US1888689A - Toy gun - Google Patents

Description

v Nov; 22, 1982. w, PAYNE 1,888,689

TOY sun.

' Filed July 2, 1980 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

I'M/am A. Payne. 7

5K. G 6 ATTORNEY Nov. 22, 1932.

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TOY GUN Filed July 2, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR. l ////a/fl Pay/7a dim g 11.

TORNEY.

Nov. 22, 1932. PAYNE 1,888,689

' TOY GUN Filed July 2, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 [147/6177 L- Pay/7e.

INVENTOR.

ATTORNEY Patented Nov.- 22,

UNIT Df 'sTA-TEs WILLIAM I1. PAYNE, or COLUMBUS, OHIO,

AssIsNoB. 'ro Fox oomnNYfor riIIIQA,

nnLPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION or PENNSYL ANIA TOY GUN Application filed July 2,

ing mechanism as to give rise to numerous difficulties in the operatlon thereof. Furthermore, these guns have not been easily operated by children primarily because the ejecting mechanism was under the influence of a heavy tension spring that wasoften of such tensile strength as to defeat the childish efforts to depress it. Likewise, various parts making up the'internal mechanism of the gun were ill-shaped and were not fitted together with. any great degree of precision which permitted of the binding and jamming of such mechanism atvarious stages in the operation thereof.

A'still further drawback to these prior art devices resided in the fact that, in the main, such parts as the barrel, wheels, trail and operating mechanism were made up of-cast material which is not only expensive but is also subject to breakage under the usual hard knocks which thesedevices receive when in the hands of children. Furthermore, as an added disadvantage, these miniature field pieces were provided with a fixed barrel whose muzzle could not be adjusted vertically to vary the range of the projectile.

One object of this invention is to provide a miniature field piece, simulating the modern artillery gun, which is of simple, durable and substantial construction, and one that can be easily manipulated by a child.

Another object of this invention lies in the provision of a toy gun of very rugged construction thatismade up of a minimum of parts that maybe easily manufactured of a metal stamped and bent to proper form and readily'assembled at a minimum cost and in a minimum of time. 5 i f Still another object "of this invention isto 1930. semi" Na 465373,

provide a novel a d useful my whic'hsh'all be enjoyable, interesting and instructive to chilstand the'rough usage to which gun toys (if thistype are usually subjected. 1

provide a miniature field piece, very similar in appearance to the modern artillerylgun V thatwill be extremely'eficient in operation and will not readily be' disabled by hard usage. i

provide a toy gunequipped with aprojectile dren and others and that will readily with- "5 5 A still further object of this invention isjto sun another 'eb ea of this invention is a)- feed which permits of the ready introduction Q,

of spherical pellets into the ejecting chamber without danger 0f the pellets becoming wedgedin the feed passage or operating mechanism and thus rendering the gun inoperative'.

Still another object of thisinvention is to provide a toy artillery cannon provided with an adjustablemuzz-Ie thatma'y beraised or lowered and locked in the position to which.

it is adjusted,this feature of raising and. e,

lowering the muzzle permitting of a variance 1n the range of theprojectile which has not hitherto been found in miniatureguns.

- This invention contemplates the provision of a toy cannon, the; general design of which Y follows very closelyithe' de'sign of a modern artillery field piece. Such membersas the wheels, the trail, the muzzle and recoil cyl- V inder substantially simulate the correspond ing parts of a standard field piecep How, ever, these external parts of the gun are preferably constructed of a light yet durable stock and may be easily and-readily bentito the proper proportion, the construction being such as to greatly lessen the cost of manu- V c c facture and produce a much improved toy gun. V v i i The internal mechanism is made up of a light, durable stock that maybe easily and readily bentto the proper, contourI This inner mechanism is adapted, to eject miniature projectiles that are automatically, fed to anej e'ctin' chamber througua conduitjth'at has the d'i's'cliarge en'd' thereofcl'osed the spring actuated and the barrel in which it is located is so disposed that when the feed channel is uncovered by the ejecting plunger, the spherical projectiles will move to a position of contact with the face of the plunger and will remain in contact therewith during a certain phase of the operation of cocking the gun.

:Furthermore, this invention contemplates the provision of a cocking lever which is mounted on the main supporting axle of the toy cannon; This axle is utilized 'asa' pivot 1 rod for the cooking lever'as well as a'pivot of the spherical 7 w Manyother' objects and features of this invention will be'not ed in the accompany-r ing drawings and the written description wherein similar characters of, reference desrod for the barrel of the gun. Both the cock ing lever and the pivot rod may be pivotally, moved about the axle and nieans'ls'provided for-governing the position to which the cooking lever andbarrel may be adjusted. Ad-

1118111161117 ofthe barrel'will either elevate or depress the muzzle to permit a variation in theprojectile range. v

v The mechanism for operating the plunger voftthistoy gun is of noveldesign and is adapted to operate with a high degree of efficiency with a minimum of moving parts. In the construction of'these parts, much; at-v tentionhas been given to the accurate for .mation thereof to obviate. any rough spots,

and disadvantageously located seams that mighthinder the efficient coordination of the moving parts or prevent the ready passage pellets therethrough.

ignate corresponding parts and wherein Figure l is a'perspective viewofthe preferred form of miniature .field piece with v certain; oftheparts brokenflaway to more to theejectingoperation.

