US2793635A

US2793635A - Toy gun

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Publication number: US2793635A
Application number: US385785A
Authority: US
Inventors: Erich H Koeller
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1953-10-13
Filing date: 1953-10-13
Publication date: 1957-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 1974-05-28

Description

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TDY cuu Filed on. 13, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 United States Patent-O TOY GUN Erich H. Koeller, Chicago, in. Application October 13, 1953, Serial No. 385,785

3 Claims. (31.124-2 This invention relates, in general, to toy guns, and is more particularly concerned with a toypistol operable to shoot a rubber band and simultaneously therewith explode a paper cap.

Otherwise stated, the invention is embodied in a toy pistol having mechanical means effecting the release of a previously stretched rubber band and simultaneously therewith cause explosion of a paper cap, these simultaneous operations being effected by manual operation of the trigger of the toy gun.

The rubber band will serve as a projectile so that children in their games will be able to tell if they have hit their adversary. An advantage of the toy gun contemplated by this invention is the noise of an exploding cap combined with a projectile of fair accuracy but which cannot hurt anyone. Moreover, the ease of procuring additional ammunition is another advantage.

Accordingly, an important object and accomplishment of the invention is to provide in a toy gun hereinbefore described a mechanism operable to simultaneously shoot a rubber band and explode a paper cap responsive to a single manual manipulation of the trigger.

An ancillary object and accomplishment of the invention is to provide a new and improved toy gun which is adapted to be economically manufactured and which is so designed as to permit the manufacture and assembly thereof in accordance with present day large scale mass production methods of construction and assembly.

The invention seeks, as a final object and accomplishment, to provide a toy gun particularly characterized by a design arrangement to more advantageously and satisfactorily perform the functions required of it and adapted to providea compact unit which will successfully combine the factors of structural simplicity and durability and yet be economical to manufacture.

Additional objects, features and advantages of the invention disclosed herein will be apparent to persons skilled in the art after the construction and operation are understood from the within description.

It is preferred to accomplish the various objects of this invention and to practice the same in substantially the manner as more fully described herein, and as more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and Wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view of the toy gun mechanism contemplated by the present invention, the side panel enclosure means being removed to more clearly illustrate the operating mechanism; and

Fig. 2 is an exploded view of the toy gun depicted in Fig. 1 and illustrating the important component part of the toy gun mechanism contemplated by this invention.

The drawings are to be understood to be more or less of a schematic character for the purpose of illustrating and disclosing a preferred form of the improvements contemplated herein, and in the drawings like reference characters identify the same parts in the several views.

As one possible example of advantageous employment of the toy gun operating mechanism contemplated by this invention, reference is made to the drawings, wherein there is illustrated the toy gun operating mechanism with which the present invention is particularly concerned and designated in itsentirety by the numeral 20 as being operatively associated, for example, with a toy pistol designated in its entirety by the letter A.

The illustrated ftoy pistol A may comprise a handle portion 21, a body portion 22 and a barrel 23, the extreme outer end of which is provided with a groove 24 adapted to accommodate portions 25 of a stretched rubber band 26. Suflice it to say, since the invention is not particularly concerned with the precise construction of the entire toy gun as illustrated, and/or its associated parts, they will not be further described in detail, and it is deemed sufficient for all intentions and purposes herein contained to show only portions thereof adjacent to and cooperating with the toy gun operating mechanism contemplated herein. It is to be understood that details of construction of such toy guns as at A with which the my gun operating mechanism 20 mayadvantageously be employed, and/or its associated parts, may be modified to suit particular conditions or to satisfy the engineering genius of various manufacturers, and I do not wish to be limited to the construction of these elements, as set forth except where such construction particularly concerns the invention contemplated herein.

Having thus described, by way of example, a possible adaptation of the toy gun operating mechanism generally indicated at 20 and as contemplated herein, and having described the general environment surrounding the adaptation, the specific construction and cooperative functionsof the parts of said toy gun operating mechanism with which the present invention is particularly concerned, will now be described in detail.

