US2157181A - Toy weapon - Google Patents

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May 9, 1939. R. LOHR 2,157,181

TOY WEAPON Filed Oct. 29, 1956 ZSheets-Sheet 1' l8 INVENTOR Ragmond Lohr ATTORNEYS May 9, 1939.

R. LQHR TOY WEAPON Filed Oct. 29, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR gmond Lohr ATTORNEYS Patented May 9, 1939 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE TO-Y WEAPON Raymond Lohr, Erie,

Pa., assignor to Louis Application October 29, 1936, Serial No. 108,148

25 Claims.

' object resides in the provision of a simulated riot gun such as may be used by law enforcement officers to quell a street riot, or for other emergencies. Other objects of my invention are to provide a simulated gun having flash-producing or sparking means, percussive noise-making means, and an additional noise-making device for alarm purposes, such as a siren, all of these means being driven from a single motor; to provide a weapon which simulates means for discharging a noxious gas and which is provided with an indicator, movement of which may be used to represent functioning of the gas discharge mechanism; to provide a gun having two different types of noise-making mechanism as aforesaid and two triggers one of which may be used to control the operation of one of the noise-making mechanisms, and the other of which may be used to control the operation of the other noise-making mechanism, either of said mechanisms or both being actuated by a single driving motor; and to combine with the foregoing the flash or sparkproducing mechanism and the gas .discharge indicator.

Still another object of the invention centers about the gearing interconnecting the driving motor and the aforesaid mechanisms. Considered broadly, it is an object of my invention to provide a my having first and second mechanisms arranged to be driven by a single motor which is connected to the mechanisms by appropriate differential gearing so arranged that both mechanisms may be stopped, or both may be released for operation, or either may be released alone while the other is held in stopped condition. As specifically applied to the present toy, the gun is provided with two triggers one of which functions to release the spark-producing and percussive noise-making mechanism, and the other of which functions to release the siren and gas discharge indicator. Either trigger may be pulled, or both may be pulled at once, thereby operating all of the mechanisms of the weapon.

To the accomplishment of the foregoing and such other objects as will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the toy elements and their relation one to the other, as hereinafter are more particularly described in the specification and sought to be defined in the claims. The specification is accompanied by drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a toy weapon embodying features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the opposite side of the gun;

Fig. 4 shows the muzzle end of the gun;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation through the driving motor and gearing of the gun, said section. being taken in the plane of the line 55 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a horizontal section taken in the plane of the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is explanatory of a detail of the invention; and

Fig. 8 is a section taken in the plane of the line 88 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings, the toy weapon simulates a sub-machine gun and comprises a barrel portion l2, a magazine chamber I 4, a stock or shoulder rest l6, and a handle I8. The gun is provided with flash-producing or spark-producing mechanism F (Figs. 2 and 4), a siren S (Fig. 1), a gas discharge indicator G (Fig. 3), and percussive noise-making mechanism P (Figs. 5 and 6). The gun is controlled by trigger mechanism generally designated T. It will be noted that first and second triggers 28, 22 are provided, and these selectively control the operation of the aforesaid mechanisms, the latter being driven from a single spring motor M (Fig. 6) through differential gearing generally designated D (Figs. 5 and 6).

Considering the arrangement in greater detail, the gun is a double-barreled gun having collateral barrels 24 and 26. These are each provided with flash-producing mechanism for causing illumination at the muzzles of the barrels. Specifically the desired illumination is obtained by producing a shower of sparks. For this purpose, I provide abrasive wheels 28 and 30 mounted on a shaft 32 journaled in the side walls 34 and 36 of a suitable motor frame. Abrasive wheel 28 is located in barrel 24, and abrasive wheel 39 is located in barrel 26, the top of each wheel being located at approximately the center line of its respective barrel. The abrasive wheels are engaged by suitable pyrophoric elements which, for convenience, will be referred to hereinafter as fiints. The flints 38 are secured at the forward ends of arms 46 (Fig. 2) the rear ends of which are loosely pivotally received in appropriate keyhole slots 42. Arms 40 are readily detachable for replacement after long wear. The flints rest loosely and self-adjustably on the abrasive wheels but are prevented from being thrown up out of the openings 44 (Fig. 2) in the gun barrels by a cover plate 46 the rear end of which is pivotally received in the gun barrels, and the forward end of which is provided with spring tabs 48 received in mating slots 50 to hold the cover in closed position. The side walls of barrels 24 and 26 may be cut away, as is indicated at 5I in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, in order to better expose the shower of sparks produced by the abrasive mechanism.