Figured is a side elevation with one wheel removed." "Figure 5 i's a-topplan view of the gun shown in Figure 1'. Q

Figure 6 is .a rear elevation, partly broken j away, of my gun;

plunger operatingsleeve. c I '7 111'; is a perspective'view of the F igure is a perspective view of the barrel and recoil cylinder'removed.

1 Figure8 is a perspective view of the inner barrel and projectile magazine. i Y Figure 9fisa perspectiveview of the ejecti'ng plunger removed-from; the gun.

f Figure 10 is .aperspective. view of "the plunger operating sleeve, with the plunger mounted thereon.

Figure 12 is a perspective view of the cradle for supporting the barrel and dummy recoil cylinder. i, Figure 13 is a perspective view of the operating lever and; associated mechanism res moved from the gun. J I

Figure 14 is a perspective view of the trail. In the drawings, with particular reference to Figures 1, 5 and 6, themain structure for the support of this gun is shown as comprising, an axle 1 on which is mounted the oppositely disposed wheels 2. Atrail3,hereinafter re'fe'rredto, is also mounted, at one end, bymeans of cars 9,. on the axle 1 the op posing end thereofresting on the floor or other support surface. The axle 1 ispreferably ofhollow tubularconstru'ction and the wheels mounted thereon, Figure 6, areof pressed steel formed into a disk having curled I tread as atfl that are tubular axle. I

Each wheel is provided with a drawn steel arated bearingsurface on the axle 1. Lateral movement of these wheels on the tubular axleis negligible owing to the fact that the opposing ends of the axle are flattened as at 6 and Washers 7 are interposed intermediate concentric with the hub 5 that is somewhat elongated in longi- F79 tudinal cross section to provide a widely sep-- such flattened portion and the exterior annular face of each hub. The interior face of each hub abuts against the ears 9comprising the inner end of trail member 3.

The provision of widelyseparated bearing Y 7 surfaces for the wheels. of this toy gun practically eliminates any tendency of the wheels to wobble and the method of securing these wheels on the axle is a substantial advance over that type of gun equipped with a wood-.

en axle provided with cotter .keys located in openings at the opposing ends thereof. This prior type of axle just1nentioned,inoreases the overall length of the axle and consequently, the size of the cartons required for shipping of such guns must be of sufficient width to accommodate them. With this present invention, the length of the axle is materially reduced and consequently the cartons necessary for the shipment thereof may be of lesser width. 7 a

The trail member 3, Figures 5, (Sand 14, is adapted to be pivotally mounted on the axle l by means of the-ears 9 that are each drilled centrally as at 10 to produce aligning openings through which the axle 1 extends. More specifically, this trail member is preferably made up of pressed sheet metal, substantially trapezoidal in plan View, and is provided with flanged "cross members 11' progressively longer from the butt enditowards theears 9 The mtervening spaces. 12 beween the transverse cross members 10 are substantially reotangular in appearance.

trail member may be of any design suitable of marring or scratching the surface on for the support of the gun. By providing the spade with a U shaped end, the possibility which the gun may rest is precluded. Y In the support of the barrel and recoil'cyl inder, I have provided a one piece cradle 28 CTI shownbest in Figures 6 and 12, that preferably take the form of a substantially U shaped member having opposing upstanding arms 15, the lowermost end thereof being substantially vertical as at 16, and drilled as at 17 to provide aligning openings through which the axle 1 may extend,the vertical ends lying intermediate and abutting against the ears 9, Figure 6, of the trail. The lowermost end of each vertical section 16 is joined by a transversefiat piece of stock 18 formed integrally therewith which normally lies be- ;low the axle when the cradle member is mounted thereon; The uppermost ends of the arms are provided with enlarged perforated ears 19 that are bent to substantially the outer curvature of the combined outer barrel and the dummy recoil cylinder that will be hereinafter described more in detail. These portions 16 are adapted to fit-snugly against the barrel of the gun and to embrace it in sucha'manner as to rigidlysupport it on the axle. Furthermore, each of the pertions 16 respectively are provided with transversely aligning openings 20 adapted to receive the barrel supporting bolts 21 that pass entirely through the outer gun barrel as will be hereinafter noted. Q The combined barrel'member and dummy recoil cylinder, designated by the numerals 22 and 23 respectively, Figure 7, are preferably of two part construction and are made up of a light metal which facilitates the ready assembly of thesetwo members. For the purposes of illustration these two parts will be referred to as the right and left hand sides which may be brought into cooperation when mounted in the cradle. In order to properly support this barrel member and dummy recoil cylinder, the bolts 21, hereinafter mentioned, are adapted to extend through the openings 20 of the cradle member and complemental aligning openings 24 in. the barrel member that are located adjacent the central portions thereof longitudinally'of the barrel, and at points advantageously selected to preclude the possibility of interference with the operating mecha nism. In the instance of the lower bolt 21,

it has been found advantageous to provide.

it with a covering of resilient material for a .5

purpose to be hereinafter described.

