US3637213A - Shooting gallery having separate targets housed in a central section - Google Patents

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US3637213A
US3637213A US866932A US3637213DA US3637213A US 3637213 A US3637213 A US 3637213A US 866932 A US866932 A US 866932A US 3637213D A US3637213D A US 3637213DA US 3637213 A US3637213 A US 3637213A
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Jeffrey D Breslow
Marvin I Glass
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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  • This invention relates to toys and, more particularly, to a shooting gallery type of toy.
  • This invention is directed, in brief, to the provision of an improved toy of the shooting gallery type.
  • the best mode currently contemplated by me for carrying out the invention includes the provision of an enclosure with a central target area and a plurality of enclosed, outwardly radiating, firing lanes, preferably four in number. Simulated toy guns are mounted at the distal end of each of the enclosed radiating firing lanes for launching projectiles towards the central target area.
  • the target area includes walls separating the interior thereof from each of the radiating firing lanes.
  • the walls are apertured for access to the interior of the target area by successful launching of a fired projectile.
  • the space within the target area is partitioned to provide a plurality of discrete receiving chambers related to each of the firing lanes.
  • the floors of the receiving chambers are banked toward each related firing lane and the walls are removable. After all the projectiles have been fired and the walls removed, the projectiles are gravity returned to their respective firing lanes.
  • FIG. I is a perspective view of the toy shooting gallery of this invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a fragmentary enlarged plan view of the toy shooting gallery as shown in FIG. I showing a portion of the central target area and one of the firing lanes;
  • FIG. 3 is a vertical section view of the'portion of the shooting gallery of this invention seen in FIG. 2.
  • the shooting gallery toy of this invention is generally a cruciformed enclosure having a central target area 12 and a plurality of outwardly radiating firing lines 114.
  • four firing lanes are shown, but it is to be understood that the invention could be successfully carried out with other multiple plural members of outwardly radiating firing lanes such as six or eight or the like.
  • the distal end of each of the firing lanes is provided with a simulated toy piston I6 which is intended for use in launching a projectile 18 towards this central target area l2.
  • a central target area l2 includes a lid, generally designated 20, having a substantially flat top 22 and an upstanding handle 24.
  • the lid further includes depending walls 26 which are angled slightly inwardly as well as depending downwardly from the underside of the top 22. Walls 26 are provided with plural apertures 28.
  • One wall 26 is provided for each of the firing lanes 14.
  • Partitions 30 extend inwardly from the juncture of each of the walls 26 towards the center of the lid 20 to cooperate with the walls to form projectile receiving chambers 32 related to each of the firing lanes 14 with the access for projectiles into the chamber 32 being by way of the apertures 2%.
  • webs 34 may subdivide each chamber 32 into two subchamber portions.
  • the floor 36 in target area 12 in provided with a plurality of floor segments 38 coincident with each of the chambers 32 defined by partitions 30 and walls 26.
  • the floor segments 38 are banked towards each firing lane. Since there are four firing lanes shown herein and four projectile-receiving chambers, there are, therefore, four triangular floor segments 38 which meet at a central apex 40.
  • An audible signal means in the form of a bell 41 is provided centrally of the target area.
  • the partitions 30 are cut away at 42 and the webs 34 are cut away at 44 to provide a space for receiving the bell and, in addition, permitting portions of the bell to project inwardly into each of the projectile-receiving chambers 32, so that as a projectile successfully enters the chamber through the aperture 28 it may continue in its path of travel and strike a portion of the bell to give an audible signal of a successful launching of the projectile by a participant.
  • Each of the radiating firing lanes 14 includes a downwardly and outwardly radiating floor or bottom 48 which is generally a continuation of each of the floor segments 38 of the central target area 12.
  • the lanes 14 are further bounded by opposite sidewalls 50 and 52, a top 54 and a distal end enclosing wall 56. Sidewalls 50 and 52 and distal end wall 56 may be slightly angled inwardly toward each other as best seen in FlG. 2.
  • the top 54 may further be provided with plural openings 58 and numerical indicia 60 adjacent thereto which, with the aid of pegs 62, may be utilized to keep a respective score for each competitor or participant utilizing each lane 14.
  • End wall 56 is provided with a bottom opening 64 which provides a means for projectile return outwardly from the distal end of the firing lane and into a return tray 66 wherein the projectiles 18 are retained for further subsequent use.
  • end walls 56 are further provided with a weapon receiving opening 68 medially thereof for receiving the simulated gun or pistol l6 which may be inserted therein and pointed towards the central target area 12.
  • the simulated weapon or pistol 16 includes a handle portion 70 and a channellike barrel 72.
  • a projectile-launching element 74 having diverging legs 74a: and 74b joined together in a central apex 740 is movably mounted by means of crosspin 76 in slot 78 in opposite sides of the channel-shaped barrel 72.
  • a spring 80 is connected to the free end of leg 74a and to a cross-rib 82 at the underside of barrel 72.
  • the toy shooting gallery of this invention provides a plurality of firing lanes radiating outwardly from a central target area which permits all participants to simultaneously attempt to successfully launch their projectiles into the target area.
  • the competition not only is direct and concurrent, but further the participants may each view the other while continuing to successfully launch the projectiles into the central target area.
  • the lid 20 may be lifted by means of handle 24 which will clear the central target area 12 of all of the webs and partitions 34, 30 and walls 26.
  • a toy shooting gallery including a plurality of guns for launching projectiles comprising: a central target portion having plural separate target areas therein and plural firing lanes each associated with one of the separate target areas and radiating outwardly in different directions from the central target portion, said shooting gallery including removable wall means defining said separate target areas and including aper tures affording access to each of said target areas only from the associated firing lane, said central target portion having a bottom comprised of a plurality of segments, one segment for each of the firing lanes with the segments inclined downwardly toward their associated firing lane, whereby removal of said wall means from a position between the firing lanes permits gravity feed of projectiles on each of the bottom segments of the target portion toward the associated firing lane, each firing lane having a gun-receiving means at the outer end and a gun mounted in movable relation to said gun-receiving means and operable to fire a projectile toward the associated target area, whereby the guns may be fired inwardly towards the central target for simultaneous competitive firing by plural participants and the
  • central target area portion further includes sound producing means having a portion thereof extending into each of the separate target areas.
  • firing lanes include downwardly and outwardly extended bottom wall portions being substantial continuations of the floor segments of said target portion.
  • firing lanes are enclosed and include a distal wall having a lower projectile return opening and a medial simulated gun-receiving opening.

