US1671541A - Toy shotgun - Google Patents
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May 29, 192s.
W. R. PAXSON TOY SHOTGUN Filed Sept. 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l ATTORN EY May 29, 1928. l La7-i541 w. R. PAxsoN TOY SHOTGUN- Filed sept. 26, 1925 2 sheets-sheet 2 ATTORNEY fgfw afg. t9.
fa section. l Figure ,Li-is a deteil'cross` section through Patented May 2e, .1928.'
WALTER RBAXYSN, OF' GLENSIDE;IENNSYLVANM; Assieme; 'BY-Meeren essieuff MENTS,V To A. H. FOX GUNCOMPANY, or* rnILAnELrrrrA, EENNSYLVANIA, georgif Application' filed September `This linvention relates to toys, and more [particularly to eloy gun simulating- What jisqlcorninerciallyknown as u'shotgun, an 0b- 1 ject of the'invention being to profidea'gun 5;, either `double or Singlebarrel, which breaks` j atftlie'breech for receiving aloaded. shell` vf 'freni which a vprojectile iS forced `by the pullingl ofthe tripper or one of theY triggers ,if of the gun, Simulating in appearance '1U-operation' zrshoigun of standard' make.
'1 yJ-kriother objecty ofthe invention is to provid'eie` toy shotgun es specilied; Whichis v relatively simple in constructiony and `in v Wlricliftlie projectilesfinuybe reloaded as,
l5l often as desired by the 7operator of the gun.
Another object of theinventionis to'Pro.-`
l, pearv lin the. followingY detail description, and v in the, accompanying drawings-wherein: 'l
. Figure l-eis 1a, side `elevation ofthe 11nproved gun. I
Figure Q-is a, horizontalieiection through:
a part `of the gun illustrating the' triggerj `structure.y v l v Y j l.
Fig-ure -lsljan-.end elevationaifvlew o the. gun witht the barrels removed, thesrigbtr l j -hand half being Shown iinztransvere cross- Fig. 5is a detailside.elevational ViewA and an edge View of one trlgger.
Figure (5-1s a detailed Side eleratiionvl" View and an edge Viewof the other trigger. j #Figure .7e-is a V`through the shellused with the gun; Figure 84e 'anedgelevation of the shell: Figure "9-fS lshell., p l
o Referring morevpartioulzirly to the drawings, the improved .gunl comprises the. stock 5o 1 which is. shaped to' simulate thestock of ,f Shotguns ofv approvedl construction', yand whichV has the .barrels '2&2 connected therej roby ,enjflvapproved constructiomsucli ae 'of the sheet of metal.' turned inwardlyandj:
vcompression oair Within either ofthe'barjff* The kShell structure `3 "."ncludes- Y tbe.: icylinl #for holding the projectile '.iI-r'placeqiiiiftlief*k l'Shell 'and prevents thepiston' nfrom le ving,4 l" g longitudinal sectior'rI j Y in its,innermost-position with` thejslioulder .13 engaging over:Oneetlgeeithei openingal *CIOSS "Seddon-'through the mafilndfth@ Shell fplilcedxin .one'of-the i i 'i n barrels0ftle gunpVVhenf it is `desired to f100` shoot; the gun, ,eitlier'jone oitftheitrigger SA 20,
usually'- ei'nployedhin' Shotgun Structures'liftoij L permit theplacing of the shells 3,'inftliei. breech yof tire barrels. v, Y`The; barrels y2 f'irrl a: l
double bffele-d een are forment 011.- esingieygi f piece' oifslreetnietal curved to provideftlre.- cylindrical barrels '4:1 ando, .with `the edges'- Sper'cedffrom the sight channeld'es showin at?, tol provide ineens .of communication ble:- tweenthe two barrels/l vamdl dito-prevent I reis] upon the f ej ecting ofar projectile. fAi
edges of the/sheet of metal. .v
drical bodj7 10 one end olf V'Vliiclr` isinturned;
'14cofthecatcli l5 engages,for retaininggthe? f pistol-1,16 tolwliiclrthefreleesepin-l `isfycon-A nectediedjcenttbeyreer endet-the shells-f r thereby rholding the'spring 17 under..ten#y sion-.9 rThe piston `16k isprovde-djwith a pi# i rality of small openings through? [the clos.ed;`
8o endl thereof; to.Y prevent`v -any compresswnofw theme in the bodyof ehesheu between'the'-. i
pieton orfplungerjandythe projectile-dnd 120,*v
prevent; the ,forming of a .Vacuum orf a per@k z, A tialvac-uum Within lthe ;sl'1el1- in there-rear ofV said` plunger.; The prQj'ectile218,-Whicli may l bein tlievforni of a' bal1'is:lield'intli,end of` `l the Ishell l0A opposite the* intu'rned end 1l?v by) rictioin, and the ,resilient action of the; shell- "carrying'V encbtogprovide sutlicient friction theshell lbfsnily10;;1f' When 'the shell is loaded,` the ,pist-01.1 161.