The particulardesign of this barrel member is not'limited to that shown wherein the barrel is provided with distinct sections of increased diameter. If desired, the diameter of this barrel could be progressively and gradually'increased from the muzzle rear wardly toward the breach. The muzzle 25 is, substantial-lyfiared as shown an annular groove 8 being formed on the inner circumference thereof; The rearmost end is open and is adapted to be covered by a removable cap 26, Figure 7 equipped witha centrally' located extension 27 which, in this instance, will offer a surface readily grasped by the fingers of the handforthe removal thereof to obtain access to thoseelements ofthe'ejecting member located in this section of the barrel. Furthermore, the cap is provided with asemi-circular cutaway portion, as at 5 1 that is adapted to cooperate wit-ha complemental cut-away portion in the upperside of the barrel end for a tioned. a

In addition, the dummy recoil cylinder 23 which is closed at the rearmost end, is open at the foremost end andis provided with a. cap 29 adapted'to enclose such end This cap is further'provided with a hook 80 mounted centrally of the inner side thereof'which is adapted to receive one'end of 'a retractile spring 31 hereinafter des'cribedmore in detail in connection with the operating mechanism. i I V w I 1 It can readily be seen that the method of mountingthe barrel and dummy'recoil cyl i-njder on. the axle will permit of the pivoting thereof? about such axle for the purposeof elevatingand' depressing the muzzle. I have provided a means-for adjustably regulating the degree to which this muzzle may be tilted, such means serving to rigidly support the posterior section of the barrel when the selectedposition of adjustment has been determined; The mechanism for elevating and depress, ing the barrel of this toy gun is best shown purpose to be hereinafter menas comprising a thumb "nut 34 having a cen trally located threaded stem 35' extendingdownwardly from one face thereof andan upwardly extending stem 88 located centrally of the opposing face thereof. The threaded stem 35 is threaded into an internal threaded portion of the tubular sleeve 35',

vpivotally mounted on the trail 3 by means of lugs 34, journalled in the opposing'ears 37 mounted on suchtrail. The stem 88 extend- I ing upwardly from the opposing-face of the thumb, nut is provided with a section of substantially reduced diameter 39 that is located in an opening 4:0 formed in the under side of the portion 27and the cap 26; The por-.

tion of reduced diameter of the stem 38 is fiattenedlas at 41 to prevent the withdrawal of'the stem from the opening.

. in will be readily apparent-that roasts-"Or the thumb nut34'will onerate toeithe'r raise. or depresslthe muzzle of thelgun, thepivotal mounting of the'sleeve 35" permitting of such adjustment. This mechanism for adjusting the barrel to various heights will also serve to rigidlysupport the barrel when the selected position of adjustment has been deter-1 'mined.

The ejecting mechanism of this toy gun is preferably mountedwithin thebarrel, hereinbefore described, and isbest shown in Figs ures 1, 2, 8', 9 and 1 0. This ejecting mechanism is made up of several d1stmct'and sepa rate elements that are all formed with'necessary precision and are fitted together in such a manner as toproduce the harmonious cooperation thereof durlng operation. 1

.In discussingthis ejecting mechanism, it

' tio-n.

With reference to -Figure 8, I have shown'the inner barrel which isdesignated by the nu pellets, Figure 2, after entering the chargingopening 46 are conducted by means'of the anglin'g channel 47 to'the discharge end 48' which allows an uninterrupted andunremeral 43 as comprising a substantially tubular member of uniformdiameter throughout,

"having .a magazine 44 formed integrally therewith and extending upwardly from the posterior section thereof. This-inner barrel when mounted in the-outer barrel, has its axis inclined in a vertical upward plane toward the muzzle and relative to the axis ofthe outer V cated in a c rcular opening 51 formed (near barrel. The plunger and the spring for-op} crating this plunger are adapted toibe mount-' ed in the posterior section of this'tubular barrel as will be hereinafter described." The J projectile magazine 44 ispreferably circular.

in cross section having arcuate ends joined by a. substantially straight intermediate portion, theaxis of the intermediate portion being disposed in a vertical plane and sloping forwardly and.downwardlyat an acute angle relative-to the axis of the inner;

barrel. Thebore of this magazine presents a storage space for projectiles which are sucpreferably flared to allow the ready introduction of spherical pellets thereinto. These stricted passage of the spheres to a position within the barrel suitable for ejecting.

p In the formation of this barrel, and inte- 1 gral magazine, a substantiallytrident-shaped blank is bentto a circular section with its seam, as at 49, along the top edge of the inner barrel. vgl r iorto the bending of this barrel into. some circular-section, the laterals which 7 an; go to make up the. magazine channel are first 57, for a portion of its length for a formed into semicircular sectidnsg Hence,-

when the barrel iszbent into tubular form these semi-circular laterals cooperate to form the substantially" tubular magazine for storing and conducting projectiles, the seam lying along the top side of the magazine, during the I formation of the magazine, ears as at 50, are I provided which may be subsequentlywelded.