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US3834701A (en) * 1973-07-07 1974-09-10 K Hashimoto Basketball game amusement device
US4054287A (en) * 1976-02-12 1977-10-18 Adolph E. Goldfarb Toy amusement arcade
US4225140A (en) * 1978-08-28 1980-09-30 Andrade Bruce M D Target-type shooting toy
US4245842A (en) * 1978-11-06 1981-01-20 Marvin Glass & Associates Projectile launching game

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US719141A (en) * 1902-06-10 1903-01-27 Charles C Reinhardt Toy shooting-gallery.
US2127276A (en) * 1938-04-15 1938-08-16 Walter A Tratsch Target apparatus
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US2127276A (en) * 1938-04-15 1938-08-16 Walter A Tratsch Target apparatus
US3066938A (en) * 1959-08-05 1962-12-04 Ulmer Presswerk Franz Zwick Kg Revolving target game

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US3834701A (en) * 1973-07-07 1974-09-10 K Hashimoto Basketball game amusement device
US4054287A (en) * 1976-02-12 1977-10-18 Adolph E. Goldfarb Toy amusement arcade
US4225140A (en) * 1978-08-28 1980-09-30 Andrade Bruce M D Target-type shooting toy
US4245842A (en) * 1978-11-06 1981-01-20 Marvin Glass & Associates Projectile launching game

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