their` function end ,general `structure 'isi-the 70,`r` f es.' slioWnjat-lL to ormal'cartridge head1. Il* 'which .is1 provided with a" relatively Smelll l ycentralv opening; l2ffover the, outer1,ed-gef(off l Which the; Shoulder 13 ,on thetapered bead I edupon a-'trigger pin 21- which rentends Firing and"` the' firing" v4pins l.project `26` are coiled about the firing pins 23 and engage againstthefront plate 25,v and the.- shoulder 27 -on the yfiring pinsgfor holding 'the firing 'pinsin' their retracted position.
i gagement' ofthe 'Shoulder'.13, with the edge y l 'Whenone of thetri'ggers20 is pulled rearwardly,3the.ringpin 23 'connected thereto willibe forced forwardly, andit will'engage under'v they taperedv head lll on the pin 15,
and force` the lpin Yupwardly ,releasing venofythe opening 12 and consequently, release ingthe Vspring 17 whichwill force the'pisl `tons16-through-the shell, to'cause the said.'
piston vor plunger' Vto strikethe projectilel,
and' yforce it from the barrel of `the gun.v Thevffiring pin and'trigger are returned to. "their v.normal positionsby the, .springs 26.v Byjparticular referencev to vFigures .7, 8,
and 9 vofthe drawingsfit will'be noted that the extreme point'28o'f the tapered head l111 l is on one side of the center linefAof theJ -shellbody 10, and that the shoulder-13 is i that the tapered surface ofsaid head always lies acrossv the ofsaid shell andof the firing pin, when theshell is inla barrel and the head 14: twill be .positivelyy engaged by the tapered end'29'of the iringpnfor re.-
y .l which isfrnounted on the pivot pin/31. order that the rear end ofthe barrels 2-1-2 .y
relations, and therefore7 I do'not desire-to. bey 1 on the opposite side-of said centerline,I so
leasing the rpiston 16 when the triggeris )Theftwo barrels 2-2 are vpivoted'to 'the forward end. of the frame in any suitable -inannera's by foreend 30,.the rear endV o f may be, held firmly iaalinemenawah the I the frame 22.' -'Ihen'it` is `bent forwardly .t0/form 'a portion f 34 throughv which: a pin :35. Orother suitable fasteningrneans arepro -f1.` vided.l The forward lendk of-the section-'34 f fispr'eferably provided-with a ycurved con- Gayefedggg'e 36 to'forln a stop against which! theproject-ion 30 ofthe fore-endstrikes-in o :ring\pins'23, -the'front plate 25 is -bentto thebarrels and then downwardly toforrn a yform a section-32 extending forwardly along portion 33y extending. to the inside surface :of
.breaking the gun at vthe breech.
flfheportionl VS12-corresponds yto the water table 4ofa'nordinary'shotgun and to hold the breech closed and the barrels against this' 1 .f '.rwatertable 32, I'provide'the frarnewith a lockinglever'137 mounted on apivot pin 38 on. the -top side, of the lfrarn'e.k j This pivot is a stud or screw extending at right angles to the-toptsurface ofthe iframe .22 and the vrear -v end .of the leveris` preferably 'providedwith Ales an upturnedl ngerpiece' 39 by-'me'ans of which the said lever 37 be swung horizontallyy with respect to the `barrels until-the forward endAO'clea'rsthebarrels. When the breech isclosed 'by thelockinglever 37 t-he forward f end. 10 "preferably rests .against v,the yraised web,6 between thek two barrels`2--2`. v
This front plate 25 fits into the forward end of thefranie'fproper 22 and encloses the front o f the frame adjacent the breech. A suitable space or gap is left between thefrear end of .theba'rrels and the front plate25for flangefof the shell or` the reception lof the cartridge.
While the trigger guardll vmay. be `of any approved construction,` I `preferably providel the forward end thereof `with a sharp bend 42 at an 'angleto the Igeneral directioniof the guard andinse'rt this-bent endetl through y.a
suitable slot yprovi-ded inthe n )ottornsideof'l H!) :may be secured tothe stock'by afscrewi-t also extending through the Vr.lowerfinger 44;` and into the stock fwhic'h is inserted ,into the rear end of the frame between thefingersv 44; and 45. The upperingerfniay be si1ni.+
the frame' 22.k vThe reary end ofthe guard larly secured to the stock by al screw .43.
when the ,lever is in operativev position Abe-y tween the barrels closing the breech.
