US3408996A - Rubber band gun - Google Patents

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Nov. 5, 1968 RUBBER BAND GUN 2 Sheets-Sheet l Filed May- 5, 1965 AGENT Nov. 5, 1968 o. J. LILLEOREN, JR., ET AL 3,408,995

RUBBER EAND GUN Filed May E, 1965 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lli AGENT United States Patent O ABSTRACT F THE DISCLOSURE A toy gun for ring rub-ber band projectiles having removable trigger means and a detachable barrel with one -form of the toy gun including main and positionable auxiliary vbarrels with separate trigger means associated with each.

This invention relates to toys and more particularly to toy guns of the type referred to as rubber guns capable of firing rubber bands.

An important object of this invention is to provide a toy gun of the type referred to which is of simplified, compact construction including novel trigger means,

A further important object of the invention is to provide means for interchangeably mounting multiple 'barrels with trigger means for each thereby providing a gun of the repeater type. The multiple barrels are adjustable lengthwise of the main barrel to thus permit varying the tension of the rubber bands and hence their trajectory when released.

The foregoing and other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference lbeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan View of one form of embodiment of the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a side elevational view of FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 3 is a top plan view of a modified form of the invention.

FIGURE 4 is a side elevational view of FIGURE 3, and

FIGURE 5 is an end elevational view of the right-hand end of FIGURE 4.

With continuing reference to the drawings and more particularly FIGURE 1 thereof, reference numeral 1 indicates generally the handgrip of a toy pistol or handgun of the type ydescribed and hereinabove referred to as a repeater.

A main barrel 2 is frictionally secured to the handgrip 1 by a forced iit within a recess 1A therein. A rearwardly opening U-shaped channel 3 is formed along the upright rearward edge of the handgrip to receive a first trigger means 4 removably secured in place such as by wedged engagement with the sidewalls 5 and -6 of the channel 3. As shown in FIGURE l, the channel sidewalls 5 and 6 being relatively thin are adapted to flex outwardly sufiicientlyto receive and effectively clamp the trigger means in place.

The trigger means 4 is of the general nature of a clothespin and comprises substantially identical cooperating leg members 4A-4B normally held closed, as shown, by a coiled spring 7 whose straight terminal ends 7A7B are permanently engaged in grooves formed in each of the leg members. The leg member 4A projects rearwardly from ICC the channel 3 to provide a trigger proper operable by gripping pressure of an operators hand. The upper ends of both leg members 4A-4B terminate adjacent the upper end of the channel 3 to releasably grip one end of a stretched rubber or elastic band (not shown) until fired as above pointed out. The forward tip of the main barrel 2 is grooved transversely as at 2B for hooked retention of the opposite end of the rubber band. Two additional and independent trigger means, each indicated generally at 10 and substantially identical with trigger means 4, are secured in an opposite manner to the handgrip. The leg members 10A extend outwardly and rearwardly as shown and terminate for convenient actuation by the thumb and index linger.

Since the main barrel 2 is removably secured to the handgrip 'by a forced fit within the recess 1A therein it is obvious that barrels of different lengths may :be substituted. The main barrel 2, is provided with equidistantly spaced transverse apertures 2A to selectively receive pin means in the form of parallel pins 12. These pins extend through the gun barrel for inserted removable engagement at their outer ends with auxiliary .barrels at 13-14 which are also transversely notched at their ends as at 13C-14C for engagement with one end of `a stretched rubber band whose opposite ends are releasably held by the triggers 10.

For convenient storage of a quantity of rubber bands 15, a pair of depending pegs 16-17 may be provided secured within spaced apart apertures 18 in the gun barrel.

In the modified form of the invention illustrated in FIGURES 3, 4 and 5, the handgrip 25, trigger means 26 and its removable securement to the rearward edge of the handgrip are identical with their counterparts in the first form of the invention but the barrel 30 instead of being of uniform diameter throughout its length tapers forwardly in side elevation as shown in FIGURE 4. This barrel 30 is transversely notched as at 31 at its forward end for rubber band attachment and reduced in diameter as at 32 at its rearward end for a friction fit within a bore 33 within the upper horizontal portion of the handgrip 25. The underside of the barrel 30 is formed with an elongated projection 35 for storage of a number of rubber bands encircled thereabout as shown.

While we have shown particular forms of embodiment of our invention, we are aware that many minor changes therein will readily suggest themselves to others skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A toy gun of the type described comprising in combination,

a handgrip,

a main barrel in supported attachment with said handgrip and having a series of transverse diametrical openings therethrough,

auxiliary barrels in lateral spaced relationship to said main barrel,

pin means removably positionable within some of said openings and in supporting engagement with said auxiliary barrels whereby the latter may be relocated along said main barrel toward or away from their respective triggers to vary the tension of a rubber band held thereby, and

a plurality of independent triggers mounted exteriorly on said handgrip with one each of said triggers being axially spaced from one each of said barrels for retention Of one'end of tensioned rubber band having its opposite `end` retained by:its-respective barrel. v

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,729,917 10/1929 Webb 124-18 1,844,173 2/1932 Moqmjoy eral 124,-18

1,957,713 5/1934 Howe 124- 2,117,935 5/1938 .Benjamin et al. 124-30 2,633,119 3/1953 Bauderer et a1. 124-27 5 RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primaly Examiner.

W. R. BROWNE, Assistant Examiner.

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