. More specifically, theinner barrel and projectile magazine are formed from one piece of Y sheet metalblanked out substantially in'tri dent form i. e., asa straight strip 'ofsheet metal to form the barrel and rearextension ,7 thereof and vhaving two "symmetricallydise posed lateral projections, one on each side,

each to vform one-half of the p'rojectile'magazine, the whole being pressed so that the lateral arms form semi-circular troughs which, when the'straight barrel length is formed around throughthreefhundred' and" sixty dey grees, constitute substantially a curvedtubular magazine integral with the barrel. p v

The integral constructlon of the inner barrel43 and the magazine 44 eliminates any";

joints. 'or rough edges'atthe juncture of the magazine with the barrel which is quite an advance over prior structures wherein the magazine and inner barrelwere of two-part construction usually welded together. Y Furthermorehby forming the magazineso that the, seamoccurs alongthe top side produces a surface over which the pellets pass thatis.

relatively smoothand free from any joint that might obstructthe passage thereof.

The charging end of the magazine Li-is lo-.

the breech end of the outer barrel 22 and on its top side; The opening 51 is made up 'of two semi-circular openings one ofwhich is formed in the barrel 22 and one of which is ios formed in the cap 26. It can readily be seen that mounting of the cap on the barrel 22 suchbarrel is providedto form a guide for the i ejectingplungerthat is mounted therein and to form a housing for partially enclosing one end of the e ecting spring. A gap 56 is occasioned by'a lack of stock in the blank im 7 mediately in rear of the magazine 44' although this gap is not necessarily important and is merelyprovided to reducethe friction be tween the plunger and theinner wall of the. The under side ofthis rear. section'- barrel. of the barrel is longitudinallyslotted as at purpose to be hereinafter described.

Partially 'enclosingthat section' of the barrel directly-in front of the magazine 44 is the foremost end 59 of a sleeve '58aXiallymovable on such barrel and, adapted to par- I section With its seam alongthe bottom edge. As it will be noted, the posterior section of tially enclose the posterior section of such" barrel, This sleeve 59 is preferably formed of a flat piece of stock that is bent into circular the sleeve 58 is cut away along the longitudinal horizontal center line so that, thesleeve may be moved axially on the barrel 43 without intercepting the magazine 44, that-por- I tion of the sleeve beneath the cut-away per-- tion directly underlying such magazine andbeing adapted to reciprocate therebelow,

This sleeve, is adapted to be operatively connected to a plunger 64 an din accomplishing this, I have provided the longitudinal sisted of a wooden plug.

depending flanges that are formed on the under side of the posterior section of the sleeve, and when this portion of the blank is bent into semi-circular cross section, thesedepend downwardly therefrom. These flanges are separated bya gap 61 and are provided with the openings 65 adapted to receive rivets that extend through a'longitudinal extension 66 formed as a part of the l plunger 64 and normally adapted to lie Within the gap 61 intermediate the cars 60 as will be;

hereinafter described more in detail.

7 The top edge of the sleeve 58 adjacent the,

end portion 59, is providedwith the upstanding sear lug 62 that may be weldedthereon and is adapted to be contacted with by a sear, hereinafter referred to, to produce axial movement ofzthe sleeve on the barrel 43 in one direction, Movement in the s opposing direction is produced by a coil spring, hereinafter described, such movement being limitedv by contact between a stop 67 stamped in the under surface of the sleeve 58 and bent to a substantially perpendicular position with relation thereto, and one of the bolts 21, Figure 2, that is provided with a rubber sleeve for absorbing the shock; V

As hereinbefore 'mentioned, the ejecting sleeve 58 is adapted to be operatively connected to an ejecting plunger 64 that normally reciprocates within the posterior section of the interior barrel 43. The specific form of this plunger is best shown in Figure 9 as comprising a longitudinal bodyportion having one end face made up of segmental the projectiles often served to chip and crack,

the metal; Furthermore, a wooden plunger would often become grooved,or the impactingface would be indented by repeated imp act 1 with the spherical pellets which wouldultimately reduce the force -with which the plunger contacted with the pellets. The length of spring provided for the actuation formed in each respective leg.

are joined by transverse section of stock that is formed integrally therewith and, serves as a nieansfor bracing theselegs when thereof was also relatively short, and as a .re-, I sult was quite powerful to produce the'eject-s;

ing movement of the plunger. This type of spring'often, was of such tensile strength as to preclude childish efforts to depress it.

It will be noted that, in the form of ejectin lun er that I have )rovided the im act 2: a l 7 p face 1s produced by cutting themetal form'- ing such-face into triangular'segments at 68 and bending such'segments inwardly,

towardone another untila closure for the:v eud'of this tubular plunger has beenformed.

