and actuating the driving means.

6. A toy gun, comprising a .body having a way for the discharge of projectiles which way is intersected by conunumcating transverse strip and breech openin of different dimensions in the direction 0 the length of the gun, a projectile-strip carryin detachable projectiles, and means for is ing said strip through said openings, to locate projectiles in said breech openmg and for driving projectiles from said strip through said way.

7. A toy gun, comprising abody having a wa for the discharge of projectiles, a projecti e-strip carrying detachable projectiles slidable on said strip and held in place by an end stop on said strip, and a feed device for feeding said strip.

8.'A toy gun comprising a body having" a way forthe discharge of rojectiles, a rojecti e-strip carrying detac able projectiles,

slotted to slide on said stri and held in place by an end stop on sai strip, and a eed device for feeding'said stri 9. A toy gun, comprising a having a way for the discharge of pro'ect es, a projectile-strip carryin detacha le projectile? and a rota feed evice for feeding sai strip said evice embodying a detachable reel frK said strip. y b d h 10. to n, comprisin' g a o y aving a way for t e discharge of pro'ectiles, a hammer carried by a spring aving a straight portion disposed substantially at a right angle to said way, and a rot device for actuating said hammer said device coma way for the discharge of pro ectiles, a a transverse breech-opening and a transverse strip-opening of less length than the breechopening, a projectile-strip carrying a plurality of detachable projectiles movable transversely through the breech-opening and strip-opening and means for e ecting the projectiles thrdugh the way in the body.

12. A toy gun, comprising a bod having a way for the discharge of rojecti es and a breech-opening, a project' e-strip carrying detachable projectiles, means for moving the projectiles into the opening, and means for positioning the projectiles on the strip previous to their entry into the breech-o lilenmg.

13. A toy gun, comprising a bod aving a way for the discharge of rojecti es and a I breech-o em'ng, a project' e-strip carrying a plurality of detachable projectiles, means for moving the projectiles into the breechopening, and means engageable with the projectiles to successively position them in alinenient with the before-mentioned way.

14. A toy gun comprising a body having a breech opening therein, a projectile strip movable transversely of the breech o ening, projectiles movable transversely an longitudinally of said strip, a stop fixed toone end of the strip, and means engageable-with the projectiles to successively position them within the breech opening and coacting with the stop to maintain the remainder of the projectiles in predetermined positions with relation tothe strip. J

Signed at New York in the county of New York and State of New York this 18th day of August A. D. 1915.

HARRY B. PALMER. Witnesses: a

C. S. CHAMPION, JOHN A. Jones.