US2449187A - Projecting apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Sept. 14, 1948.

G. CL WALTERS PROJECTING APPARATUS Filed Dec; 6, 1944 g w TOR. 8%

Patented Sept. 14-, 1948 UNITED STATES rars wr orrics j r i A 7 2,449,187 j Y j )PROJECTING APPARATUS George C. Walters, Rocky River, Ohio. "Application December'fi, 1944, Serial No. 566,941

The purpose of this invention has been to provide a simple, inexpensive amusement device for the entertainment of children primarily, though the invention may be used by older peopleas well be, therefore, manufactured at a relatively low.

cost so as to be produced in large volume.

Still another object of the invention has been to provide a projecting toy or amusement device of the class described which may be readily manufactured from paper or cardboard stock; and which, by very simple operation thereof, may project a projectile a considerable distance and with a greater or less amount of accuracy in reference to hitting a suitable target. l

' Still another object of the invention has been to so design my projecting device that by varying manipulation of the projectile member and a suitable plunger member working in conjunction therewith, the projectile may be fired, so to speak, with varying velocity, and to varying distances at which a target may be located.

With the foregoing objects in view I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the projectin device or toy, with the parts arranged preliminary to their movement for effecting projection of the projectile member.

Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1, in which, however, it is seen that the projectile member has left or been projected from the' plunger member working in the handle, ,or barrel of the device.

Figure 3 is a side elevation view showing the device of the invention with the parts telescoped into the position assumed when not in use, or suitable in packing of the device in a container using a minimum amount of shipping space.

Figure 4 is a view in longitudinal sectional illustration with the parts in the positions in which they are shown in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view through the device taken about on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a side view showing a modified form of projectile member.

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6, illustrating still another form of projectile member that may be employed as a part of my inventive device.

Referring to the drawings and describing my 5 Claims. (01. 124 13) 2 device in detail, I show in Figures 1 to 4 inclusive that my invention is comprised, primarily, of threeparts, namely, a handle or. barrel m'emher i, a hollow plunger member 2, and a projectile member 3. The barrel member i is closed at one end thereof by means of a plug or member 4. and the hollow plunger member 2 is designed to telescope therein and snugly fit into the barrel or handle member I; The member 2 likewise is capable of free sliding movement in its telescopic connection with the barrelmember I. In regard to the projectile member 3, the same comprises a head or body portion which maybe rounded, or otherwise contoured, depending upon the shape which it is desired to give theprojectile member. Said projectile member 3 is provided with a hollow shank portion. 5., The projectile member 3, in reference to the form of the shank portion 5is constructed so that the shank 5 fits snugly and telescopes withinthe. outer'end of the plunger 2;'-The head of the; projectile member 3 has an annular shoulder that abutswith the other extremityof the plunger 2 'whenthe projectile is fitted sothat its shank i5 enters the plunger 2 to the fullest extent POSI- sible.

With the foregoing construction in mind, it is evident that the projectile member in conjunction. with the plunger 2 forms a sortof piston operating along the barrelmember I. 1 j ..Now when the device of my invention is used by being supported b the hands, the operator or child playing with the projecting device will preferably grasp the-barrel member I in the left hand, and pull the plunger 2 outwardly previousto placing the projectile member 3 in position thereon, The projectile member 3 will thenbe applied to the outer end of plunger 2 acting as a closure therefor, so that the parts assume the positions similar to those illustrated in Figure 1. With the right hand grasping the projectile member 3 at about the point of the juncture of the projectile member 3 at its shoulder, with said plunger 2, the person operating the device will then force the plunger 2 and the projectile member 3 sharply inwardly toward the barrel member I the plunger 2 of course telescoping into the latter by such action. By maintaining a more or less firm gripping pressure on the members 2 and 3 at their juncture point or adjacent the annular shoulder of the projectile 3, the operator of the device can control the time of release of the projectile 3 acting under the compression of the air within the members 2 and I as the member 2 with the member 3 is 4 2. A device of the class described comprising a pair of telescopically associated tubes, the outermost of which is closed at one end and the other of which is open at both ends, and a cap de- 5 tachably mounted on the outer end of the inner tube in sealing relationship therewith, said cap being adapted to be disengaged and propelled from the inner tube by virtue of air pressure gen- ;ated...by teless ig he nner ub e th the It will be noted from Figure 6 that' I provide; 10 Q d: e-tub ve;v

a modified form of projectile member 3a having the hollow shank portion 5a, and in this form the, projectile member is pointed, and the parts de-i scribed in reference to Figures 1 and fi imayaall'ahe;

made from paper stock or cardboard, stools and the members 3, 2, and I may be ofTOund" form in cross section, or they may be 0f: rectanglllalor equivalent form so long as the telescopic fit;-

ting of the members I, 2, and 3 together is'pre served, using a snug sliding fit between the parts.

l -have illustratediin Figure 7 anotheriornr of projecti-lemember which comprises the head 3b, shankfiltand rubbercupic; The projectile-meme ber ot' E'ignre:Twill-operate much after themanx nerve rubber cup darts that are quite commonimamusement projecting apparatusestor' deviceeioi 'today. When the projectileememberog Fi'gureg'l' is: fired; the ru-bber cup- 30 may=strike aetarget; board andzwill by suction, afiix itself to theeboard at; the point- 0f impingement contact? While my invention ispreferably made'from paperor cardboard stock, I do not Wish to-be limifie'dfto such material because obviouslythedevice could belconstructed or wood, or from fiber,

onevery plasticcompounds of many different kinds sasommonlsrused today.

It will beapparent from" the foregoing: that my device provides an amusement article of highl interest and onethat may be employed in dif--- frent-ways for-theprojecting of a projectile to ward a target or other object. at some distance y-I vi-ng thusdescribed myinvention, what- 1? claim as newand desire to secure byLetters-Pati ent oftheUnited'States, is:

l, A projecting device of the class described; comprising abarrel-member closed at one end,

a= hollow plungenopen' at both endsand-- slidable snugly inwardly and outwardly of-g the barrel" member at its opposite end} and a projectile member fitted to close theou-terend-oi-the-hollow-plunger member and to be projected there-- bycompressionor air between the projectile member and the -closed end; of the barrel member incident to forcing the projectilemember andi plunger inwardlyor toward the-closed-= endoithebarrelimember.

3: A projecting device as set forth inclaim 1, mgwhich the projectile member includes a shank portion adapted to fit snugly into the outer open Emit; lifjthe hollow plunger, and in which the v 1 5 plunger islongenough to project from the barrehnember so that the projectile member may be greasned ln iorcingit and the plunger toward the closed end of the barrel member.

A projecting device of the class described,

20 comprising a long tubular member closed at one ndzandeenem. other end, a: longtubular plunger: member epem at both ends and, slidable ehe cenie he h lar-me herrst; mentions art-the p n nd h atte and at projecti1e -..m.mh& Qenie i me a ead term d with a; shamefittine ne len o the putenepm emtonthetubular lunger membergsaid.Plun er; member?- bein long r eneueh o; ro ec from: he long ubule: member; firstlm nti n d seithat t e proj ectile..membermay: be; emailed in; forcing; it

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5,; barrel member.

GEE!) following'references' areof' record'in the file oi-- this patent? STATES- PATENTS Number Name Date 7,904- Prisbie Feb. 25,1368 l248 507- Lefever Dec. 4,1917

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