US1279122A

US1279122A - Toy cannon.

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Publication number: US1279122A
Application number: US21110218A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edward Joslin Kingsbury
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1918-01-09
Filing date: 1918-01-09
Publication date: 1918-09-17
Anticipated expiration: 1935-09-17

Description

E. J. KINGSBURY.

T 0Y CANNON. APPLICATION FILED IAN.9. 19m.

1 ,279, 122. Patented Sept. 17, 1918- -2 SHEETSSHEET I.

AI l w attoznugs E. 1. KINGSBURY.-

TOY CANNON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.9. 191s.

Patented Sept, 17, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

' EDWARD .rosnm KINGSB RY, or KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TOY CANNON.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 1'7, 1918.

Application filed January 9, 1918. Serial No. 211,102.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWARD J. Kinse- BURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Keene, in the countyof' Cheshire, State of New Hampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Cannon, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the figures of reference marked thereon. v

My invention relates to improvementsin toy cannons. f v I An bject of my invention is to provide a cannon of this character, which is made of sheet'metal and which is adapted tohave a horizontal and verticalmovement whereby the same may be aimed in any-direction, and at the same time providing means whereby the opening of the breech capcocks the hammer ready for firing. l

Another object of he invention is to provide a single spring for operati'ngthe ham mer and for holding the trigger in engagement with the hammer for holding the same cocked.

A further object of my invention is to provide asimple, cheap and, effective toy cannon having certain details of structure and combination of parts hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings,-

Figure 1 is a side elevation of myimproved toy cannon; t

'Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly broken away showing the breech .cap thrown back ready to receive a projectile;

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional vlew;

Fig. dis a transverse sectional on the line 1-1, Fig. 1;

.Fig. 5 is a top plan view with the breech cap thrown back; r

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the breech cap hammer, spring and trigger in their separated relation.

Referring now to the drawings, 1 represents the base which is preferably stamped from sheet metal and of a circular form having a central upwardly pressed portion 2 forming a support for the cannon mount 3 and upon which the same is free to rotate. The portion 2 has a central upwardly pressed portion 4 which extends through an opening 5 in the flat portion 6 of the gun mount 3. Above the upwardly pressed portion 4, i Washer 7 an W ng dewnwerdly view taken through the washer and the portion dis a 7 bolt 8 having a screw-threaded lower end. Screwed upon the'bolt is a nut 9 whichenters the. upwardly pressed portion 4; and whereby the nut is held against rotation yet the mount is free to rotate upon the'base, as will be readily seen byreference to Fig.

3 of'the drawings.

The gun mount 3 is of a U shape having the transverse bar 10 connecting the upper end and upon which is loosely mounted the cannon 11. Thecannon is preferably made of sheet metalfand comprising the barrel l2 and the breech 13, the bar 10 passing throughthe forward end of the breech, whereby the barrel can be elevated orlowered. In order to hold the cannon in its vertical adjustment, the breech portion 13 at its lower end is provided with corrugations 14 into which extends the spring bar 15 carriedby the. mount 3. This bar 15 as shown in *Fig. 3 of' the drawings has one end rigidly secured to one arm of the mount while the opposite end moves vertically through the slot 16 in the other arm. By this arrangement it will be seen that the corrugations will force the spring bar downwardly when undue pressure is exerted on the cannon, but the spring of said bar is sufficient to hold the cannon in its normal adjusted position.

' The breech 13 as shown, has a downwardly curved' rear end 17 upon which is pivotally mounted at 18 the breech cap 19 which has the forwardly extending semi-circular portion 20 which abuts the band 20 formed as a part of the breech. This portion 20 as shown, closes the breech of the cannon. after the projectile has been placed therein. The

barrel 12 of the cannon has its lower rear end extending beyond the upper end, as indicated at 21 and clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. The end of this extension of the barrel has an upwardly turned portion 21 which forms a stop to prevent the rearward movement of the projectile placed within the said extension. The said extensionis provided with aslot 22 to allow the hammer to pass forward and engage the projectile for throwing it out of the cannon, as will be later fully described.

Thepivot 18 of the breech cap extends entirely through the breech and pivotally mounted thereon is the hammer 23 which is composed of an upper portion 24 of a thickwa .99 @F the $191 22 'lhe lower en f the hammer is bifurcated as indicated -at-a hammer for projecting a projectileifrom 25Fig. 6 andYthro-ngh rwh-ichwthepivot 18 passes. This bifurcated arrangement holds the hammer steady upon the pivot andLp're-J vents any wabbling. Wound upon the pivot 1'8 between bifurcated portion 25 of the ham mer is a coil spring 25,, one end of. which passes upwardly and engages the rear edge oft-he upper solidportion 24 of the hammer. Mounted in there'ar end of the breech is the trigger26, which is'iL-s'hape'd and the lower horizontal portion is provided with out- Wardly extending lugs or ears27 and 28 passing through slots '29 in the'breech and '15 byzmeans of whichfthe trigger is pivotally mounted intermediate the ends of thehorio zontal-portion. The upper end of the vertical portion 30 of thetrigger is bent downwardly at '31 to form a hook adapted to enter 2 the notch 32 in the hammer whereby the same is lheldeocked. The coil springf ,haslits opposite end-3'3 extending rearwardly and engagesthehorizontal portion (of the trigger 2'6..forw?ard vofthe pivot, whereby the 5 upperend'is held forward so that thehooked end will :engage the notch in the hammer andholditin its oookedportion.

