US710437A - Spring-gun. - Google Patents

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S. DANIELS. SPRING Gun. (Application filed Oct. 2 5, 1901..)

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SAMUEL DANIELS, OF HARVEY, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES C. REEDER, OF HARVEY, ILLINOIS.

SPRING-GUN.

SPECIFICATION forming` part of Letters Patent No. 710,437, dated October 7, 1902.

Application iiled October 25, 1901. Serial No. 79,974. (No model.)

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Be itknown that I, SAMUEL DANIELS, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Harvey, in the count;T of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Spring-Gun, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to spring-guns.

The object is to present a toy pistol composed of a few number of parts, which in operation will be effective for discharging a projectile with considerable force, the projectile to be of such construction as to he harmless in use that is to say, which will not inict injury or break articles of glassware should the same be struck thereby.v

A further object is to provide a pistol having a novel form of trigger adapted to be set by the cartridge-projecting mechanism when the same is placed in condition to expel the projectile.

A further object is to provide a novel form of operating means for holding the projectile within the barrel of the pistol when the same is being operated to place the actuating-spring at a tension or compression.

Vith these and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction and combination of parts ofa toy pistol and a projectile therefor, as will be hereinafterfully described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a .part of this specication, and in which like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts, there is illustrated one form of ernbodiment of the invention, together with. a slightly-modified form thereof,capable of carrying the same into practical operation, it being understood that the elements therein exhibited may be varied or changed as to shape, proportion, and exact manner of assem blage without departing from the scope of the invention, and in these drawings- Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, partly in section, of one form of embodiment of the invention, the parts being exhibited in loaded position. Fig. 2 is a perspective detail view, partly broken away, of the barrel shown in Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a view, similar to Fig.,l, of a modied form ofconstruction. Fig. lis a view in rear elevation. Fig. 5'is a similar View in front elevation. Fig. 6 is a view in perspective of the projectile.

Referring to the drawings, l designates the stock or handle of the pistol, the same being made of Cast metal, in two parts, and held assembled by screws 2, the latter being shown in section inv Figs.v l and 3 and disposed one in the handle portion and one through an extension 3 of the handle, said extension constituting a barrel guide and support. rlhe barrel t is mounted for sliding movement between the guides formed by the extensions 3, the latter being disposed partially to inclose the barrel by inward-curved extensions 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 5, and by two curved lugs or bosses 6, disposed at the top' ot the handle, as clearly shown in Figs. l, 3, and 4. The barrel is provided near its rear end and in horizontal alinement with two slots 7, through which passes a screw or pin S, which serves the triple function of a means for limiting the longitudinal movement of the barrel, a pivot for the trigger 9, and an abutment or stop for the actuatingspring 10, in addition to which it also serves to hold the sections ot" the handle more securely assembled. `The trigger 9 is' provided with the usual yfinger-piece l()1L and with a dog ll, provided at its front end with a barb l2 to engage the projectile 13 and hold the same within the barrel against the pressure of the spring lO, as clearly shown inFig. l. The rear portion Yol the trigger adjacent to the pivot Sis provided with a shoulder 14, against which the actuating-spring bears, whereby upon the compression of the spring the barbed end of the trigger will be thrown upward, thus to engage and hold the projectile in the barrel, as will 'presently' appear. The under side of the barrel is provided with a longitudinal slot 15, in which the finger-piece of the trigger works, thereby to permit thel barrel to be pushed rearward in the handle, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3.'

