US2699768A

US2699768A - Toy machine gun

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Publication number: US2699768A
Application number: US239731A
Authority: US
Inventors: Carl F Gladen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1951-08-01
Filing date: 1951-08-01
Publication date: 1955-01-18
Anticipated expiration: 1972-01-18

Description

' Jain. 18; 1955 c. F. GLADEN TOY MACHINE GUN 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Aug 1, 1951 INVENTOR.

Jan. 18, 1955 F GLADEN 2,699,768

. TOY MACHINE GUN Filed Aug. 1 1951 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN VENTOR ATTORNEY 2,699,758 lc Patented Jan. 18, 1955 TOY MACHINE GUN Carl F. Gladen, Bay City, Mich.

Application August 1, 1951, Serial No. 239,731

4 Claims. (Cl. 124---29) This invention relates generally to toys and primarily seeks to provide a novel toy machine gun of very simple construction and operation, which can be manufactured and assembled in large numbers and at relatively small cost.

Another object is to provide a toy machine gun which can be formed of plastic or similar materials and molded so that it can be mass produced, and at a minimum cost.

A further object of the invention is to provide a toy machine gun of the character described, which includes a novel base arrangement on which the gun can be elevated and rotated so that it can be readily brought to bear on the target.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a simple, practical and inexpensive toy machine gun into which shot may be fed, and which feed, by gravity, into the barrel of the gun, so that they may be individually and rapidly propelled as the trigger is actuated.

Still a further object is to provide a novel trigger and hammer actuating mechanism, by means of which shot may be successively expelled as the crank-actuated hammer is operated.

A further object still is to provide a readily detachable base in which the gun body is mounted, and on which it can be swung through 360 degrees.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated 1n the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes may be made in the form, size, proportion, and minor details of construction, without departing from the spirit, or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 rise side-elevational view of the gun.

Pig... 2 is also a side elevational view, partly in section, illustrating the construction, the hammer, and hammer actuating mechanism, the broken lines showing the hammer swung back preparatory to firing.

Fig. 3 is a transverse, sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged, isometric view of the hammer.

Pig. 6 is an enlarged view showing the attachment of the gun body to the base.

Fig. 7 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 7--7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is an enlarged transverse sectional view through the sleeve, taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings in which I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, the letter D indicates the tripod base on which the gun body G is adjustably mounted, said base comprising base members 9 having upwardly projecting legs 10 formed integral therewith, and an upwardly projecting tubular socket 11 is formed integral with said base members, the lower section being flared as at 12 and for a purpose to be presently described.

A two-piece cylindrical sleeve 13 is releasably mounted in the socket 11 and is formed as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 6 of the drawings, the lower end sections being exteriorly shouldered as at 14 and being vertically split as at 15, so that the individual split sections can be inwardly sprung to permit insertion of the sleeve in the socket, said sections springing outwardly when the is mounted on a shouldered sections 14 enter the flared section 12 of the tubular socket, thus securing the sleeve in position.

The upper section of the two-piece sleeve is bifurcated as at 16, and a transversely disposed pin 17 is molded integral with the one extension 18 of the bifurcated portion 16, the

sections

18 and 21 being of a size to snugly fit the upper cylindrical end of the socket.

The lower end of the gun body which is formed in two parts A and B is formed with a disc-shaped section 19 having a centrally disposed opening 20 extending therethrough and adapted to accommodate the pin 17, and the

extensions

18 and 21 of the bifurcated sleeve are cast integral with the sleeve, the upper end the socket serving to limit the forward and rearward pivoting action of the gun body.

As stated the gun body is preferably formed in two parts, split on the horizontal center line 23 into individual sections A and B respectively, pins 24 being provided on the section A and engaging openings (not shown) provided in the Opposite section so that the sections are properly matched, and a suitable adhesive (not shown) is placed on the flat contacting surfaces of the sections to secure them in assembled relation.

An enlarged hammer chamber 26 forms a part of the gun body and one end of the horizontally disposed barrel 27 extends into said chamber, said barrel including a bore open at its inner end as at 29.

A hollow externally ribbed magazine 3d is provided directly above the barrel 27 and a shot inlet 31 is provided on the upper outer end to facilitate loading the shot S into the magazine, the inner end of the magazine opening into the inner end 29 of the barrel, said opening being of sufficient size to accommodate a shot S. The opening 29 that opens into the inner end of the barrel also accommodates the firing pin 33 which forms a part of the hammer 34, said pin projecting into said opening 29, and preventing shot rolling into said barrel when the hammer is in the position shown in solid lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The hammer 34 is formed as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5; it has a hub 35 pivotally mounted on the transversely disposed pin 36. The firing pin 33 is molded on the outer face of the hammer 34, and a rib 37 is formed on the rear face thereof; a leaf spring 38 encircles the p n 36 and is thence bent over a transversely disposed pm 39., the upper free end of the spring lying in facial contact with the rear face of the hammer for urging the hammer against the end of the barrel at all times.

The hammer-actuating mechanism is mounted in the upper end of the chamber 26, and comprises a trigger 40 provided with radially projecting hammer-engaging toothed sections 41 formed integral therewith; the trigger pin 32 which is journaled in bosses 42 provided on the side walls of the body, and a crank 43 1s provided on the end of the pin 32 so that the trigger may be actuated to operate the hammer, the upper end of the hammer extending into the path of travel of the trigger teeth so that the hammer will be actuated as the crank is rotated.