IThehammer .28,has its lower bifurcated end .25 ,provided with downwardly extending

portions

34 and 35, which are bent outwardlyat 36and 37 belowthe breech andare engaged by thelower end 38 of the breech .cap whereby the hammer is cooked uponthe opening orrearward movement of the breech-cap, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The rear upper end of the breech capis provided with an upwardlybent portion 39 whichforms a sight forthe 'cannon and also a finger grip for opening the breech 40 cap which in turn vcocks thehammer. The trigger extends beyond the breech asshown in. F 1g; 1v and forms a finger hold for operating the trigger. i In opera-tion, the mount is rotated :upon '45 thebase as heretofore described, .to'point the cannonin thedirection desired and the cannon is then cooked on the mount to .get the properelevation. The breech cap is forced. rearwardly by engagement of the thumb with the finger hold, whichin turn-.moves the hammer .rearwardly :by engagement thereof with .the eXtensionsSG a-nde37 until the hooked end of the trigger engages the notch in sthefhammer and the same i s held cocked. Theprojectile is thenplaeed in'the portion2l withthe rear end engaging the stops2lldr Thebreeeh cap isthen swungforward, completely inclosing the' projectile, and the hammer "is released by adownward pressure on the outer end of .thetrigger. This allows the hammer to .move 'itorward through the 1ot22 and engagethe projectile and throw itfromthe cannon.

1. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

the barrel, atrigger for-holding the hammer cooked and a pivoted breech cap adapted to ;cock-:said hammer.

- 2. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

zaihammeriifor projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger for holding the hammer cocked, and 'a bree ch cap adapted to cook said hammer upon the opening of the same,

a 3. A cannon, comprisingabarreha breech','75 a hammer foryproj ectinga projectile from. the' barrel, a trigger for holding thehann'ner cooked, and a horizontally pivoted breech cap adapted to cook said. hammer upon" the opening ofthe same. v 1 a;

f 4. A cannon comprising a barrel, breech, a hammer forprojecting aprojectile from the'barrel, a trigger for holding the hammer cocked,. a; single spring 'for operating the 'hammer and trigger, and a breech 'cap adap. d to cook saidhammernpon the opening orthe 'samelh, 1' '5. A cannon, comprising a'barrehaf breech, a hammer within the. breechfor "pro ecting a projectile ifrom the barrel, a trigger for 'holdingf'the hammer cocked, a single spring for operating the hammer and thetrigger,

and a pivoted breech capadaptedtoengage a I lateral extensions carried by the hammer to cock 'thesa'me upon the opening of the breech cap. 7'

'6. Arcannon, .jcomprising abarreh-a breech, a hammer within the'breeoh for projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger for holding thehammer coeked and a {pivoted breech cap adaptedtoz engage lateral extensions carried by the hammer to cook the same upon the opening of the breech cap. 1 t

7. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

hammer within th-ebreech for projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger forIholding the hammer cocked, a:singleispring for operating the hammerand holding the'trigger, a horizontally pivoted breech reap earried by the :breech, and adapted to engage lateral extensions carried by the lower; end

of the hammer to cook the same "upon the opening of the breech cap; p .8. A cannon comprising a barrel, a breech,

a transverse rod carried by-the -breech, -a

hammer pivoted on said rod Within the breech and adapted to project a projectile from the barrel, a trigger within the breech for-holding the hammer cocked, andhaviing an operating portion'extendingbeyondthe breech, a single spring for operating the hammer and the trigger, a breech cap pivoted on the transverse-rod on-the outside of the breech and adapted to engage lateraL-extensions carried by the lower en'diof the hammertocock thesame upon-the opening of the breech cap; r r

9. cannoncomprising-aTbase, havi ,g an

upwardly-"pressed portion, a mount having an opening to receive said upwardly pressed portion, a washer above the mount, a bolt passing through the washer and the upwardly pressed portion, a nut on the bolt within the upwardly pressed portion, a breech pivoted in said mount, a barrel carried by the breech, a hammer for projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger for holding the hammer cocked, and a breech cap adapted to cook said hammer upon the opening of the same.

10. -A cannon mount comprising a hollow base having an upwardly pressed enlarged portion with a central upwardly pressed small portion, a U-shaped mount having a horizontal lower end provided with an opening through which the small upwardly v pressed portion passes, a washer above the horizontal portion of the mount, a bolt passing through the washer and the upwardly pressed portion and anut on the bolt within the upwardly pressed portion whereby the nut and bolt are held against rotation and the mount allowed to rotate on the base.

11. A cannon comprisin a barrel, a breech, a hammer within the reech for projecting a projectile from the barrel, a trigger for holding the hammer cocked, a horizontally pivoted breech cap carried by the breech and adapted to engage lateral extensions carried by the lower end of the hammer to cook the same upon the opening of the breech cap.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses:

L. G. LrroHrIELn, H. D. CHANDLER.

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