The siren S may be conventional in construction, and comprises a bladed rotor 52 mounted on a shaft 54 journaled in the motor frame 34, 35. Rotor 52 revolves within a stationary casing 55 the periphery of which is provided with a series of slots or windows 58. The outer side of the casing is partially closed by a cover 66 which is received within a mating convex portion 62 of the housing 66 which underlies the gun barrels I2.

The motor M comprises a steel ribbon spring 66 the outer end of which is connected to a stationary pin 68 projecting from one side of motor frame plate 34. The spring is coiled spirally about a square shaft I0, and its inner end is connected to the shaft.

The differential gear mechanism D comprises planet pinions I2 rotatably mounted on a plate I4 which in turn is non-rotatably secured to the square shaft Ill, as will be evident from inspection of Fig. 5. The planet gears I2 mesh with a sun gear I6 which is fixedly secured to a hub or bushing I8 (Fig. 6). Bushing I8 is journaled in motor frame plate 36 and is concentric with the square shaft I0. Bushing I8 is counter-bored at to receive shaft 13, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6, and shaft 10 is freely rotatable with respect to bushing I8.

The planet gears I2 also mesh with the internal gear teeth 82 formed on the inner edge of an annular gear or ring gear 84. Annular gear 34 is mounted on a dished disc or wheel 85 by riveted tongues 88. Wheel 86 is received over and is freely rotatable on bushing I8, it being held against axial displacement by a bearing washer 90 fixedly secured on bushing I8.

It will be manifest that when the main spring 66 unwinds, square shaft I0 rotates, and this in turn causes the planet gears 12 to revolve about shaft ID. If sun gear I6 and ring gear 34 are both rotatable, they are both drawn around with the planet gears and are both driven thereby. However, if the sun gear 16 is locked agailnst rotation, the ring gear alone is driven; and conversely, if the ring gear is locked against rotation, the sun gear alone is driven. The difference in load on the spring motor is automatically compensated because of the higher gear ratio at which the gears are driven when only one is released for operation.

In the particular construction here illustrated, the sun gear 16 is used to drive the sparking mechanism F, and the ring gear 84 is used to drive the siren S. To this end, the bushing 78, which r0- tates with sun gear I6, carries a gear 92 which meshes with a pinion 94 which in turn is secured to a gear 96 meshing with a pinion 98 fixed to a gear I00 which meshes with a pinion I32 mounted directly on the shaft 32 carrying the abrasive wheels. Ring gear 84 is provided with teeth I04 on its outer periphery, and these mesh with a pinion IE3 to which is secured a gear I08 which in turn drives a pinion III! having fixed thereto a gear II2 which finally drives a pinion II4 mounted directly on the siren shaft 54.

It has already been mentioned that the gun mechanisms are controlled by a suitable trigger arrangement T. Considered in greater detail,

the forward trigger 20 is pivotally mounted at its upper end H6 in a suitable support plate H8 located near the breach of the gun between the rear end I26 of the motor frame and the back plate I22 at the breach. The manner in which the trigger is pivotally mounted in place is best shown in Fig. 7, in which it will be seen that the trigger is notched or recessed at I24, while the plate II 8 is provided with a cruciform slot 525. The slot is so dimensioned that the upper end of the trigger may be passed through the plate when the trigger is turned at right angles to the position shown in the drawings, whereupon the trigger is turned to anchor the notches I26 within the slot I26.