In the form of pistol shown in Fig. l the projectile is held againstthe spring by the thumb of the operator, and this operates successfnlly where the barrel is of short length, as shown in Fig. l; but where the barrel is of considerable length, as shown in Fig. 3, an automatically-operating means lis provided for engaging the projectile to hold/ it -seated against the spring, while the barrel isbeing pushed backward to place the spring under compression. -The means comprises a spring- ICO IOS

van orifice 19 in the barrel and in front of the projectile, as will be understood by reference to Fig. 3. The upper surface of the extension 3 is provided with a recess 20, in which the arm 16 moves when the barrel is pushedbackward, the outer end of the extension being beveled or inclined at 21 to ride against the said arm, and thus force the toe into the orifice 19. The trigger mechanism in the form of pistol shown in Fig. 3 is the same as that shown in Fig. 1, and in both instances the employment of a trigger-spring is rendered unnecessary, as the actuating-spring 10, by contact with the shoulder14, serves to throw the trigger in the proper direction to cause it to engage withthe projectile. By dispensing with the employment ofthe trigger-spring the cost of production of the pistol is reduced and liability of derangement in use correspondingly reduced, the operating-spring 10 effecting actuation of the trigger in a positive and thoroughly efficient manner. It will be obvious that, if desired, a trigger-spring may be employed, and as its manner of application to position and the mode of its operation will be obvious illustration is deemed unnecessary.

The projectile 13, to which reference has been made, comprises a hollow metallic shell 22, preferably of the same diameter throughout its length and having its butt provided with an orifice 23 and an inwardly-extending annular ange 23a to be engaged by the barb l2-of the dog 11, the front of the shell being contracted, as at 24, to engage and secure a tip 25, constructed, preferably, of rubber orsome other yielding substance. The manner herein shown of assembling the tip with the shell will be found thoroughly effective in use; but it is to be understood that the invent-ion is not to be limited to this precise manner of arrangement, as the parts may be otherwise assembled, as by being cemented together or having a pin passed through the shell and the tip, without departing from the invention, and as this will be obvious and is well known detailed illustration is deemed unnecessary.

In loading the pistol shown in Fig. 1 the projectile is slipped into the barrel and will rest upon the front coil of the spring 10, as shown in Fig. 3. The thumb of the operator is then placed over the end of the muzzle and the barrel pushed backward, the tip of the projectile bearing against the thumb and the butt compressing the spring. As the spring is compressed its rear coil hy contact with the shoulder 14 throws the dog 11 upward, so that when the flange of the oriiice 23 of the shell contacts with vthe barb the dog will first be depressed and again thrown upward, when the shoulder of the barb clears the flange of the orifice, whereupon the projectile will be locked in the barrel. To release the projectile, it will only be necessary to pull the trigger in the usual manner. The tip being of rubber, as before stated, will render it harmless, so that the toy may be used indoors with impunity and without any danger of injury either to individuals or to glassware.

In loading the form of pistol shown in Fig. 3 the projectile is slipped into the barrel and as the barrel is pushed rearward the toe of the arm 16 is forced in front of the tip, and thus holds the projectile against the spring in the same manner as the thumb of the operator does in loading the form of pistol shown in Fig. 1. In both cases after the projectile has been engaged by the barb of the dog the barrel is drawn forward to its normal position and is stopped when it reaches the same. by coaction between the pin S and the rear wall of the slot 7.

The device of this invention is exceedingly simple of construction and may therefore be constructed and sold at a low figure, and by reason of the fact that it will be safe in use it will recommend itself to parents desiring to provide their children with a toy pistol adapted for target practice.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A toy pistol com prisinga handle, a barrel mounted for sliding movement thereon, a spring housed in the barrel, and a trigger provided with means for engaging and holding the projectile against the stress of the spring, the trigger being brought to operative position with relation to the projectile by the cornpression of the spring.

2. A toy pistol comprising a handle supporting a slidable barrel, a trigger provided with a barb and with a shoulder, and a proj ectile-actuatin g spring housed within the barrel and bearing at its rear end against the shoulder, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. A toypistol comprisinga handle, a barrel supported for sliding movement thereon, a trigger provided with a projectile-engaging barb, a projectile-actuating spring housed within the barrel and bearing at its rear end against the trigger to move the same into proper position to engage the projectile, and proj ectile-e ngaging means carried by the barrel and brought into operative relation with the projectile when the barrel is moved to compress the spring.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto a'lxed my signature in the presence ofrtwo witnesses.

SAMUEL DANIELS.

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