A handhold 44 is provided on the rear end of the gun body, and a sight 45 is provided on said body above the chamber 26, a similar sight 46 being provided on the outer end of the barrel, the lower end being formed with a hub 47 of a size to snugly accommodate the barrel 27, and this, together with the mating pins and adhesive, holds the body sections A and B in tight assembled relation.

The gun is designed for easy assembly and disassambly. To assemble, it is merely necessary to mount the hammer, spring and trigger mechanism in position on the section B of the gun body, apply adhesive to the mating surfaces of the sections A and B, then place the mating pins 24 in register with the openings (not shown), after which the end of the barrel 27 is inserted in the opening in the hub 47 of the front sight. The pin 17 which forms a part of the extension 18 is then inserted in the opening 20 provided in the mated lower ends of the gun body, and the sleeve sections having the extensions 1% and 21 are mated and then inserted in the projecting tubular socket 11, the assembled sleeve sections being forced downwardly until 3 From the foregoing description,

I have perfected a very simple, practical andinexpensive.

the'shoulder'14 engages the flared end 12 of the said tubular socket, thuscompletingthe assembly offlthe .gun.

magazine 30. These roll, by gravity, to the lower end of themagazine, and then by rotation of the crank 43, the teeth of the trigger 40 will engage the upper end of the hammer, forcing it rearwardly tofiex the leaf spring 38: This admits a shot intothe'barrel, andas the toothed trigger releases said hammer, thepin'33 strikes the shot in the barrel, propelling it out, and the morerapid the action of the hammer, the more rapidlythe shot will enter the barrel and be propelled, each rearward move- 'ment of the hammer admitting the nextshot to the barrel, and continued actuation of'the crank will, propel the shot in rapid succession until all of'the shot in the maagzine have been fired. The speed of firing, of course, dependsupon the speed of-rotation of'the crank.

The target is sighted hrough the sights-45 and 46 and the gun can be elevated by merely swinging it'about the pivot point 17, in'addition to which the gun body can be swung through a circle of 360 degrees, so that the gun may be brought to bear on any target.

it will be obvious that toy machine gun, which can be easilymanufac'tured and assembled, and which is easy tofoperate and disassemble.

What I claim is: I 1. A toy rapid fire machine gun comprising a detachable base, a gun body including a forwardly extending barrel and a hammer housing, said body being split on its longitudinal center line-t0 form individual sections,

said sections being secured together and mounted for full circle swiveling action on saidbaseandbeing tiltable in a vertical plane, said hammer housing forming;

a chamber into which the inner end of said barrel projects, a shotmagazine above said barrel and having a discharge orifice communicating with theinner end thereof, a hammer having a rib on the rear face thereof and a trunnion on the side thereof pivotally mounted in said chamber-and formed with a firing pin extending into said barrel a sufiicient distance to block the orifice of the shot magazine and prevent the flower shot to said barrel, a lateral pin in said body below and rearwardly of said hammer, a leaf spring having one end bearing on the rear face of said hammer and the opposite end bent, around .the forward side of said trunnion and bearing against said pin holdingthe hammer in 'engagementwith the end of the gun barrel, and trigger means above said magazine for actuating the firing-pin rearwardly past the discharge 1 orifice of the shot magazine to admit a shot to the barrel and releasing said hammer to permit vit to -spring forwardly and propel said shot out saidbarrel.

- 2.- A toy rapid-fire machine gun comprising-a detachable base including a socket having a flared lower end, a pair of mated body sections including barrel portions forming a longitudinally split gun body, a sleeve having a split lower end with angularly disposed shoulders thereon adapted to be pressedinto the fiared portionof said socket releasably and revolubly mounted in said socket,

' the sleeve being connected to the lower portions of said mating sections, the mated body sections having ahamrner chamber, said barrel portions forming a barrel proectmg into said chamber, a magazineabove the barrel and having a discharge orifice in communication with .theinner. end ofisaid barrel, anspringepressed hammer v charge orifice of saidmagazine to prevent the admission of shot to said barrel, a toothed trigger member revolubly mounted in said chamber for engaging the'free end of said hammer and swinging said hammer rearwardly to admit shot to the barrel, springmeans for returning said hammer forwardly to propel said shot out the barrel, and a sight on the outer end of the barrel, said barrel sight havingan opening therethrough for snugly accommodating and securing the barrel portions of the body sections in assembled relation.

3. A toy rapid fire machine gun comprising a detachable base including a socket having a flared portion, a pair of mating body sections including barrel portions forming a longitudinally split gun body, a sleeve having a split lower end of greater diameter than'said socket pressed into the flared portion of said socket and thus releasably and revolubly mounted in said socket, the sleeve being connected to the lower portions of said mating sections and holding them in assembled relation when the sleeve is in said socket, said gun body having a hammer chamber, said barrel portions formingabarrel and said barrel projecting into said chamber, a magazine above the barrel and having a discharge orfice in communication with the inner end of said barrel, a spring-pressed hammer pivotally mounted in said hammer chamber and having a firing pin, said pin projecting into said barrel and including a portion normally blocking the discharge orifice of said magazine to prevent the admission of shot to said barrel, a toothed trigger member revolubly mounted in said chamber for engaging the free end of said hammer and swinging said hammer rearwardly to admit a shot to the barrel, and spring means for return- References Cited in the'file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,276,308 Arden Aug. 20,1918 1,480,499 Brown. Jan. 8,1924 1,916,680 Miller July 4,- 1933 2,477,033 Brubaker July'26, 1949 2,562,462 Jackson July 31, 1951 FOREIGN PATENTS r 110,530 Great Britain Oct. 25, 1917 509,040 France Aug. 7, 1920 678,579 Germany July 18, 1939