US3369534A - Bullet-shell assembly having a spring for propelling the bullet - Google Patents

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US3369534A
US3369534A US459051A US45905165A US3369534A US 3369534 A US3369534 A US 3369534A US 459051 A US459051 A US 459051A US 45905165 A US45905165 A US 45905165A US 3369534 A US3369534 A US 3369534A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C9/00—Other smallarms, e.g. hidden smallarms or smallarms specially adapted for underwater use
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41B—WEAPONS FOR PROJECTING MISSILES WITHOUT USE OF EXPLOSIVE OR COMBUSTIBLE PROPELLANT CHARGE; WEAPONS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F41B7/00—Spring guns
    • F41B7/02—Spring guns the spring forming part of the missile or projectile
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B6/00—Projectiles or missiles specially adapted for projection without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge, e.g. for blow guns, bows or crossbows, hand-held spring or air guns
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B8/00—Practice or training ammunition
    • F42B8/02—Cartridges
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B8/00—Practice or training ammunition
    • F42B8/02—Cartridges
    • F42B8/04—Blank cartridges, i.e. primed cartridges without projectile but containing an explosive or combustible powder charge
    • F42B8/06—Blank cartridges, i.e. primed cartridges without projectile but containing an explosive or combustible powder charge for cap-firing pistols