At an intermediate point, trigger 28 has connected thereto a brake member I28. This member has a depending portion I39 formed with a convergent slot I32 received over the outer end of siren shaft 54. The member is held in position and guided by a forwardly projecting finger I34 received within a strap 5% struck outwardly from the frame plate 36. The brake member is normally pulled forwardly by a spring I38 connected to the motor frame at I40 and to the brake member at I42. It will be manifest that normally the siren S is prevented from rotation by the brake member I28, for the tapered opening I32 is wedged against shaft 54. However, on pulling trigger 23 rearwardly, the brake member I28 is drawn rearwardly with the trigger, thereby releasing the brake and permitting the siren to rotate.

The rear trigger 22 controls brake mechanism of generally similar character but applied to the sparking mechanism F. Trigger 22 is pivotally mounted on plate IIB by a mating notch and slot construction I44 similar to that previously described. At an intermediate point I45 the trigger 22 has connected thereto a brake strip I48. At its forward end I50 the brake strip is provided with a tapered or convergent opening I52 which straddles a part of the abrasive wheel shaft 32. The strip is held in position and guided by a strap I54 struck outwardly from the mo tor frame wall 36. The brake strip is normally pulled forwardly by a spring I55 one end of which is connected to the motor frame at I58. and the other end of which is connected to the brake strip at Hill. It will be understood that rotation of the sparking mechanism is normally arrested by the brake, but that on pulling the trigger 22 rearwardly the brake is released, thus permitting rotation of the abrasive wheels.

Because of the differential gear drive previous ly described, if trigger 2!} is drawn, the spring motor functions to rotate ring gear 84 while sun gear I6 is locked, and ring gear 84 drives the siren at high speed through the intervening train of step-up gearing. If, instead. trigger 22 alone is drawn, the ring gear 34 remains stationary and sun gear I5 is rotated, and this in turn drives the sparking mechanism through the intervening train of step-up gearing. If, however, both triggers are drawn, the sparking mechanism and the siren are both driven, and the extra load on the spring motor is compensated by reason of the fact that the gear ratio between square shaft Ill and the mechanisms driven thereby is lower when both are driven than is the case when either is driven alone.

The triggers 20 and 22 may each control a group of mechanisms instead of only a single mechanism. Specifically, the sparking mechanism F has associated with it the percussive noise-making mechanism P. .This mechanism comprisesalever I62. theforward end'of which is pivoted on the motor framezat I64, and'the rear end of which is turned downwardly at I66 and loaded with a weight or hammer I58. At an intermediate .point the lever I62 is.provided with asidewardly bent lug I19, the said lug acting as a cam-follower which cooperates with a cam I'IZ mounted onthe shaft 95 which carries .the pinion 94 and gear 96. The forward part of leverI62 .isvcut away in Fig. 6, but the operation will be apparent from inspection of Fig. alone, fcrbnsrotation .of shaft 95 the cam I12 rotates and elevates hammer I68 and thereupon releases the same for a sudden gravitational drop. The hammer strikes the bottom wall I'M of the gun .housing'which acts as'a sounding board to resonate the resulting percussive noise. Continuousrotation of shaft-.95 causes a rapidly re 'peated vibration of .the hammer element, thereby seen that a part of disc IIliis exposed in a win- .dow 1'53 cut through the side wall of the gun housing. The disc is preferably colored or painted in segments. For example, alternate segments may be'white,-as is indicated at I89, and the intermediatesegments black or red, as indicated at I82. The movement of the disc is thus clearly seen in window I18. This simulates an indicator for noxious gas discharge. In the present toy no gas or smoke is actually ejected, and instead the simulation of gas discharge seen at I94 is merely lithographed on the sheet metal surface of the toy.