In assembling the plunger and sleeve, the" '7 plunger 64 is mounted in the barrel 43vwith,

the, impact face thereof toward the muzzle. The flanges 66 thereof are adapted to extend through the longitudinalslot 57in the barrelv t 43 and are guided thereby during reciproca tion of the plunger. Reciprocation is pro-. duced through the medium of thesleeve' 58 that is mounted onthe barrel and riveted to the flanges 66 by means of rivets extending 'through the opening 65 in'the depending flanges 60 and complementa'l'openings in the,

flanges 66'. This arrangement, provides a plunger that is located within the .barrel and a sleeve thatencloses such barrel, as at 59,-,

which will allow free longitudinal movement with respect to the barrelibutwill preclude. any side motion, or end movement ofeither the sleeve or plunger, .whieh i might cau e binding. h

' The rearmost end .of the plunger 64 is ,open; and an'relongated 'coilsprin'g 7 0;is adapted,

to lie 'withinrsuch plunger, one end thereof abuttingagainst the inner side of the impact;

face, and theo'pposing] end thereof lying 5 within the extreme posterior section of the barrel'43 and abutting against the. vert'ical end wall, Figure 2, of-the dummy: recoil cylinder. The operation of theplunger" and as-v sociated parts, hereinbefore 'mentionedfwill be hereinafter refe'rredto in connection with" i f a detailed descriptionof the operation of;

this device. 1

Tliecombined operating lever and cocking bracket designated generally by the numeral 71, is bent as shown in Figures 1,4,5 and 13.

The cockingbracket is preferably formed from flat stock benttoa substantial U shape as shown best in Figure 13.' More'specificah ly, the operating lever preferably comprisesan arm 72 thatf-is rigidly secured, at one end,to one of the upstanding'legs 7310f that section of the-cocking bracket that is adapted to be mounted onthe tubular axle 5, the

axle passing t-hrough aligning openingsr'll These legs the bracket is mounted on the 'axle, .the legs lying intermediate and abutting against the legs 14 of the barrel supporting bracket, Fig ure 8.- Furthermore, such: construction-and;

' is provided with ahorizontal extension? 6 g that isbent at right angles thereto. and extends-in parallelism with the transverse bracing section 75. The outer end of the extension 7 6 is turned upwardly as at 77 and is substantially triangular in form, an opening 78 being'drilled through the apexthereof' for the reception 'ofoneen'd ofthe retractile 7 spring mounted in the dummy recoil cylinder'as will be hereinafter explained. Mount- V edintermediate the ends of the extension 7 6 and is bent inwardly as at 80, and then upwardly as at 81, to form a substantially verticalendportion thatisdrilled centrally as at 82 for the reception of the sear pivot pin I I anism may take place regardless of the angle 83 carrying the sear 84 thereon.

In mounting this cocking bracket 'on the axle 5, the triangular'extension 7 7 is adapted to extend upwardly into the combined bar rel and dummy recoil cylinder through an longitudinal slot 85 formed in the under side of the dummy; recoil cylinder 23, Figural. At th'is'time, the upper end of this triangular extension should be in suchposition as to receive'one end of'thespring mounted in the dummyrecoil cylinder. Thesear supporting arm 79 extends upwardly into the barrel 22thr ough a longitudinal slot 87 formed at approximately the juncture of'the'dummy Y recoil cylinder'of the barrel 22. With referencel toFigure 1 it will be noted that the I 1 vertical section of the sear supporting lever 79 lies intermediate the inner wall of the qcombined'barrel and dummy recoil cylinder and theinner barrel 43 so that movement thereof from cocking to released position is entirely free of interception with either of these two last named parts.v The upper curved section 80 of the lever 79 follows the I are of the barrel so as to position the upper end 81fot the searsupport along the vertical longitudinalcenterline of the barrel.

- The-seari84, which is pivotallymounted by means of a pin 83 on the upper end of its sup- ,portisfpreferably provided with a hook shaped end 90 adapted for positiveengage J mentwith. the upstandingsear lugs 62 mount 1 ed on the sleeve 58. This sear is under-the influence o-ta spring9l which tends to exert a'contlnuous force on suchsearto maintain the hook-like endin engagement with the sear lugs. The posterior end of the sear is This end of the sear, at alltimes, rides against either theinclined'portion" 94 of a ramp or the-substantially horizontal section 95 there 7 of whic'lr'is attached to the under side of the jmagazme at one end, and rests on'the' ex-' terior surface of the tubular channel M, at the other end. "Thus movement of the lever 7 2 down'wardly, ultimately brings the rearmost end of the sear into contact with the inclined ramp to depress such end ofthe. scar and raise the opposing hook-like end from engagement with the sear lug.