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  • This invention relates generally to toy firearms, and has particular reference to an improved assembly of parts defining a toy cartridge.
  • the simulation relates not only to external appearance but also to the mode of introducing the cartridge into a toy gun and subsequently bringing about a forceful separation of a bullet-simulating element from a shell element.
  • a more particular objective of the invention is to pronited States Patent Office vide an assembly of the general character referred to, in
  • the bullet and the shell are composed of relatively inexpensive material, preferably acetal resin or the like, adapted to be injection molded.
  • the parts are'thus of light weight, adapted to be manufactured in commercial quantities at low cost, and of durable and wear-resistant character.
  • a more particular objective is to provide an assembly that can be readily put together after each firing and thus reused many times.
  • One of the features of the invention resides in the employment of a small spring of coiled type so associated with the shell and bullet elements that itbecomes stressed whenever the parts are assembled and expends its stored energy to propel the bullet from the shell whenever the cartridge is fired by sudden pressure upon a part resembling a genuine firing pin.
  • the 'bullet and the shell are provided with cooperating releasable latching means, and the firing of the cartridge is brought about by releasing the latch and allowing the tensioned spring to become effective.
  • release of the latch is brought about by a blow directed against a post forming part of the bullet element itself; in another embodiment the firing force is directed against a separate element which acts upon the latch to release it.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded view of a toy cartridge assembly adapted for use with a toy pistol;
  • FIG. 2 is an elevational view of the assembled cartridge
  • FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-section along the line 3-3 of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a similar view at the instant of firing, showing how the bullet is released
  • FIG. 5 is a transverse cross-section along the line 55 of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 6 is a longitudinal cross-section along the line 66 of FIG. 3;
  • FIG. 7 is an exploded view similar to FIG. 1, of a modified toy cartridge assembly adapted for use with a toy rifle;
  • FIG. 8 is an elevational view of the assembled cartridge whose parts are shown in FIG. 7;
  • FIG. 9 is an enlarged longitudinal cross-section
  • FIG. 10 is a similar view at the instant of firing.
  • FIGS. 11 and 12 are transverse cross-sectional views along the lines 1111 and 12-12 of FIG. 9, respectively.
  • FIGS. 1-6 The cartridge assembly illustrated in FIGS. 1-6 is adapted for use with toy pistols.
  • the parts entering into the device are shown in FIG. 1 and comprise a cylindrical shell 20, a coiled compression spring 21, a special element 22 defining a blow-receiving anvil 23 at its rear end, and a bullet element 24.
  • the bullet 24 is of light-weight inexpensive plastic, preferably of the type that can be injection molded. It embodies a hollow rounded front head 25, posts 26 extending rearwardly, and one or more latching fingers 27 also extending rearwardly.
  • the parts 25, 26 and 27 are formed of a single element. In the device illustrated there are two diametrically opposed fingers 27, arranged in alternate relation to the two posts 26 which are also set in diametric opposition.
  • the fingers 27 are of such size and cross-sectional configuration that they are resiliently deflectable. At their rear ends they are provided with outwardly directed parts 28 (see FIGS. 3 and 4) defining forwardly-directed latching shoulders.
  • the shell element 20 is of simple cylindrical nature. Near its forward end it is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed openings 29, the forward ends of which define rearwardly-directed latching shoulders 30 adapted to cooperate with the shoulders 28. If desired, the inner surface of the forward end of the shell may be chamfered at points in longitudinal alignment with the openings 29in order to facilitate insertion of the bullet into the shell.
  • the element 22 is also inserted rearwardly into the shell 20. Directly in advance of he anvil-like rear end 23 there is a reduced portion 33 that positions itself slidably within the confines of the shell part 31. To bring the element 22 into this position it must be pressed rearwardly into the shell with sufiicient force to deflect the parts 31 so that the slightly enlarged rear end can assume the disposition shown in FIGS. 3
  • the body of the element 22 has an external diameter less than the internal diameter of the shell 20, so that the spring 21 may be accommodated between these parts.
  • the firing pin 22 has a radially enlarged part 34 whose forwardly-directed surface 35 is outwardly inclined (see FIGS. 3 and 4) so that it can engage the rearwardly inclined end surfaces 36 of the latch fingers 27.
  • the surfaces 35 and 36 cooperate to cam the spring fingers 27 radially inward, thus releasing the shoulder 28 from the shoulders 30 and freeing the bullet 24 so that the compressed spring 21 can exert a forwardly propelling force upon the posts 26.
  • the bullet When the cartridge is fired (by a blow upon the rear face of the firing pin 22) the bullet is thus propelled forwardly and separated from the shell 20. However, the element 2 2, the spring 21, and the shell 20 remain assembled. When the bullet is retrieved, it can be reinserted into. the shell by simply pressing it rearwardly, with the fingers 27 in alignment with the openings 29 in the shell. As a result, the shoulders 28 can be readily latched behind the shoulders 30, to re-stress the spring 21 and place the assembly into condition for the subsequent firing. To permit this reassembly of the parts to take place, the enlarged front end 34 of the, firing pin is provided with openings 37 adapted to permit passage through them of the posts 26. The element 22 is also provided with longitudinal channels 38 aligned with the openings 37 and guiding the posts 26 as they move rearwardly.
  • the rear anvil face 23 of the firing pin can be covered with a conventional toy percussion cap (not shown) so that when the hammer or equivalent element of the toy pistol strikes the anvil of the firing pin, the action will be accompanied by a noise and by the release of some smoke.
  • Caps of the character referred to are readily available on the market, and are adapted to be adhesively applied.
  • the pin 22 is preferably formed of metal so that the anvil 23 is provided with suificient mass to detonate a cap when the latter receives a blow from the hammer of the pistol.
  • the cartridge assembly can be made to resemble a real cartridge quite closely, and its use in the toy pistol can also be quite realistic.
  • a forward motion of a slide or bolt on the pistol can chamber it, while a backward motion can withdraw the shell from the chamber and eject it after the bullet has been fired.
  • the cartridge assembly lends itself also to association with others in the form of a clip to be fed into automatic-type pistols.
  • FIGS. 7-12 a cartridge assembly is shown in which the spring employed is a tension spring rather than a compression spring, and in which the firing force of a hammer or the like can be directed against an element forming part of the bullet itself.
  • the cartridge assembly consists of only three component parts, as shown in FIG. 7.
  • the cartridge assembly shown in FIGS. 712 is relatively elongated, compared to the device of FIGS. 1-6, and is intended primarily for toy rifles.
  • the cylinder 40 is in this case provided with a rearwardly directed shoulder 41 near its front end. This shoulder can be provided in the form of an annulus by enlarging the front end of the cylinder radially inward.
  • the surface defined by the shoulder 41 is preferably inclined at about 45 to the cylinder axis.
  • a short distance toward the rear, the cylinder 40 is provided with lateral openings 42, preferably arranged diametrically opposite to each other.
  • the cylinder wall is slightly thickened at the rear edge of each opening, as indicated at 43, to provide a ledge against which the foremost turn or turns of the tension spring 44 may be anchored.
  • This spring 44 has its coils of gradually reduced diameter at its rear end, as shown at 45. During the assembly of the parts by the manufacturer the spring 44 is introduced forwardly into the shell element 40 and its front turn or turns are snagged over the ledge or ledges 43. The spring and shell remain thus associated during subsequent usage of the device.
  • the bullet is in this case provided with an enlarged rounded front end 46 and an elongated rearwardly extending post or tem 47 of reduced external diameter. Near the forward end of the post 47 it is provided with a pair of diametrically opposed wedge-shaped enlargements 48. The forwardly-facing end of each enlargement is inclined to the longitudinal axis of the post 47 and constitutes a forwardly-directed latching shoulder 49 (see FIG. adapted to cooperate with the rearwardly-directed shoulder 41 formed on the shell element 40.
  • the material of which the shell element 40 is made e.g., a molded plastic such as acetal resin or any of its equivalents
  • the yieldability of the plastic is of an elastic nature, so that the distortion is always immediately followed by a return of the front end of the shell to the truly circular shape. It is this elasticity that allows the shoulders 41 and 48 to be repeatedly brought into latching engagement and forcefully released from such engagement as indicated in FIG. 10.
  • the invention provides a toy cartridge of simple structural character, inexpensive from a manufacturing standpoint, light in weight and relatively harmless, and usable over long periods of time with toy pistols and similar fireams that can be loaded and fired realistically and repeatedly.
  • a toy cartridge assembly comprising:
  • a shell open at both ends and having at least one rearwardly directed latching shoulder integral with the remainder of the shell
  • a bullet provided with at least one forwardly directed latching shoulder
  • shoulders being cooperatively adapted to interengage in releasable latched relationship
  • a toy cartridge assembly comprising:
  • a shell open at both ends and having at least one rearwardly directed latching shoulder integral with the remainder of the shell
  • a firing pin coaxial with the shell and extending through said spring to such an extent that the rearwardmost portion thereof may be struck by a hammer passing through the open rear end of the shell
  • said finger and shoulder being cooperatively adapted to interengage in releasable latched relationship
  • said release means comprises cooperating cam surfaces on said firing pin and finger.
  • a toy cartridge assembly as defined in claim 3 in which said bullet is a single element of molded plastic having a hollow rounded front head, said fingers and posts extending rearwardly from said head in alternate circumferential array.
  • a toy cartridge assembly as defined in claim 9 said firing pin being also provided with a longitudinal channel adapted to accommodate and guide said post.
  • a toy cartridge assembly comprising:

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