To wind the spring motor M, I provide a winding key I 8d which is removably threadedly received in bushing 18, as is clearly shown in Fig. 6. During the winding operation the triggers are normally released and the siren mechanism is locked against rotation. Consequently when the key is rotated, the resulting rotation of the sun gear causes the planet gears to revolve around the stationary or locked ring gear, and this in turn causes rotation of the plate I4 and with it the square stem 10.

It is, of course, desirable to free the winding key of the necessity for rotating the sparking mechanism .F during the rewinding operation, and this is particularly true where, as is here the case, the sparking mechanism would ordinarily be braked against rotation because of re lease of trigger 22. I therefore provide suitable ratchet means in the gear train leading from the bushing I8 to the sparking mechanism. The ratchet mechanism might, of course, be provided between the winding key and the bushing, or between the bushing and the gear 92 thereon, but for simplicity I provide the ratchet mechanism on the next shaft in the gear train, specifically the shaft 95. Referring to Figs. 5, 6, and 8, gear .96 carries a pawl I88 which cooperates with a ratchet I90 which in turn is secured to the hub of pinion 92. The pawl has an extension 994 so proportioned that the pawl will be moved by the ratchet regardless of whether the pawl is turned counter-clockwise to the posiforegoing detailed description thereof.

tion rshownsinrFig. 5, or clockwise to a. position invwhich :thetpart I 88' of the pawl sis disengaged,

for thereupon the part I94 becomes engaged. It

will-be understood that when pinion I92 is rotated in forward direction, as when the spring motor unwinds, the gear is turned with the pinion by reason of the pawl and ratchet mechanism, but Ewhenthe pinion I92 is rotated in reverse direction, .as when the winding key is turned, theratchet merely idlespast the pawl, and the gear-96 is notrevolved. The sparking mechanism is therefore left stationary. At the same "time the percussive noise-making mechanism is alsoleft stationary because shaft 95 is secured to geari96 but is free with respect to pinion i92. Specifically, shaft 95 is pinned to a strap I94 the outer end of which is riveted to gear 99 at In'this manner the shaft is caused to turn withthe gear rather than with the pinion, thus eliminating movement of the hammer vibrating cam I12 during rewinding of the spring motor.

tltlis believed that the construction and operation as well asthemany advantage of my improved toy weapon, will be apparent from the The gun ishandled like a sub-machine gun. On pulling the trigger 22, thegun simulates the firing of a machine gun, in that a continuous shower of sparks is produced in each of the two muzzles, accompanied by a repeated percussive noise. on

pulling the trigger a siren alarm is sounded which may be used by a child playing with the toy as either a warning or. a call for assistance. In any event, the :presence of the siren clearly indicates thatthe weapon is to be used by a law enforcement'oflicer, and thus functions to discourage any attempt by the child to play at being a gunm'an, racketeer, or gangster.

The forward trigger also controls the rotation of the gas discharge indicator. A single spring motor func tions to drive the foregoing mechanisms, and the differential gearing used is so arranged that the partsof the weapon are selectively operable with out necessitating the shifting of gears or like operation, for the parts are individually con-- trolled by simple friction brakes such as would be used were the motor employed for driving only a single mechanism. The arrangement not only affords selection and independent operation of groups of mechanisms, but also affords simultaneous. operation of all of the mechanisms, and in the latter case the driving gear ratio between the spring and the mechanisms driven thereby is appropriately lowered.

It will be understood that it is not essen ial to employ all four types of weapon or alarm simulation here disclosed, and that various combinations of some or all of these and other weapon or alarm simulations maybe made. It will therefore be apparent that while I have shown and described my invention in apreferred form, many changes and modifications may be made in the structure disclosed, without departing from the spirit of the invention, defined in the following claims.

I claim:

1. A toy weapon comprising a simulated doubl'e barrel gun, a pair of triggers therefor, a first mechanism therein for'producing a weapon or alarm simulation, a second mechanism therein for producing a different weapon or alarm simulation, a single motor for driving either of said mechanisms, said-pair of triggers being so related to said motor and said mechanisms that one of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling till one of said triggers, and the other of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling the other of said triggers.