It will be" noted, that the axle of toybinedmuzzle and dummy-recoil cylinder,

ejecting mechanism mounted therein, and the cocking lever and associatedparts can all be moved in an arcuate path around the axle without disturbing positional relation between any of the elements just named; Fur

thermore, the operation of the ejecting mechto which the muzzle is tilted." VHence, the provision ofan apparatus for elevating and depressing the barrel can be readily incorporat,

ed in this structure to vary the tiltof the barrel; 1

In the operation of this device, Twill first" refer to Fig'ure 2 which disclose's'the ositional relation of the various elements 0 this gun whenit is in uncooked position and'with: the barrel tilted upwardly at a slight angle,

although the position of adjustment of-thei exterior comb1ned barrel and dummy recoil cylinder is substantially horizontal. It will be understood, that the thumb nut 34 maybe rotated'in either direction to vary the cant" of the combined barrel and dummyrecoil cylinder and resultantly the inner-barrel. It is very advantageous, that the inner barrel be,

inclined toward the rearwh'en the dummy recoil cylinderand integral barrel are substantially horizontal in order that the spherical pellets issuing from the discharge end48. of the passage 47, will roll by gravity-toward the rear of the innerbarrel and thus, into 'en -t gagement with the impact face ofthe eject ing plunger. v v to With the parts inxpos'ition shown in Fig ure 2, the sleevel58 and the plungerb l are forward to the limit of their movement with the hook-likeiend'of'the sear 84 engaged with the sear lugs 62.01: the sleeve. At'this time, the rear section of the" cocking lever 72 ex tending rearwardly along the side of the barrel assumes a substantially, horizontal position. The recoil spring 31 attached to the triangular extension 77 on'the cockingbracket operates to maintain'the cocking lever and the sear in the positions just described, of

course,'it being understood that the sear-is.

maintained in engagementwith the sear lugs 62 by the torsion spring 91. 7 7

'The "limit of forward movement of 7' plunger is limited by the extent to whichthe e ectingsleeve is allowed to move forward.

Preferably, this movement-should be great enough to allow the forward end of the plunger to pass beyond the discharge end 48 of the magazine. With the plunger in this position, the spherical pellets are precluded from entering the barrel. The spring .70 mounted within the-plunger and the inner barrel is also effective to aid the spring 81 in maintaining the ejecting mechanism in thposition shown since the force exerted on the forward face of the plunger, although not relatively great because thi's'spring at this time is not under compression, nevertheless,-

is capable of exerting acertain amount of force on the ejectingsleeve.

I think it will be understood, that the magazine is preferablyfilled to its capacity with the spherical pellets if successive operation of this miniature fieldpieceis to be accomplished without reloading.- i

a To cook this toy 'cannonprior to the e ect ing operationfthecocking lever 72 is depressed, Figure 3, which resultantly rotates the sear support 79 on the axle, the upper end of such support transcribing an are. This movement is against the action of the spring 70 and it is compressed. l/Vhen the plunger has moved rearwardly a sufficient distance to uncover the discharge end't8 of the passage 47, one of the spherical pellets drops into the? gradually from engagement with the sear lug of the ejecting sleeve, it being understood, that the hook-like end of the sear has not passed from engagement with the sear lug and is still effective to move the ejecting sleeve in a rearward direction, although only partially in engagement therewith, release ofv such sleeve not occurring until the rearmojst end of the sear reaches the lower end of the P- i t is my intention, to so adjust the ejecting mechanismthat when the ejecting lever 72 reaches its limit of downward movement, the hook-like end of the sear will pass from engagement with the sear lug to release the ejecting sleeve and plunger and allow them to be snapped forward under'thebuilt up tensionin the spring 70. As above mentioned, the rearmost end of the sear should, at this time, reach the lowermost-end of the lamp, although proper adjustment may be effected to produce. the release of the sleeve and plunger prior to the attaining of such position by the rear-most end of the sear.- The pellet resting against the forward face of the plunger will be resultantly forcibly ejected from the muzzle of the gun and the parts of. the ejecting mechanism will return tothe po? sition shown in Figure 2. V

In the return of the sleeve to the position shown in Figure 2, it is arrested in its forward movement by contact of the extension67 with the transverse bolt '21.

operate to return the cocking lever to the P0511 t on shown in Figure 2. The sprlng w1ll also move the searsupport through a forward arc.

and the rearmost end 93 of the sear will gradually return to a position above the general plane of the sear under the influence of the torsion spring 91. The hook-like end of this sear will 'move along the upper surface ofthe ejecting sleeve until such time is it. contacts with and rides up over the sear lug and passes. lnto engagement with the forward slde therei of, being forced into such engagement by thetorsion spring 91.

One advantageous feature ofthis invention resides in the fact thatthe axle of this toy:

cannon is utilized as a pivot rod for the cocks ing lever which avoids the necessity for pro, vidi'ngan independent fulcrum located at a point remote from such' axle as in several prior a'rtdevices. By providingacocking" L V iEVBl that is operatively pivoted on theaxle, it has beenpossible to connect this lever to the e ecting mechanism located withinthe;

barrel ofthe gun, which is also pivotally sup ported on the axle, in such a manner as't o -permit of the raising and lowering of the'mu zzle;

Heretofore, it has been relatively impossible.

to elevateand depress the muzzle of the. gun

owing to the positional relation existing be--* tween the pivot point of thecocking lever and the point or points of su'pportforthe barrel.