, .'Ihe upturned end of theleverf37. maybe It will' beseen'that in making thisjgun `f Y have inade'the frame,"the triggers and .thev
barrelsallof` thin material such as sheet. 1
"metal stamped and shapedas desired and although the essential partsvofr the gun above described are .thus niade of this thin` inateriahfthe vgun as l'a 'whole' when. assembled tmf lconstitutes in appearance "afsubstantialf minii "ature'of a real .shotguni Y. It is, of course,to .be undertsoodthat:the
.inventionrnay befconstructed in various other manners and the 'partsassociated in vdifferent 'limited inanynianner, 'exceptxas setafo'rthv l u im in the claims hereunto`appended What 101mm, is:
out the length thereof to maintain *atnnosffVv ph'eric pressure behind said projectileduring* its travelthrough said barrel.
2.Infa-toy gun7 a'- stock,a frarne, apair fof barrels connectedj-theretofa '-pairof t'rig' gers7 one for each barrel, and' independent-f meanskin eachbarrel and' released-by Vsaid triggers-.to imping'e upon ya vprojectile inithel barrel tov impel said projectile forwardly out kof said barrel at a high speed, ysaid barrels i being .provided with longitudinah openings extending.'substantiallythroughout the v so a stock housing and havinga transverse un- Leanser l length .thereof to naaintainatmospheric p-ie'ssure behind ysaid projectile 'during its travel..
' ving transverselythrough'saidrame',- air-iig@y l.
.ge-r .pivotally `moiunted*within:said fram j and a spring i-n saidframe aboversaidltrig-f.' v
through-a barrel.` i t 3.',In a toy gunya stock, a frame, a pair ot barrels connected thereto and provided f ywith longitudinally `extending 'openings tog permitthe llateral escape of air from' the barrels and to maintain. substantially atmos- V pheric pressure behind theuprojectiles in :their passage through said barrels, saidl barrels y being pivotallyconnectedto said. frame to permitthe placing of shells inthe breeches of therbarrels7 triggers r`carried, .by the frame, andmeans operated by said triggers. tordis charging the shells. 'f
h Ina toy gun7 a stocky-a traine, pair, o i' ,barrelsv connectedl thereto.; and provided lwith :longitudinally extending openings'to permit-the lateral escape vof -air from the barrels,t saidy barrels `being -p'rvotallyl conf nect'edtofsaid frame'to permit the placing i Y otshells in the breeches ol thepbarrels,` spring pressedfplungers;in"'said shells, and'pivoted triggers carried Vby said frame, and eachv adapted for"co-operation` with aj shell to release said plungerto dischargel said shells.
5p In a toy gun, a stocka 'trama-a pairii v obarrels connected" thereto r and having 'rel laterally into theiotherbarrel whenfa' l barrel 'is' traversedby'a projectile, `and means i toeproject a projectile through either barrel.
communication onel withf'the other toly permit they free movementofy ai'r lromf one bar- 6. Ina toy guinjafstock7A a frame, double .barrels carried thereby and formedv of a single piece of sheet metal shaped to pro- Y7. In a toy gun, the vcombination of shellsv in they breeches of the barrels, spring pressed plunger-s within said shells, means in said shell to hold said plungers inv a re-k 4tracted position, and means carried by said :trame for releasing said plungers toimpinge against projectiles mounted in the forward ends of said shells and in said barrelsrespectively.
8. In a toy gun, the combination With a s inglevpiece ofsheet metalbent to form a substantially cylindrical barrel, vand av stock,
V'of a rigid frame made o lf thin material, a 'front plate secured within said frame,l the edges oi' 'said frame adjacent said front plate ollowingthe contour of and substantially abutting vthe edges of the top landside pore tions or the rear end of said barrel and having a rearwardly extending portion forming ing 'parallel'braces fitting `against the sides of said barrel at the rearend thereon-means trigger' guide. vide parallel barrels, andhaving'its edges j inturnedand positioned to permit passage vvoi" air from one barrel into the other.
vintermediate part of said `trame beingin sub- 4stantlal registration with the rear end ofsaidl n A `barrel,v the forward partofsaid frame eX-ay 4 Vvviforconnecting said" framefwi'th v saidi i and with i said stock,y 'including pins exteii'd` j ger guide j and operativelyconnected i with` i said. triggerI and arranged to'normalily yield!" i parallel and Withthe opposite'edges'ofsaid 2 4strip'between said' barrels,` andfastoclr ota rigid `frame made ol"thin*material',` havinga l 'lr-ont plate within saidl frame, said frame'- presenfting adjacent saldi front* plate;y flaringy l, 'edges' yfollowing the' contour offandl inreg-f" istration' with thev edges ot the topjainld side.