2. A toy weapon comprising a simulated double barrel gun, a pair of triggers therefor, a first mechanism therein for producing a weapon or alarm simulation, a second mechanism therein for producing a different weapon or alarm simulation, a single spring motor for driving said mechanisms, said pair of triggers being so related to said motor and said mechanisms that one of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling one of said triggers, the other of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling the other of said triggers, and both of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling both of said triggers.

A toy gun comprising a simulated double barrel gun, a pair of triggers therefor, noiseinalring mechanism therein for producing one type of noise, a second noise-making mechanism therein for producing a difierent type of noise, a singie motor for driving either of said mechanisms, said pair of triggers being so related to said motor and said mechanisms that one of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling one of said triggers, and the other of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling the other of said triggers.

l. A toy gun comprising a simulated double barrel gun, a pair of triggers therefor, a noisemaking mechanism therein for producing a repeated percussive noise, a second noise-making mechanism therein for producing a siren alarm,

single spring motor for driving said mechanisms, said pair of triggers being so related to said motor and said mechanisms that one of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling one of said triggers, the other of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling the other of said triggers, and both of said mechanisms may be operated on pulling both of said triggers.

5. A toy riot gun comprising noise-making mechanism for producing a repeated percussive noise simulating the firing of a gun, a gas discharge indicator mechanism, a single motor for driving said mechanisms, and a pair of triggers, said triggers being so related to said motor and mechanisms that the noise-making mechanism is operated on pulling one of said triggers, and the gas indicator mechanism is operated on pulling the other of said triggers.

6. A toy riot gun comprising a simulated double barrel gun, a pair of triggers therefor, flash-producing mechanism therein, a siren mechanism therein, a single motor for driving said mechanisms, said triggers being so related to said motor and said mechanisms that the flash-producing mechanism is operated on pulling one of said triggers, and the siren mechanism is operated on pulling the other of said triggers.

'7. A toy riot comprising flash-producing mechanism, a gas discharge indicator mechanism, a single motor for driving said mechanisms, and a pair of triggers, said triggers being so related to motor and said mechanisms that the flashproducing mechanism is operated on pulling one of said triggers, and the gas indicator mechanism operated on pulling the other of said triggers.

8. A toy riot gun comprising a simulated double barrel gun, a pair of triggers therefor, flashproducing mechanism therein, noise-making .ln ol'ianism therein for producing a repeated per- Cb ve noise simulating the firing of a gun, a siren mechanism therein, a single spring motor for driving said mechanisms, said triggers being so related to said motor and said mechanisms that the flash-producing and percussive noisemaking mechanisms are operated on pulling one of said triggers, and the siren is operated on pulling the other or" said triggers.

9. A toy comprising a first toy mechanism of one character, a second toy mechanism of a different character, a single spring motor, a first control element and brake for braking or releas- .ing the first of said toy mechanisms, a second control element and brake for braking or re1easing the second of said toy mechanisms, and difierential gear mechanism so interconnecting the motor and the first and second toy mechanisms that the motor may be used to run either of said mechanisms alone.

10. A toy comprising a first toy mechanism of one character, a second toy mechanism of a different character, a single spring motor, a first control element and brake for braking or releasing the first of said toy mechanisms, a second control element and brake for braking or releasing the second of said toy mechanisms, and differential gear mechanism so interconnecting the motor and the first and second toy mechanisms that the motor may be used to run either of said mechanisms alone or both of said mechanisms at once, a winding key, and a ratchet device to afiord winding of the spring without rotation of the mechanisms.

