US1962387A - Toy pistol - Google Patents

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June 12, 1934. J. E. BRUBAKER TOY PISTOL Filed Sept. 5. 1955 L/QCOEEEEUSMKEB Patented June 12, 1934 TOY PISTOL Jacob E. Brubaker, Lancaster, Pa., .assignor to The Hubley Manufacturing Company, Lancaster, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application September 5, 1933, Serial No. 688,243

11 Claims.

This invention relates to toy pistols and more particularly to an improvement in pistols of the repeater type.

A primary object of the invention is to provide a pistol of the pivoted. or break-barrel type having means for automatically and simultaneously moving the hammer to firing positionand feeding an unexploded cap into position to be detonated. Repeating pistols of the type wherein the cap tape is fed by the movement of the trigger are, of course, well known, and furthermore, pistols of the break-barrel type are also old in the art. However, the present invention contemplates aconstruction which brings a fresh unexploded cap into position to be fired-by the movement of the barrel, while at the same time moving the trigger to firing position.

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and reliable construction which is easy to manipulate and lends itself to facility of manufacture and assembly.

'With the above and other objects in View which will more readily appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the. accompanying drawing and defined in the appended claims.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention .is shown in the accompanying drawing, in which:-

Figure l is a side elevation of the improved pistol with the magazine cover shifted to expose a reel of cap tape in the magazine.

Figure 2 is a vertical cross-sectional View of the body illustrating the novel tape feeding means associated with the barrel and the hammer.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 2 showing the pivoted barrel tilted at the end of a cap feeding stroke, the hammer being set to firing position.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line l4 of Figure 1.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.

In the embodiment of the invention shown in the drawing, the barrel is designated generally as A, the same being carried by a body comprising two sections B and B. These sections are held together by suitable fastenings C, C and C the fastening C serving to hold the handle portions D of the body together, and thefastenings C and C serving as fastenings for connecting the forward end of the body, .and also as pivots for mounting 'the magazine cover E and the barrel -A, respectively.

The sections B and B of the handle provide a magazine M, the latter section B" having thereon a tape reel support S. Between the magazine M and the handle D there is provided a hammer I-l having a firing head H and a trigger H The intermediate portion of the hammer is formed with a pivot projection H adapted to bear in the socket portion of an abutment H The opposite side of the handle has a notch H for receiving one end of a spring H whose opposite end engages a spring abutment H in the handle section B. Thus, it will be apparent that the hammer H is not only held in position by the spring H but is also tensioned thereby in such a way as to snap back and forth from one position to another.

As previously indicated, the barrel A is pivotally supported on the fastening C The end of the barrel A opposite the muzzle is provided with an anvil portion 1 and also has formed integrally therewith, suitable cap feeding mechanism and trigger cocking means which will now be described.

The cap'feeding means essentially comprises a curved tape guide or shoe 2 integral with the anvil end of the barrel and lying at one side of a laterally opening recess 3 which is of flaring formation as will be apparent from Fig ures 2 and 3. Cooperating with the curved tape guide 2 is a stationary leaf spring 4 held between the spring abutments 5 and '6 whereby its free end will have a tendency to press against the curved tape guide 2 carried by the barrel, unless of course, the cap tape is positioned therein as shown in Figures 1 and 2. When the cap tape T is in position, as shown, the free end of the spring 4 will not only serve to clamp the tape against the guide 2, but will also prevent retrograde movement of the tape after each feeding operation.

.The body of the barrel .A, below the anvil l and to one side of the lateral opening 3 is provided with an arm 7 which is so formed as to provide a socket for receiving a curved tape feeding spring 7 whose free end 9 is adapted to engage the tape when the barrel is broken or tilted on its pivot C as shown in Figure 3. The rear side of the'curved tape bearing guide 2.is provided witha. trigger engaging-nose 10 adapted to engage with .the curved edge 11 of the trigger to move the same to firing position when the barrel is broken as shown in Figure 3.

As will be observed from Figure 1, the magazine M is accessible through a suitable opening 12 provided in the wall of the side member B, and the wall is likewise provided with a curved slot 13 which permits access to the flared laterally opening recesses 3 of the tape feeding means. The opening 12 and slot 13 may be covered and uncovered by shifting the magazine cover E as will be readily apparent from Figure 1.

' Assuming that it is desired to load the pistol, the magazine cover E may be shifted to the position shown in Figure 1, thereby exposing the magazine having therein the tape reel support S. The reel of caps may be fitted on the support and the free end of the tape may be threaded through the opening 13 and placed between the end of the stationary spring 4 and the bearing member 2. The cap tape will also be placed beneath the free end 9 of the tape feeding spring 8 carried by the barrel. Assuming the parts are in the normal positions shown in Figures 1 and 2 and it is desired to bring a cap into detonating position, it is only necessary to move the barrel A on its pivot C to its broken position. This movement of the barrel will cause the free end 9 of spring 8 to pull the end of the tape from the reel and push a portion of the tape across the face of the anvil 1. As the barrel A is returned to normal position, the stationary keeper spring 4 will holdthe cap tape so that the free end 9 of spring 8 and the bearing'surface 2 will slide backwardly over the tape. Simultaneously with the feeding movement of the tape just described, the hammer 3-1 'is cocked to its firing position through the medium of the nose'lO on the tape feeding means of the barrel. The pistol is then in condition to detonate the cap by pulling on the trigger of the hammer.

the present After the cap has been exploded, the barrel A may be again moved on its pivot C which will repeat the cap feeding action previously described and at the same time cook the trigger.

