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SOCRATES. HUBBARD, Aor QUINGY, ILLiNoIs LettersPatent No.4 7 4,825, dated .February 25,1868.

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Beitknown that I, S. HUBBARD, of Quincy, in the county of Adams, Aand State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Toy-Gun; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable others skilled in the art to' make and use the same, reference being had yto the accom panying drawings, forming'part of this specification. i

This invention consists in the application ofan'elastic cord 'to' n toy-gun, in sueh ay manner that itmay be stretched or distended, and held in a distended state by a catch with trigger attached, the cord heirigccnnectcd to a slide which works within the barrel ofthe gun, and all so arranged that,'by pulling the trigger, and thereby operating the catch, and releasing the cord, the latter will, by its elasticity, `project thc shot arrow or otherI missile from the gun. In the accompanying sheet of drawings?- i Figure 1 is a side sectional view of my invention.

. Figure n2, a detached horizontalsection of the barrel taken through theV centre.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding'parts.

A represents the stock of the gun constructedviu the form of what is generally termed full stock, the wood extending the whole length of the barrel B, as4 shown clearly in fig. 1. The barrel B is constructed of metal, and it isslctted longitudinally1 at its under side, as shown at a. VThe barrel is secured to the stock by a screw, b, or other suitable means, and in the'stock, underneath the barrel, there is made a longitudinal groove, e, to receive an elastic cord, C, the outer end of which is secured in thelouter end-of the groove, as shown at el in iig. l. lThe inner end of the cord is attached to a slide, D, which is fitted and works in the barrel B, said cord being'itted to or around a pendent projection, e, which entends down through the slot a inthe barrel into groove c, as shown in fig. 1. The inner end of the slide D has a pendent projection,f,to catch into a notch `or behind a shoulder, g, inthe front end of a curved lever, E, the lower part ot' which forms the trigger. The slide D may be of metal, Vaudits. head and rear are composed of two circular disks LKL, nearly equal in diameter Y to the internal diameter ofthe barrel, the disks being connected by'a flat strip, c'. These parts maybe of metal, and all cast in one piece. Against the. under side of the front part of .thc lever E a small spring, j, bears, which has a tendency to keepthe shoulder g of lever Epressed up'ward'in front of 4the projectionf of the slide, as will be fully understood iby referring to iig. I. i K

In order to load the` gun, all that is required is simply to press down the slide D by means of a ramrod, until the projectionfcatchcs behind the shoulder of the trigger, the cord C being thereby stretched. The ball c, or other missile, is then dropped into the, barrel, and rests upon the slide, theA ball being prevented from rolling out `ofthe barrel, when the same is inclined downward, by means of a stop, Gr, composed of a projection on a spring, Z', attached to the outside of the barrel; the projection passing through an opening, ffm, in the barrel by the side of theball, or a little in front ofthe same, so as to press -lightly against the latter and retain it in place, as will befully understood by referring to g. 2. In order to project the ball or missile 7c, the trigger E is pulled,`and the slide thereby released, sothat theol elastic cord C will spring forward and carry the slide D with it, and project the ball with a ''orceor velocity due to thestren'gth ofthe cord.

I claimas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. Constructing the slideD of two heads 7i 7L, an intermediatc'slip, z', and pendent projections ef, whereby lightness, with strength and'durability, is obtained. y

2. The stop G, constructedand applied tothe gun to retain the missile therein when the barrel is inclined downward, substantially as set forth, i

3. The'combination of the elastic cord C, slidcD, trigger E, and stop Gr, all arranged.forijointoperation,

substantially in the manner as and for the purpose specified. I The above. speciiication of my invention signed by me, this 12th day of December, 1867.

Y SOCRATES HUBBARD. Witnesses z' L. E. WILcoX, C. 0.-.W1L00X..

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