Another advantageous feature of this in-- vention lies. in the fact that such parts as the wheels, trail, combined muzzle and dufnmy recoil cylinder,.inner barrel, ,ejecting" sleeve 'and'ejecting plunger are allmade up of a light metal-first stamped and then bent to proper form with the seamsso lo ca'tedas The cocking lever may now be released and the spring 311will loo to not interfere with subsequent-proper func-f tioning of the variousparts when'assemble'd Heretofore, the majority of the parts aboveset out, haveibeen. 'made up of a 'cast material that was more orless expensive and would not stand up un-1 in cooperative relation.

der the rough usage to which thegun was subjected. Furthermore, those elements. of

the ejecting mechanismf that weremade 11p of a stamped material were usually tenure the proper form without regardto the exact location of the seam. 'Often, in the completed part the seam would be solocated as to in-l: terfere with the ready progress of the projec' tiles through the operating mechanism, the seams offering reslstance' thereto and precluding the'free-passage thereof. Inthe present invention, the inventor has paid par seem attention to the allocation ofthese seams in the Completed parts so that the loeation of such seams would not interfere with passage otthe projectiles into the e ecting 1 mechanism. A still further advantageous feature of this invention lies in the fact that the ejecting plunger operates as a valve to allow the entry a of only one projectile into ejecting position.

Heretofore, theprojectiles were stored in a passageway leading to the e ecting chamber :that was closed adjacent such ejecting cham- 'ber by a'butterfly or similar valve. Before. a projectile could be introduced into the/e ecting mechanism, it was necessary to operate the butterfly to allow the movement of a projectile into ejecting position. Thus, it was necessary to first operate the butterfly and subsequently operate the ejecting mechanism. In this invention, the ejecting plunger serves as a means for admitting projectiles to the ejecting chamber which does away Y valve in the passage leading. thereto.

with the necessity for providing a separate A still further advantageousfeature of this miniature field piece lies in the fact that it is .sturdily; built and'may be roughly handled 7 without seriously injuring. the gun or impairing the eificient operation of the ejecting mechanism. I

5 Having thus described my inventlon what I claim is:

1. A toy gun comprising, an axle, a barrel pivotally} mounted on said axle, ejecting mechanism mounted in said barrel, means pivotally mounted on said axle for eiiecting the operation of said ejecting mechanism, and

' means for pivotally adjusting saidbarrel aboutsaid axle. V

2; In a toy cannon, an exterior housing, an axle on which said housing is pivotally supportedand a cocking lever mounted on said axle. g Y

3. A miniature field piececomprising, an

axle, means for supporting saidaxle, a bracket mounted on said axle an'd adapted to be rotated there around, an exterior barrel rigid- 'ly mounted on said bracket, a barrel mounted withinsaid first-named barrel and inclined in-a vertical plane upwardly towards the w muzzle of-said first-named barrel, a feed for supporting said axle, a trail member pivmagazine for conducting projectiles to said second-named barrel formed as a part of said second-namednbarrel and having its entry located in said first-named barrel, an ejector mechanism mounted in said barrel and means also pivotally mounted on said axle to 'efiect the operation of, said ejector.

4. A toy gun comprising an axle, members otallyrmounted on said axle and having a curved surface for contact wlth a supporting surface, a dummy barrel, a cradle pivotally mounted on said axle and rigidly connected to said barrel for supporting said barrel, and

means mounted: on said trail andconnected to said barrel for pivotallyfadjusting said barrel and cradle to said axle as an axis. a

5. A toy. fieldpiece, comprising, an axle, rotatable members for the support 'of said axle, a trail member, a dummy barrel mounted on said axle and pivotal thereabout, a*

cocking lever mounted on said axle'and pivotal thereabout simultaneously with said barrel, and means for governing the pivotal movement of. said barrel, said means being mounted on said trail and attached to said barrel.

. 6. A toy field piece comprising an axle, an outer barrel mounted on said axle, an inner barrel, a magazine for conducting projectiles to said inner'barrel, a plunger operating insaid barrel and adapted to'close one end of said magazine, aresilient means for moving saidi'plunger in one direction, means mounted on said inner barrel and connected to sald plunger for moving said plunger in a reverse direction, and a cocking means mount ed on said axle.

7. A miniature field piece comprisinggan outer barrel, an innerbarrel, a reciprocating plunger in said inner barrel, resilient means for moving said plunger in one direction and a sleeve'for moving said plungerin a'reverse direction, said sleeve being mounted on the.

exterior of said inner barrel, an axle onwhich said outer barrel is pivotally mounted and a cooking mechanism also mounted on said axle.

8. Atoy piece comprising, an axle, an outer barrel mounted on said axle, an inner barrel mounted within said outer barrel, an'ejecting plunger mounted within said inner barrel, re-

silient means for moving said plungerin one direction, means mounted on said barrelfor movingsaid; plunger 1n a reverse direction,

said means being actuated by a cocking lever,

fulcrumed on said axle.

