US358526A

US358526A - Toy gun

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Publication number: US358526A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-03-01
Anticipated expiration: 1904-03-01

Description

D2676 XR 358,526

(No Model.)

G. WOODS.

TOY GUN.

No. 358,526. Patented Mar. 1, 1887.

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TOY GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.358,526. dated March 1,1827.

Application tiled Noreznlwr )6, i843.

To ail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that], (iEURGlC Woons, a citizen ofthc United States, and a resident o f Needhani, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanyinp drawings, is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toy guns; and it. is carried out as follows, reference being-had to the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1. represents a side elevation of the invention, and Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal section of the projectile or arrow. 7

Similarletters refertosimilar parts wherever they occur on the different parts of the drawtags.

The toy gun A. is made skeleton in form, of one single piece of metal wire, of which the portion a is straight, to serve as a guide or barrel for the projectile it. At the rear end of the barrel portion a the wire is bentto form the skeleton stock (i the lower forward end,a, of which is bent as a stop projection to limit the motion backward of the trigger a", the upper part of which is secured in a suitable manner at a" to the stock portion, as shown in Fig. 1. The triggcrn" is preferably made flattened in part, as shown in Fig. 1, to allowit to springand yield easily when pulled. lhe trigger portion is continued upward to form a projection, n, forholding the projectile or arrow in place on the barrel 41 until released by pulling the trigger.

In practice I prefer to continue the portion a forward below the barrel (1 as a guard, at, to prevent the elastic band, cord, or loop used in propelling the arrow from snapping back on the fingers when the trigger is released.

For the purpose of imparting proper stiff ness to the stock portion a", as well as to cause the spring trigger to hold the projection a normally in position for holding the arrow on the barrel portion. as shown in Fig. 1, I insert between the upper and lower parts of the stock a a piece of wood, a, or other suitable material; but I do not wish to confine myself to this precise eonsl ruetion, as if the wire used in making the toy gun is of proper stiffness it Serial No. Qtfijff. (No model.)

may be dispensed with altogether, or the upper and lower parts of the stock maybe united together directly without the use of the part a.

The arrow 1 has a central longitudinal perforation, b, as shown in Fig. 2, which pert'ora tion is of a size sufficient to allow the said arrow to be placed on the barrel (1 and to slide easily along the same.

The arrow B has near its forward end one or more projections, I), to which the rear por t-ion of the elastic loop 0 is attached when the gun is loaded, as shown in Fig. 1.

The rear part of the arrow B has an annularproicction, 0', against which theprojection a locks or holds the arrow in position on the barrel 0 when the gun is loaded, as shown in Fig. 1.

The forwn rd end of the elnstieloop c is pro vided with a hook, ring, or suitable device, (I, to be temporarily attached in a notch, groove, or recess, a", in the outer end of barrel (1, as shown in Fig. 1. To prevent the elastic cord or loop 0 from being entirely detached from the gun when the arrow is fired off, I prefer to connect; the rear portion of said elastic cord or loop a to the guard. part a? or other portion of the gun by means of a non elastic cord, thread, or twine, e, as shown in Fig. 1; but this may be dispensed with, if so desired.

To load the gun, the forward end of the barrel a is inserted through the perforated arrow B, and the latter is slid back on the barrel (1 until the projection b has passed by the yielding locking, projection a, as shown in Fig. 1. The forward end of loop or cord 0 is then temporarily secured to the outer end of the barrel u by means of the hook or equivalent device d, and the elastic cord or loop 0 is drawn backward until its rear end is attached to one of the projections b, as shown in Fig. 1.

To shoot off the arrow, it is only necessary to pull the yielding trigger a until brought against the stop a, when the projection a is caused to swing down sufficiently to release the arrow, which is then instantly propelled along the barrel a and beyond the same by the influence of the elasticity of the cord or loop 0. Before the arrow reaches the end of the barrel, the forward end of the cord or loop 0 drops otf, thus permitting the arrow to pro eced unobstructed quite a long range, according to the power of the elastic cord or loop 0.

Having thus fully described the nature, construction, and operation of my invention, 1 wish to secure by Letters ilntentx and clain1 1. In a. toy gun, the lonqitudinally-perforated arrow B, adapted to slide on the barrel (r. and provided with one or more projections, b I), for locking it temporarily to the trigger projection u, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The toy gun, as described. having barrel, stock, elastic trigger, and locking projection for holding the arrow, all made skeleton in form of one single piece of wire, in combination with the perforated arrow 1 having the projections b b", and the elastic cord or loop 0, adapted to be temporarily secured to the outer end otthe barrel by means of hook (I, attached to the end of elastic cord 0 and notch or cavity a in the end of said barrel a, and to the arrow, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereotI have signed my name to this specification, in the presence 01' two subscribing witnesses, on this 30th day of August, A. l 1986.

GEORGE \VOODS.

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