11. A toy comprising a first toy mechanism of one character, a second toy mechanism of a difierent character, a single spring motor, a first control element and brake for braking or releasing the first of said toy mechanisms, a second control element and brake for braking or releasing the second of said toy mechanisms, and difierential gear mechanism so interconnecting the motor and the first and second toy mechanisms that the motor may be used to run either of said mechanisms, said differential mechanism comprising a first gear connected to one of said toy mechanisms, a second gear connected to the other of said toy mechanisms, and planet gears connected to the spring motor and meshing with said first and second gears.

12. A toy comprising a first toy mechanism of one character, a second toy mechanism of a different character, a single spring motor, a first control element and brake for braking or releasing the first of said toy mechanisms, a second control element and brake for braking or releasing the second of said toy mechanisms, and differential gear mechanism so interconnecting the motor and the first and second toy mechanisms that the motor may be used to run either of said mechanisms alone or both of said mechanisms at once, said difierential mechanism comprising a sun gear connected to one of said toy mechanisms, an annular gear connected to the other of said toy mechanisms, and planet gears connected to the spring motor and meshing with said sun gear and said annular gear, a winding key operatively connected to one of said gears, and a ratchet device to afford winding of the spring without rotation of the toy mechanism.

13. A toy gun comprising mechanism for a weapon simulation, a second mechanism for a diiferent simulation, a spring motor, a friction brake for said first mechanism and a first trigger for controlling said friction brake, a friction brake for said second mechanism and a second trigger for controlling said friction brake, and dii'ferential gearing so interconnecting the spring motor and said mechanisms that the first of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the first of said triggers, and the second of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the second of said triggers.

14. A toy gun comprising mechanism for a weapon simulation, a second mechanism for a different simulation, a spring motor, afriction brake for said first mechanism and a first'trigger controlling said friction brake, a friction brake for said second mechanism and a second trigger for controlling said friction brake, and differential gearing so interconnecting the spring motor'and said mechanisms that the first of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the first of said triggers, the secondof said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the second of said triggers, said differential gearing comprising afirst gear connected to one of said mechanisms, a second gear connected to the other of said mechanisms, and planet gears connected to and revolved-by said spring motor and meshing with both of said ears.

15. A toy gun comprising percussive noise-making mechanism, a siren mechanism, a spring motor, a friction brake for said first mechanism and a ,first trigger controlling said friction brake, a friction brake for the siren and a second trigger for controlling said friction brake, and differential gearing so interconnecting the spring motor and said mechanisms that the first of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the first of said triggers, and the second of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the second of said triggers, said differential gearing comprising a first gear connected to one of said mechanisms, a second gear connected to the other of said mechanisms, and planet gears connected to and revolved by said spring motor and meshing with both of said gears.

16. A toy gun comprising flash-producing mechanism, a siren mechanism, a spring motor, a friction brake for said first mechanism and a first trigger controlling said friction brake, a friction brake for the siren and a second trigger for controlling said friction brake, and diiferential gearing s interconnecting the spring motor and said mechanisms that the first of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the first of said triggers, and the second of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the second of said triggers, said differential gearing comprising a first gear connected to one of said mechanisms, a second gear connected to the other of said mechanisms, and planet gears connected to and revolved by said spring motor and meshing with both of said gears.

17. A toy gun comprising flash-producing mechanism, a percussive noise-making mechanism, a siren mechanism, a discharge indicator mechanism for noxious gas, a spring motor, gearing connecting the sparking mechanism and the percussive noise-making mechanism, a friction brake for said mechanisms and a first trigger controlling said friction brake, gearing connecting the siren and gas discharge indicator mechanism, a friction brake for said mechanisms, and a second trigger for controlling said friction brake, and differential gearing so interconnecting the spring motor and said mechanisms that the first pair of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the first of said triggers, and the second pair of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the second of said triggers.