In the exemplary embodiment of the invention depicted in Figs. 1 and 2, the toy gun operating mechanism 20 with which the present invention is particularly concerned comprises, in general, a plurality of locating pins 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 carried by the body 22 of the gun A, a slide or a link indicated in its entirety by the numeral 36 and formed of a relatively fiat longitudinal extending sheet of metal and provided with a plurality of particularly shaped through slots 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41, the locating pins 31 and 34 being respectively received into through slots 37 and 41, a pawl generally indicated by the numeral 45 and pivotally mounted on the locating pin 30, a trigger generally indicated by the numeral 46 and adapted for pivotal mounting on the locating pin 32, a hammer mechanism generally indicated by the numeral 47 and arranged for pivotal mounting on the locating pin 33, and spring means 48 adapted to urge said slide 36 into operative engagementas shown.

As may best be seen in Fig. l, the pawl 45 comprises a central through bore 50 adapted to receive the locating pin 30 effective to pivotally mount the pawl in its operative position as shown. Disposed adjacent the lower regions and projecting outwardly therefrom is a pin 51 adapted to be received into the slot 39 of the slide 36. The upper regions of the pawl 45 are provided with a notched head '52 upon which portions 53 of the rubber band 26 are mounted ('Fig. 1).

The hammer 47 is provided with a through aperture adapted to receive the locating pin 33 for pivotally mounting said hammer in its operative position as shown in Fig. 1. Disposed adjacent the lower regions of the hammer 47 is a projecting pin 61 adapted for receipt into the through slot 40 of the slide 36. Theupper regions of the hammer 47 are formed to define a head 62 adapted for engagement with a hammer block 63 carried by the body portions 22 of the gun A.

Attention is invited to Figs. 1 and 2, wherein it can be seen that the trigger 46 is provided with a through aperture 65 adapted to receive the pivot pin 3250 as to pivotally mount the trigger 46 to the body as shown in Fig. l. The lower regions 66 of the trigger 46 are so formed as to accommodate the finger of the user, and the upper regions thereof being provided with a projecting pin 67 adapted-to be received into the through slot 38 of the slide 36.-

As may best be seen in Fig. 1 there is provided a slide spring. 70 one end portion of which is secured to. a projecting pin 71 carried by the slide 36 and the other end of. which is secured to a projecting pin 72 carried by the handle portion 21 of the gun A, said spring 70 being adapted .to urge movement of the slide in a generally rearwardlydirection of the gun. Attention is. also .invited to the hammer spring 73 one end of which is secured. to a projecting flange 74 of the hammer and the other end of which is secured to the locating pin 34, the spring 73.being adapted to provide a force to effect a hammer blow .of the hammer head 62 upon the hammerfblock 63 in order to explode a paper cap B disposed therebetwe'en.

The leaf spring 48 bears lightly against the lower regions of the slide 36 in order to urge said slide upwardly so that the various projecting pins disposed in the slots 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41 will be in engagement with the particularly defined cam surfaces of the slots, thereby to more accurately control the movement of the various parts.

In operation, manual manipulation of the trigger 46 will cause the .pin 67 which is disposed in the through slot 38 to move the slide 36 in a generally forwardly direction. This is accomplished because of the pivotal mounting of the trigger on the pin 32. In the event that force is applied manually to the lower regions 66 of the trigger 46 in a generally rearwardly direction the upper region of the trigger 46 will be pivoted in a generally forwardly direction to cause the slide to move in this forwardly direction. 7

The movement of the slide in a forward direction will cause the pins 31 and 34 to ride on the respective cam surfaces of the slots 37 and 41 to guide the slide 36 in its forward movement. It can be seen that the slot 37 defines a generally straight form while the slot 41 defines a curved form.

Because the slotted through aperture 39 defines a cam track and the pin '51 of the pawl 45 will follow this track responsive to forward movement of the slide 36, the notched head 52 will drop in a generally downwardly direction responsive to pivotal action of the pawl upon the .pin 30. This motion will release the rubber band from the notched head 32 for discharge thereof from the gun.

