US1250425A - Toy pistol. - Google Patents

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s. 5. BROWN. Tov PISTOL. APPLICATION FILED WW8. 19H.

Patented Dec. 18, 1917,

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

awe/whoa s. B. BROWN. TOY PISTOL.

APPLlCATION TILED MAY 8. l9l7.

Patented D0018, 1917.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SILAS 3. BROWN, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, AS SIGNOR TO THE EDWARDS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO,

A CORPORATION OF OHIO.-

TOY PISTOL.

Specificationot Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

. Application filed May 8, 1917. Serial No. 167,826.

To all who: it may concern:

Be it known that l. Suns l3. BROWN, :1 ('itizen of the United St:1tes,alld residing attiuciunati. in the, eouuty of Hamilton and State of Ohio. have invented a new and useful Improvement in To) Pistols. of which the following specification is a full disclosure.

My invention relates to detonating de vices and more particularly to that type defor deflecting the fire of an exploded cap to premature ignition of an unexploded cap.

Another object is to provide a boxlike skeleton frame and cooperating firing elements urged transversely against each other prevent a and against the inner side wall. guiding surface of the frame and normalized by double functioned spring members.

The features of the invention will be more fully set forth in the. description of the accompanying drawings forgiing a part of this specification, wherein: it

F igure 1 is a left side elevation showing the open casing in dotted lines.

Flg. 2 is a right side elevation. partly insection to more clearly showthe operating parts. v

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showin the parts in partly operated position.

iig. 4 is a plain section on line 44 of Fig 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of'the frame casting looking from the right hand side.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the trigger member. I

Fi 7 is a'perspective view of the hammer mom r.

The mechanism illustratedin the draworted in a. hinged two-part casin 1.. simu ation of an automatic pistol, but "he scope of the invention obviously includes various other types of casing and specific forms of mechanism,

along the from. the 'sup.pl-v,-,roll positioned upon the tie-bar H and by the web compatible with the broad principles herein claimed.

The entire mechanism is assembled in the box-like skeleton frame A. as a unitary structure; and is subsequently secured within the-casing section B by a series of cars 1, projecting from the edges thereof and bent over the marginal edges of said frame. The

gral support for the operating mechanism.

17, 18 project inwardly. 11 and a supply ammnprojects inwardly from The ammunition is a Two pivot. studs from the side plate nition roll stud 19 the side plate 10.

standard type of paper web 20 having lonfitudinally spaced percussion caps and is under side of the anvil plate 16 stud 19 A leaf spring 21 is retained in position by a projection 22 as an extension of the side plate 11 and bytransverseprojections 23. 24 extending from the plate 10 and 25 connecting the plates 10 and" 11. Said spring extcndsup- \vardly and forwardly. its, upper end engaging the ammunition tape in rear of a percussion cap, when the mechanism is in normal position), to prevent retrograde movement of said ta The trigger mem stud 17 consists of a finger piece 31 having an inclined trip projection 32, an upper feed pawl operating end 33; having a pawl ivot seat34, and a hammer" member guide lihger 35. The feed pawl 36 has a bifurcated lower end seating against the pivot seat 34, the furcations 37, 38 extending over either side of said seat to retain the pawl against lateral displacement. The upper feed and of the pawl 36 rests against the under side of the tape 20 and engages each successive percussion-cap during-successive feed strokes to feed he tape forwardly toward the hammer. I

Ac'oil spring 40 surrounds the tri er stud 17 intermediate of the trigger mcm er e. en 30 pivoted on the .130 andthe side plate 1'1, and'ekerts 'El, transversetension against the inner side of. Said l0 ger n'lelllbttlfl ha\'in; two guiding eontaet enefaces and as the inner surfaees of the bottom rail 13 .and t e-bar H are in'the sametrertieal plane the aetio'n of said trigger nem-' her is tree and accurate. lhe spring also lo has a eireular ltIlSlOIl wh ch. acts on the feed pawl nthe ollow ng n'ia'n-ner. 1 i

and the other end 45 engages,thiough an 20 aperture 46 in lhefeed pawl 36; said pawl being slightly angled at this point to bring the point of springrcont-act beyond. ,t-he'dead center line of the feed and pivot ends of the;

pawl so that the (:irenlar tension, of the 25 epring tends to hold the feed end of the pawl' 1n 'operaling. eontart with the unm llnition tape.

The'l'ianimer member formedwith a hammer ht-ad'flflga trip linger and-an 3U al'in'ingfinger and is pivoted ont'he elm-l 18. -l\" e011 spring fiilsnrromids the hammer stud 18 iIil' (-ri'!ied iate' ot' said hammer meni her and the side plate-11 and ext-rte a transverse tension against the inner s1 1- thereof,

alining ninth-fittinthe hamlner.inelnber insuring. its tree and intern-ate operation.

One end of the spring Fifi-engages time i jerrtion on the web -1-2"and the opposite end engages a projection 5} on theheed enfd of the lian' -iner lni-mhmf55,}tllliitlrfttllfl[HtOnSim];"-' so of said spring lending t-ofl-retnrn. the "hammfii' head 'loreihlv against the anvil plate to xplod the,perelmeion raps.