7 9. A toy gun comprising an axle, an outer barrel pivotally mounted on said axle, an in ner barrel, means for conducting projectiles to said inner barrel, an ejecting plunger within said barrel, means for actuating said plunger comprising a sleeve mounted on and surrounding said inner barrel and axially I reciprocable vvlthsaid plunger with respectto said barrel, manual means to retractsaid plunger, a spring put-under tension by the retractive movement oi said plunger, and

meansto release said plunger from said means when the plunger reaches the limit of its retractive movement.

10. A toy cannon comprising, an axle, 7

' tive to axis of said outer barrel, a projectile magazine of substantially uniform diameter, having arcuate ends joined by a substanially straightintermediate portion, the axis of the intermediate portion being disposed in a vertical plane and sloping forwardly and downwardly at an acute angle relative to the axis of the inner barrel, the bore of the magazine being unobstructed to provide for free passage of projectiles to the bore of the inner barrel; a sleeve surrounding said inner barrel and operably mounted thereon in an axial direction, a plunger in rear of said inner barrel operable axially, of substantially the diameter of the inner barrel, a rigid connection between said sleeve and said plunger for the purpose of causing the latter to be operated axially by the former, a spring for operating said sleeve and plunger for the purpose ofiejecting the projectiles, means for retracting said plunger and sleeve, means for re leasing said sleeve'and plunger from the 'retracting means, means for limiting the forward axial movement of said sleeve and plunger. I

18. In a toy cannon, the combination of an outer barrel and dummy recoil cylinder, an

inner barrel of substantially uniform bore throughout its length, a projectile magazine having its axis in substantially a vertical plane with the axis of the inner barrel and 7 being of substantially uniform diameter throughout its length and providing an un obstructed passage for projectiles to pass to the barrel, a sleeve surrounding said barrel and rigidly connected to a plunger within said barrel, said plunger projecting into the barrel to prevent entry of projectiles to the barrel except when said plunger is in retracted position, and when in said retracted position to prevent entry to the barrel of more than one projectile at a time, aspiring for operating said sleeve and plunger, for the purpose of ejecting the projectiles, means for retracting said plunger and sleeve, meansfor releasing said sleeve and plunger from the re tracting means, means for limiting theforward axial movement of said sleeve and plunger.

14. In a toy cannon, the combination of an' outer barrel having an opening through'itstop near the breech and for the reception of a proj ectileinagazine "and recoil der' formed of two sheets of [metal pressed in sh pe an ji ne tog t e 1 a ve tic plane, the'two pressings being substantially j symmetrical about the vertical plane of juncture and each pressing formingonehalf of the combined outer barrel and dummy l recoil cylinder, an inner barreland projec tile-magazine formed fromione piece of sheet metal blanked out substa ntially in trident form i; e., as a straight strip'of sheet metalto form the barrel andorear extension thereof and having two symmetrically disposed lat-j eral projections one on each'side, each to form one-half of the projectile magazine, the whole being pressed so that the 'lateralarms' form-serni-circular troughs which, Whenthe straight barrel length is formed around through three hundred and sixtydegrees, constltute substantlally a curved tubular,

magazine integral with the barrel, ears formed on the conjunc-ting edges of 1 the halves of the magazine and lying in the plane ofjuncture for the purpose of spot welding, a spring operated plunger in the barrel for thejpurpose of ejecting the projectile, said plunger being rigidly connected to anaxi'allyf operable sleeve surrounding the inner barrel and formed intocircular section from sheet metal and stamped withupwardlyprojectingears at its front end and symmetrically disposed about thecentral verticaliplaneto form a sear or disengaging edge,wa downwardly projecting ear on saidsleeve to limit the forward motion of said sleeve when said ear. encounters an assembly through-bolt,

means for'retracting the sleeve and plunger,

means for releasing said sleeve and plung er fromthe retracting means consisting'of a pivotally mounted sear, carr ed by a cock ng lever pivotedabout the axle of thecann'on,'

15.'An ejector fora miniature field piece I comprising a blank bent to form a tubular body portion, substantially circular in cross section, and having one end ofsaid tubular blank, and the abutting edges of the blank forming said tubular body providing a flange extending longitudinally of said body.

16. A toy field piece comprising a plunggbody portion closed )by a portion of said er, in combination with a carrier therefor, j

said carrier comprising a blank bent to form a'tubular body portion for a portion of its.

length, the remainder of said body portion being substantially semi-circular, and means on said body portion for connecting said plunger theret i 17. A barrel support fora toy tam-1511mm V" prising a piece of flat stockbent toflforma pair of angularly extending supporting arms formed integrally with an intermediate por- I Y ti'onexten'dingat right angles thereto, said supporting arms having barrel; embracing.

In testimony whereof,

WILLIAM L. PAYNE. v

portions formed integrally with each outer end-thereof, and irremovably secured to the 'side's of said barrel, an'axle, on which said 1 support is pivotally mounted, a trail pivotal- 1 ly ,connectedwith said axle, and adjustable I nieansbetween said trail and the rear end of A 7 said barrel to adjust the elevation of the dis charge end-of said barrel; V I

I hereby afiix my signature.

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