Simultaneously with the above action, the hammer is caused to pivot on the locating pin 33 in a manner so that the head 62 moves in a rearwardly direction away from the hammer block 63, this pivotal motion being caused because the pin 61 disposed adjacent the lower regions of the hammer 47 is being carried forward by the recess 80 defined in the through slot 40.

During the forward movement of the slide the leaf spring 48 maintains the respective pins in engagement with associated through slot cam surfaces. Thus, as the slide reaches its extreme forward position responsive to continued manual pressure upon the trigger 46, the cam surface defined by the through slot 41, and which has riding upon it the locating pin 34, will cause a slightly generally downward movement of the rear end of the slide 36 thereby to release from the recess 80 of the through slot 40 of the pin 61, whereupon, because of the forces exerted by the hammer spring 73, the hammer head will be driven into engagement with the hammer block 63 to explode the paper cap B.

It is to be understood that the action of the pawl 45 to release the rubber band 26 is simultaneous with the action of the hammer 47 to explode the cap B.

The hammer spring 73 will cause the unrestrained hammer to snap forward and explode the cap B. At the same time, the pawl tip 52 will descend into the gun far enough so that the rubber band 26 stretched between it and the end portions of the gun barrel would be stripped of the pawl and shot on its way. Releasing the manual force on the trigger permits the slide spring 70 to pull the slide back to its original position and reset the mechanism.

Because of its simple construction, the toy gun operating mechanism contemplated herein is economical to manufacture and is readily adaptable to mass production manufacturing methods.

From the foregoing disclosure, it may be observed that I have provided a toy gun operating mechanism which efficiently fulfills the objects as hereinbefore set forth and which provides numerous advantages which may be summarized as follows:

1. Structurally simple, efficient and durable;

2. Economical to manufacture and readily adaptable to mass production manufacturing principles; and

3. The provision in a toy gun of mechanism operable to simultaneously shoot a rubber band and explode a paper cap responsive to a single manual manipulation of the trigger.

While I have illustrated a preferred embodiment of my invention, many modifications may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth but wish to avail myself of all changes within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A toy gun including a body having a barrel and a handle, a pawl including means adapted to accommodate a rubber band stretched between outer end portions of said barrel and portions of said pawl, said pawl being pivotally mounted at a first point on said body, means including a hammer pivotally mounted at a second point on said body and operable to explode a paper cap, link means interconnecting said pawl and hammer and operable to cause simultaneous movement of said pawl and hammer, said link means comprising a movable member having a plurality of slots defining cam surfaces, said pawl and saidhammer having pin means engageable with said cam surfaces, trigger means manually movable and having apin in engagement with one of said cam surfaces, and the manual movement of said trigger means being effective to move said mechanical interconnecting means.

2. In a toy gun comprising a body having a barrel and a handle, a pawl including means adapted to accommodate a rubber band stretched between the outer end portions of said barrel and portions of said pawl, said pawl being pivotally mounted at a first point on said body, and means including a hammer pivotally mounted at a second point on said body and operable to explode a paper cap: link means interconnecting said pawl and hammer and operable to cause simultaneous movement of said pawl and hammer, said link means comprising a movable member having a plurality of slots defining cam surfaces, said pawl and said hammer having pin means engageable with said cam surfaces, trigger means manually movable and having a pin in engagement with one of said cam surfaces, and the manual movement of said trigger means being effective to move said mechanical interconnecting means.

3. Toy gun operating'mechanism comprising a pawl operable to discharge a rubber band from the gun, and a hammer operable to explode a paper cap, a gun operating link including mechanical. means interconnecting said pawl and hammer and operable to cause simultaneous movement of said pawl and hammer, said link comprising a slidable member having a plurality of slots defining cam surfaces, said pawl and said hammer having pin means engageable with said cam surfaces, trigger means manually movable and having a pin in engagement with one of said cam surfaces, and the manual movement of said trigger means being effective to slide said link.

UNITED STATES PATENTS Burns July 7, 1925 Taylor July 1, 1930 Haws June 23,1931 Bixler Apr. 24, 1934 Burton Dec. 7, 1948 Tufts May 17, 1955