This operation will be repeated indefinitely until 4 cocks the trigger.

In order to maintain the barrel A properly tensioned so that it will temporarily stay in either its open or normal positions, there is provided a leaf spring 14. Whose opposite ends respectively bear againstthe barrel and a portion of the body. That is to say, the end 15 of the spring engages a shoulder 16 in the body while the upper end 17 engages in a notch in the under side of the barrel forwardly of the pivot 1 C In this way, the barrel is retained in its normal position by the spring 14, and is moved to its broken or tilted position against the tension of the spring 14.

Without further description it is thought that l the features and advantages of the invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, andit will of course be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

. I claim:

1. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel typeineluding a hammer, and means actuated by the barrel for simultaneously moving the hammer to firing position and feeding a cap tape in position to be detonated.

2. Atoy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a hammer, and means carried by the barrel for simultaneously moving the hammer to firing position and feeding a cap tape in position to be detonated.

3. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a spring controlled hammer, tape feeding means carried by the barrel for feeding a cap tape to detonating position when the barrel is moved to a tilted position, and other means on the barrel for moving the hammer to firing position simultaneously with the movement of the cap tape. v

4. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type in= eluding a hammer, means on the barrel for moving the hammer to firing position when the barrel is tilted, and tape feeding meansfcontrolled by the movement of the barrel to tilted position for feeding a. cap tape between the hammer and the barrel. 1 7 7 7 5. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type having an anvil, and including a spring tensioned hammer for cooperating with the anvil, a magazine, tape supporting means in the magazine, tape feeding means associated with the barrel and including a curved bearing member,

and a feeding spring adapted to move with the barrel, a' stationary spring located behind the tape feeding spring and cooperating with the curved tape bearing guide to prevent retrograde movement of thetape when the barrel is returned to'normalposition after making a cap feeding stroke, and means carried bythe curved bearing member for engagingwith the hammer to automatically move the same to firing position simultaneously with the feeding of the tape.

6.A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a barrel having an anvil and a spring tensioned hammer, a tape feeding means carried by the barreland comprising a tape bearing guide formed atone side of a tape receiving recess, a feeding spring carried by the barrel and operating in said recess, a stationary spring projecting into said recess and adapted to engage with the tape clamped between the bearing guide and the feeding spring, and means carried by the barrel for engaging with the hammer to move the same to firing position.

7. A toy pistol of the pivoted barrel type including a body having a cap magazine, a barrel having an anvil, means for pivoting the barrel to the body between the muzzle of the barrel and the anvil, tape supporting means in the magazine, tape guiding means formed on the barrel and arranged within the magazine below the anvil, said tape feeding means comprising a tape bearing member spaced from the anvil by a i laterally opening recess, yielding means for press ing the tape against the guide member, a tape feeding spring carried by the barrel and movable therewith to move the tape between the said yielding means and the guide member to feed the tape to the anvil, a spring pressed hammer, and means associated with the barrel for moving the hammer to firing position simultaneously with the feeding of the tape.

8. A toy pistol of the break-barrel type in cluding a body formed in two sections and providing a magazine, one of said sections being provided with a tape reel receiving opening and a communicating tape threading slot, a cover for the magazine pivoted to the body, a barrel pivotally mounted in the body and having an anvil at one end, tape feeding means carried by the anvil end of the barrel and including a tape bearing and guiding member having at one side thereof a recess communicating with the anvil, a tape feeding spring carried by the barrel, a stationary spring carried by one of the sections of the body and having its free end projecting into said recess at one side of the free end of the tape feeding spring to prevent retrograde movement of the tape when the barrel is returned to normal position, a spring tensioned hammer pivotally supported in the body, and

means carried by the barrel for engaging said hammer to move the same automatically to firing position simultaneously with the feeding movement of the tape.

9. A toy pistol comprising a body including a magazine chamber having a fixed tape reel support therein, a hammer, a barrel pivoted in the body and having an anvil disposed opposite said hammer, and means on the barrel adjacent the anvil for engaging a tape mounted on said tape reel support and adapted to feed the tape toward the anvil when the pivoted barrel is moved relative to the fixed tape reel support.

10. A toy pistol comprising a body including a magazine chamber having a tape reel support therein, a pivoted hammer, a barrel pivotally mounted in the body and having an anvil opposite said hammer, means on the barrel for cooking the hammer, tape feeding means on the barrel adjacent the anvil for engaging a tape mounted on the said tape reel support and adapted to feed the tape toward the anvil when the pivoted barrel is moved to broken position, and means on the body for preventing retrograde movement of the tape.

11. A toy repeating pistol of the break-barrel type including a hammer, a tape reel support, means on the barrel for cocking the hammer, and tape feeding means also carried by the barrel for engaging a tape mounted on said tape reel support and feeding the same to the anvil when the barrel is moved to broken position.

JACOB E. BRUBAKER.

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