portions ot the rear endsfoi said!barrels-fand! [ff having-'a rearwardly extending portionfornile i ingf afstock housing shapedoYGr andttingjj around the forward endfolythe stoclrandf having 1a ytransverse-under jp tionf provid-y; ing trigger-guides 4andl havinga 4forwardly said triggerr guides andoperativelyc'onne'ctff,
ing thefsaidtrigger andarranged'j to nor# mal-ly yieldinglyholdthealower ofsaid 3 if y i trigger adjacent thel forward, endv of, said t l0. In atoy gun,y a single `strip' of sheen` metal bent longitudinally to form two like SubStIltally Cylindrical barrels with their-f i axes in parallel relationship, said 'barrels being connected at the top side byan integral vweb and the opposite vedges of said strip being upturned beneath said web, and 1 means between `said barrelszan'd belowl said* edges to rigidly secure together adjacent 1l. In a toygum the combination of a barrel; a stock andfa frame, said barrelbeing pivotally secured to said frame to forni abreech `at the rear end of'said barrel for being litted around andfs'ecured tothe for- Ward end of said sto'clr,.the edge O-thewupper tendingalong the lower side oit-said barrel :and providing a bearing atjthe `end thereof l i `for said barrel, atrigger p ivotal'lymountedy x. .11; ,125m
in said frame, said frame being provided with a slot on the underside thereofthrough-i i which rthelower end of said `trigger' projects .the lfm-Ward movementyoftheloweend ofv i' i I y the trigger, a front plea-tev *in Said frame and vprovided with an opening inalinement withv .Jillii' ft 9ct-- "extending portionforming parallelffbraces f litting against'the sides of -s'aidfbarrelsfat" "there'ainends tliereof,}n1eansz'for connecting, said frames with sa-idbarrels and 'withsaidf A Y y `1`l5 the insertion of a toyy cartridge, said frame f-s'adfbarrel, airing-.pin engaging theupper.
. a toy gun; .f-thecombination. with .l y 1ol "end .of said? trigger A,and slidinglyv mounted the lower endfofsaidtriggerat the forward in said opening in saidfront plate, v` and a spring `to v'normally Qholdsaid :pin atthe rearmost limit of'its longitudinal movement and limit of its motion'in said slot in'isaid cas- ].2-11 In a stock, a.f1ame,afbarrelconnected totheframe to permitof the placing in the breech;
"of the gun a shell, cOmpriSingacaSing, a. V .plunger withineaid easing, a spring, ade-v f f tent for holding said plunger. retracted' at *1K5 a ,position nearvthe rearof saidcasing with vsaid,springcompressedagainst said plunger, lagpprojectile retainedinQ-said casing at the' l opendischarge end thereofand spaced fromV .Saidplunger` when said 'plungeris' in' rev traet'ed position, a stop a. in said casing` to stop l:the forward; movement ofsaid plunger yimmediately'after it vstrikes. said projectile;
' releasefsaiddetent, whereby said plunger is so i Y -atrigger-mountedinsaidframeand a inemf.V
ber `in Said `frame A in ',alinement. lwithsaid lshell and movable.y longitudinally by,y and in 'accordance withtheftrigger `into andlout oi'y operativeengagement withsaid detent and operabley when.,` advanced by said vtrigger to impelledbysaid spring and strikes 'said projectile a sharp blow just priorto :its en-` gagement with saidstop f i a toy. gun,th e combination of a.
- hollow gunlock frame ormedol a plurality 'of-f ieces of thin material "rigidly:securedtol lget er and having .two parallel trigger slots 1 therethrough and a gunlock mechanism mounted in saidjframe andcomprising la pivot pin passing transversely through said .if-rame, and two/triggers lmounted toturnv .freely von said pinand passing 'through/said x j slots` respectively, each-slot forming a guide.'
to position its triggeron said pin' and as'top` i to. limitthe forward movement of the lower ,5 f Tend offthe trigger therein, one of the pieces.
of ysaid framey forming ,the` front plate." of
bination of a gunlock frame l,ofthinmateriah two barrels pivotally eonnecte'dto said gunlock frame, said.barrels.beingkconneeted-.by
,a web. and `madeuof a single sheet of metal, i i 60 the edges of the sheet metal 'ofwhic'h said. barrels are made beingbetween the barrelsanda rodbetween .said barrels andbelow 'In testimonylwhereof Iafx my signature,
" `VVAL'IIER 'Rz PAXSON.
gandbelow andspaced from said-web, to form a longitudinal passage between saidbarrels f for substantiallyfthedength` of said barrels 65. ysaid passagerigidly secured to said-barrels.
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