US2535402A - Toy pistol - Google Patents

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M. FLEISHMAN Dec. 26, 1950 TOY PISTOL Filed April 2'7, 1946 INVENTOR. MYRON FLEISHMAN ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 26, 1950 .1111 Metal Products Company,

Wyandotte,

Mich., a corporation of Delaware- Application April 27, 1946, Serial No. 665,479

This invention relates to toy pistols or like articles-and aims to provide; in combination with a trigger-actuated 'clicker" 'orother shot-like sound producer, means whereby a figure such as, for instance, that of a cow-boy, extending upward from the pistol and provided with a movable arm linked to the trigger action, simulates the act of aiminga. pistol carried in the hand of the figure, the sound of the shot and the aiming of the figure of the pistol occurring substantially together. :1

Another object of the invention-isthe provision, in combination with the shot-like sound reproducer, of a bullet-shaped-slide mounted inthe barrel of the pistol andalsonlinkedtto thetrigger action, whereby upon actuation of th'eltrigger the nose of the bullet is made to project .partway out of the muzzle of the pistol. In both this fea ture and that above-mentioned, the various parts of the pistol are restored to their original positions upon release of the trigger, ready for the next cycle of operation; 1 r p A further object of the'invention is the combination of the means for producing the shotlike sounoL-the aiming of the pistol of the figure on the gun, and the slida'ble bullet, all abovementioned, in a unitary toy pistol structure.

An object related to that first stated is to proii Claims. (01'; 46-41 8) vide such a toy firearm incorporating a noisemaking element which functions as a snap-{acting over-center spring, and wherein the arm of the animated figureisoperatively connected to the springlike noise-making element in such manner that as such element passes over-center, the arm is thrownforwardly with a quickly accelerated and realistically lifelike snap action. This action gives the animated arm a variable rate of movement which ismost attractive. it also causes the arm to move farther than it would otherwise be moved, and causesthe fastest movement of the arm to be inherently synchronized with the shotlike report given off by the noise-making element. i

The above as well as additional objects will become apparent inthe following description,

wherein characters of reference refer to likenumbered parts in the accompanying drawing. It is to be noted that the drawing is intended to serve the purpose of illustration only, and that 50 Fig. l is a front elevational view of the toy pistol.

Fig. 2*is a side elevational view of the pistol, with one of the two complementary stamped metal shells of which the pistol housing is formed, removed to expose the interior.

{ Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlargement of a fragment of Fig. 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numera'l It represents one and the numeral H the other of a pair of complementary stamped metal shells which are adapted to be held together to 'form'the housing of pistol or the like, by any suitable means, such as, for instance, the pro- ,iecting-tongue l2 of the shell H] which is bent about the shorter projecting tongue l3 of the I 5. This securement is also attained by means of ears such as It extending through slots in the barrel orshell and bent back, as in the usual practice. When the shell II is mounted in position, the sleeve [4 is also secured thereto, if desired, by'a similar ear 16 in the same manner. The rear end of. the sleeve 14, which would otherwise be open the same as the front end,

is substantially closed by means of a sheet or diaphragm I! of metal, such as steel, which is locked against the peripheral edge of the sleeve by means of projections 18 likewise bent down against the diaphragm. A trigger i9 is secured to the lower portion of the diaphragm I! and --1e xtends downward therefrom. It is well known that; with the construction described, when the :trigger i9 is moved-a sufiicient distance to the right (Fig. 2) the diaphragm 11 will snap, owing to the circular ridge or indentation 2t pressed thereinto, as the lower portion of the diaphragm flexes-about its pivot axis along the lower edges pf: the ears 18. The shot-like sound producer which has been described up to this point, is old in the art.