18. A toy gun comprising flash-producing mechanism, percussive noise-making mechanism,

a siren mechanism, a discharge indicator mechanism for noxious gas, a spring motor, gearing connecting the sparking mechanism'and the percussive noise-making mechanism, a friction brake for said mechanisms and a first trigger controlling said friction brake, gearing connecting the siren and gas discharge indicator mechanism, a friction brake for said mechanisms and asecond trigger for controlling said friction brake, and differential gearing so interconnecting the" spring motor" and said mechanisms that the first pair of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling'the first of said triggers, and the second pair of said mechanisms may be operated by pulling the second of said triggers, said differential gearing comprising a sun gear connected to one pair'of said mechanisms, an annular gear connected to the other pair of mechanisms, and planet gears connected to and revolved by'said spring motor" and meshing with both of said gears;

19. A toy gun simulating means for discharging a noxious gas and including a sight window, a rotatable element disposed in back of said window, motor means for rotating said element, and means for controlling the rotation of said element, said element being readily observed through the window and simulatedly serving as an indication of the fact that the weapon is discharging gas.

20. A toy comprising a simulated double barrel gun body, flash-producing means at the muzzle thereof, percussive noise-making means therein, a siren means therein, a single motor for driving said means, and multiple trigger means for selectively controlling the operation of the aforesaid means.

21. A toy comprising a simulated double barrel gun body, spark-producing means at the muzzle thereof, percussive noise-making means therein, a siren therein, a single spring motor for driving all of said means, and trigger means for selectively controlling the operation of at least some of said means.

22. A toy gun comprising spark-producing means, percussive noise-making means, a siren means, gas discharge indicator means, a single spring motor for driving said means, and multiple trigger means for selectively controlling the operation of the aforesaid means.

23. A toy gun comprising a simulated gun body, a motor frame therein, the forward end of which terminates near the muzzle of the gun, a winding stem and driving spring near the center of said frame, a train of step-up gearing extending from said stem forwardly and terminating in a highspeed shaft having an abrasive wheel for producing a shower of sparks at the muzzle, a noise making hammer and cooperating cam means on a slow-speed shaft of said forward extending gear train, another step-up gear train extending rearwardly from said stem and terminating in a highspeed shaft carrying a siren rotor, said siren being disposed at one side of the gun body, a noxious gas discharge indicator mounted on a slow-speed shaft of said second gear train and exposed at the opposite side of said gun body, a pair of triggers depending from said gun body, one of said triggers controlling the forward gear train, and the other of said triggers controlling the rearward gear train.

24. A toy gun comprising a simulated double barrel, a barrel support therebeneath, a motor frame in said barrel and barrel support, the forward end of which terminates near the muzzle of the gun, a winding stem and driving spring near the center of said frame, a train of stepup gearing extending from said stem forwardly and terminating in a high-speed shaft having abrasive wheels at each end for producing a shower of sparks at the muzzle of each barrel, a noise-making hammer and cooperating cam means on a slow-speed shaft of said forward extending gear train, another step-up gear train extending rearwardly from said stem and terminating in a high-speed shaft carrying a siren rotor, said siren being disposed at one side of the barrel support, a noxious gas discharge indicator mounted on a slow-speed shaft of said second gear train and exposed at the opposite side of said barrel support, a pair of triggers depending from said barrel support, one -of said triggers controlling the forward gear train, and the other of said triggers controlling the rearward gear train.

25. A toy gun comprising a simulated gun body, a motor frame therein, the forward end of which terminates near the muzzle of the gun, a winding stem and driving spring near the center of said frame, a differential gear driven by said stem, a train of step-up gearing extending from said differential gear forwardly and terminating in a high-speed shaft having an abrasive wheel for producing a shower of sparks at the muzzle, a noise-making hammer and cooperating cam means on a slow-speed shaft of said forward extending gear train, another step-up gear train extending rearwardly from said diiferential gear and terminating in a high-speed shaft carrying a siren rotor, a noxious gas discharge indicator mounted on a slow-speed shaft of said second gear train and exposed at the opposite side of said gun body, a pair of triggers depending from said gun body, one of said triggers controlling a brake in the forward gear train, and the other of said triggers controlling a brake in the rearward gear train,

RAYMOND LOHR.

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