As the triggermember iS'opei'atXH-l the in-- rlined trip projection 32 itel'ingagainst the 5 triplinger 51 of the lia'mjrhrr n einberfifi roeli's siiirl' hammer nmrnl'ieram-l reason ol' the relative dispnkfil-ions' ofthe two pivot;-

studs 12, ISQ't-he in' tlined trip projection will travel downward ly'and, away from the no lower pointzol' the trip finger .51 (s e'eFig;

3); until it; di emgagres-said projection .32; and

releases the hammer member. ()n the retiii'n" s1 roke of the trigger member the trip finger 51 wipesover the inner surface of the guide finger 35 and the inclined trip projection 32 tl'ietire'of the/exploded eapso. that'e'prirnii-I' i-'evented and the fire of the-exploded eap fi directed towartl the "muzzle opening of the" -forr1ng-it' ouhvarrllv so that theisideol the Sui-tam nf-th'e trigger member 36. "lhis provides a three-point mixed or forms ofthe parts. 1

tween the members constituting this skele- ,eilflieielit-"fi-ee play; between the hall-liner men'iber and its pivot, .-;tnd to permit this" movement, v l v The hammer heat'l-DU and the .allvil plate 16 adjacent tosaid-liai-nn'ierliead are torl'ne l' to provide means for confining and (.lil'eeting tn re ignition "of one or' more uljaeent' eap easing. p p I ,.It 'will be noted th'atthe njnderfsidei'if the anvil. plate 16 is-provid'eil with an inclined [8ev i rib (3O immediatelyin reaz': of tl' e pointf-ot- 'lheone end'l rengageswi pro eetion' 4i extending inwardly from the side plate 11;

hammer 'eontaet and thatitliejheel of" the. hammer head '50 IS sharply inclined rear ardly and.(1ninwardly.' Thisen'nstrnetion "COIJStItIUBS a means for direetmg;mlyflir H 'Wardly away from the next. silver-("fling eap 62 which normally posiiir-im-d direetI'y-in therear of the protecting rib ()0. 'Fron'i the no and-forming therewith, (when the liaii1|nei:

head is, in normal position).,.a di\'ergin;

'li re d i reeti-i'ig l hroat-Gl "for d i reef inlq --the li l'el.

of the exploded eap! andthe' exploded eap' tape toward thenn'hzzle trave ing or exitl);

: Adjacent. to thefire Zqnezlhe anvil plate; 1-6 .is ro'\"id( :d' with 'a fire shield f,ornie l by edrnviiward extensionol' said plate. 'lhis a safety:element; servin-gto direr-t the lire m5 dentsresulti 'u' fron'nafiringofy'tl epistol a eoiitin-untiohhof the -p-ivot aI-Mrti-im. iTl' sj- 1 an as ei'nhlmg-sl-ot"and" has-i m function in 1he one ation-ofthe devieejf h 1 The: above described--mechanism provides 3 5 a device comprised of cast; metal vpa rtsre qniring. n'o miucliining and in which thefoper .ating parts are. guided thriaighou't their movements to insure a true andaecum't'e cm pperation. "lh is providesa .eheaplian'd .im.=- t live device n0t .-liable to' disari'a'ngement by rmig h .nsage 'o fhvvzsli'ght variations intle 1 20 for inclosurein "a.pistol shellyand-coin risin'g a; unitary, box-like Skeleton, frame at a pt ed for operativelysupporting the-firing elernents internally "of; the'i frame land ermbling-I the convenient assembly of said elements befor inclosure in a ed for operatively supporting the firing elements internally of the frame, the trigger havin a fulcrum within the frame and bearings or its opposite moving ends on por tions of the frame, and a tension element for normalizing the trigger and holding it in said bearing relation to the frame.

3. A deviceof the class described adapted istol shell, and comprising a unitary, boxike skeleton frame adapt-- ed for operatively; supporting the firing elements internallybf the frame, the trigger having a fulcrum within the frame and bearings for its opposite moving ends on porbone of the frame, a tenslon element for normalizing the trigger and holding it n said bearing relation to the frame, a hammer member having an intermediate fulcrum in the frame and having bearings against the trigger element and the frame, and adapted to be operated by the trigger, and a tension element for normalizing the hammer.

4. A device of {the class described adapted for inelosure in a pistol. shell, and comprising a unitary, box-like skeleton frame adapt ed for operatively supporting internally of the frame a triggenhammer and ammunition tape feed, ,the upper portion of the frame constitut'ng a firing anvil coacting with the hammeriover which the .tape passes,

. Q said frame inthe rear of the anv l being formed to prevent back firing, and the forward end of the anvil and hammer forming a threat directing the fire to the muzzle.

5. A device of {the class described adapted for inclosure in a pistol shell, and comprising a unitary, box-like skeleton frame, having top and bottom and opposite side members, adapted for conveniently assemblin my name, as attested by the two subscribing ii erse tension yieldingly retaining the h.am

ed for operatively supporting the .firiii -e ments internally of'the frame and emfijlin convenient assembly of said elements ghee; tween the frame members, the firing elements comprising trigger and hammer members fulcrumed within the frame and adapted for coaction, said trigger andhammer elements having bearings upon the frame and upon one another, and a portion of the frame constituting the firing anvil for the hairnner.

7'. A device of theclass described, com 65 prising a frame, having vertical guide sur faces and an anvil plate, a trigger member pivoted on said frame, means exerting a transverse tension yieldin ly retaining said member in contact with t e guide surfaces and a circular tension normalizing the trig ger member, a hammer member cooperating with the anvil plate and pivoted on the mum, and a second means exerting'a trans- 76 iner member in cooperative engagement with the trigger member and in contact with a guide surfaceof the frame and a circular tension normalizing the hammer member.

- In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe 30 witnesses. 4

- SILAS B. BROWN.

Witnesses:

Cleanser; B. Foe-ran, MILDRED SMITH.

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