The instant invention consists in the provision of the improvements about to be described. A rod 2| has its lower end anchored in or otherwise secured to the upper end of the trigger I9, and the rod extends upward, rearward of the sleeve I4, through a slot 22 in the top of the pistol housing. A figure 23, herein represented as the silhouette of a cow-boy, cut out of sheet metal, is secured in any desired manner, such as,

for instance, by means of screws and nuts 24,,

against the outside of the shell Ill rearward of the sleeve 14. The figure 23 is provided with an articulated arm composed of the link 25 simulating the upper arm and the arm 26 simulating the forearm. The link 25 is pivoted at 2,1 to. the figure 23 and in its lower end has a longitudinal slot 28 in which a pin 29 rigid with the arm 26 rides. The upper extremity 30 of the rod 2| is. bent and soldered or otherwise secured to the. arm 2%. The arm 26 is moreover cut out in such fashion as to simulate a gun or'pistol 3| being; carried in the hand of the figure,

It is new readily apparent from Fig 2,. that as the trigger is pulled, the rod 2 l, which moves. integrally therewith, will cause the forearm 26 to move from its normal position shown full lines in Fig. 2, to the position shown in broken lines; and that, during the time the arm is moving between those extreme positions, the; dia: phragm ,IT will have been sounded, as abosvedescribed.v

Slidably mounted in the forward. part of the barrel of the pistol, is a. bullet. 32 having an, chored in the rear end thereof a strip of metal 33 having a hole 34 therethrough atv its rear end, through which the rod 21 passes Thus it is apparent that as the trigger is pulled as above described, the bullet. 32 will also be moved; forward intothe position shown in, broken lines. in Fig. 2, to protrude partway from the muzzle of the, toy pistol. r

The tensing. of the diaphragm [1 when, the trigger is pulled, is. sufiicient. to cause the. diaphragm to restore the trigger to its original, normal position, and with it the other moveable parts described.

Thus, a toy pistol hasv been set forth which, in addition to giving off a. shot-like sound.- upon pulling the trigger, simultaneously causes the figure carriedon the pistol tov simulate the aiming of a gun, and causes the nose. of a bullet to protrude from the muzzle of the pistol.

Obviously, modifications in form and structure may be. made, without. departing from the spirit and scope of the invention,

I claim: I

1. In a-toy' pistol having a. trigger and a. means for producing a shot-like sound upon pulling of the trigger and; for restoring the trigger to its normal cocked position; upon release of the trigger, said pistols including a housing having a muzzle, said housing having an opening through the top thereof, a rod having its lower end secured to said trigger and. extending upward through said opening, a toy figure mounted on said housing; and extending upward above the housing, said figure having an articulated arm. including a forearm, the upper end of said, rod

being fixed to said forearm in such manner that when said trigger i in cocked. position said forearm. is positioned atan angle with respect. to the axis of thejmuzzle, pulling of said; trigger causing;

dentally therewith causing said rod to move said forearm into a position substantially parallel with said axis, said muzzle having a bullet slidably mounted therein, a connecting member positioned in the housing having one end secured to the bullet and having an opening through the other end thereof, said rod passing through said lastmentioned opening, said connecting member being of such length that said bullet lies concealed within the housing when the trigger is in normal cocked position and is pushed by said rod. into a position wherein the bullet protrudes from the muzzle upon pulling of said trigger.

2. A to)? pistol comprising a housing including 1 amuzzle, a bullet slidably mounted in the muzzle and normally concealed within the muzzle, a trigger, a, figure. pivotally mounted on the housingpand means for simultaneously actuating said figure and moving said bullet forward to protrude from said muzzle upon pulling of said trigger.

35A toy firearm construction including a casi gs diaphragmlike spring metal noise-making element therewithin of the type having a portion movable with an, overcenter spring action to pro duce an audible report, a trigger connected to saitl movable. portion. to actuate the same, an animated figure including a part movably carriedby the exterior of the casing, and an actuating arm operativel-y connecting said part of the animated figure to said trigger and to said movable portion or the. noise-making element.

fi. A. toyconstruction including a casing formed to simulate a firearm,v a noise-making element within the casing comprising a. diaphramlike member having a section movable wit-hen overcenter spring action to produce an audible report, a trigger fixedly secured to said movable section and projecting accessibly from a: Lower portion of the casing whereby said section of the, diaphragml-ikc member may be actuated. and whereby an overcenter action may be imparted to the, trigger by said member, a figure carried. by said casing: havin an animated portionobservable, from outside the casing, and a connecting element: extendin through said casmg and; connecting said trig er to said animated pifzrtionv to more the la ter...

5 A t r constructi n as defined. in claim 4 wherein sa d tri r s formed; as an int gr folded. extension of; said diaphragm-like member.

1 MYRQN FLEISHMAN.

REEERENCES,v CITED The following; references. are of record in the meetthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Great Britain- 1915

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