US918444A - Toy gun. - Google Patents

Description

J. B. GRIFFITH.

TOY GUN.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JAN.z,19oa.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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J. B. GRIFFITH.

TOY GUN.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.28,190B.

Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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TOY GUN.

Specification of Letters IEatent.y

Patented April 18, 1909.

Application n led- January 28, 1908. Serial No. 413,086.v

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE B. GRiFFiTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at El Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of Texas, haveinvented new and useful Imrovements in Toy Guns, of which the folowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved toy gun, 'the object of the invention being to lOprovide a magazine sling gun in which a ,number of arrows or other projectiles may be stored and successively fed for propulsion into the boreof the barrel at the breech, the construction being such as to permit manufacture of the gunat a comparatively low cost and to secure accuracy in propelling projectiles of suicient, size and with suffi- Vcientforcefor shooting small fish and game vand forl target practice.

Withy struction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fullydescribed and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toy niagazine gun embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same. sectional View taken longitudinally through the rear end of the barrel and the breech,

showing the position of the parts beforel the sling is set for action.- Fig. 4 isa similar section through the gun, showing the sl-ing set and one of the projectiles'fed into `the b-arrel for lischarge, and also showing in dotted lines the guard and feeder swung down to open the magazine. 'Figfb is a transverse section on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

' Fi 6 is a perspective view of the detent for ho ding the sling in set position.

Fig. 7 is a similar view of the cross-bar and rear ends of the straps of the sling.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the barrel, 2the stocky'and 3 the breech of the gun, which may be of any preferred construction. The barrel is provided with the usual front vand rear sights 4 and 5 and is formed in its sides with lon itudinal slots 6 extending a portion of the glength thereof described. 'Within the breech is formed a magazine chamber 7 of sufficient size to receive a Anumber of projectiles S, which may be in the forni of arrows or of any other suitable fornr, and are arranged to lie one above the other. The magazine opens atits upper end hese and other objects in view, the invention consists of the features of con-- lligp?) is a into the bore of the barrel, which latter is provided in rear of the point of communication with the magazine with an extension 9 overhanging the' grip of the stock. A. channeled guard or lever 10 is provided to close the lower open end of the magazine and is pivoted at its forward end to a pin 11 mounted upon the lower front wall of the magazine. As shown, the guard comprises a base or bodyiwall 12 having side flanges 13 whose u per edges are adapted to abut against tlie lower edges of the side walls of the magazine and are inclined to allow the bottom 12 to extend at a downward'andrearward inclination, the rear end of said guard lever, being provided with a curved extension 14 simulating the construction of 1the ordinary finger guard. This extension 14 is adapted to be engaged by the hooked end of a latch 15 slidably mounted in a recess in the lower end of the stock and normally forced forward into locking position by a spring 16. A finger nected with the latch and ies in the space.

inclosed by the art 14, whereby the latch may be. retracte(l to permit the uard to A,be j

swung downward,yas shownin otted lines in Fig. 4, to expose the opening in the magazine, so that the latter may be recharged.

A feeder 18 is ivotally mounted at its forward end upon tlie lever, as shown at 19, and

'is' of eoncavo-eonvex form, its convex or rounded surface being upwardly dis osed toI bear against and form a support for t e, body of projectiles 8. When the magazine is ful the feeder normally lies folded within the guard between the side flanges 13, and is gradually forced upward therefrom as the projectiles are successively fed intothe barrel, the curved surface of the feed'er adapting it to exert a direct ul )ward pressure on a central vertical line. liy this means the swinging movement ofthe feeder is prevented from shifting the rojectiles in a forward direction, and as t e curved surface of the feeder rides easily in contact with the lower projectile canting or tilting and bindingbf the projectiles in the magazine is obviated. The feeder is forced upward by a spring 2() having a coiled portion encircling the pivot in 19 and arms respectively bearin u on t e underside of the body of the igeedler and the vbody plate 12 of the guard lever.

The projectiles are adapted to be propelled from the barrel 1 by means of a vsling comprising a Across-bar or piece 21 having a ceniece 17 is conf f 50 and in position for discharge.

tral projecting tongue 22. Beyond this tongue, the ends of the bar project from the bore of the barrel outward through the slot 6',

in whichv they are adapted toislide and are connected beyond the sides of the barrel with rings or loops 23 upon the rear ends of elastic straps 24, which are suitably secured at their forward ends to the sides of the barrel, as indicated at 25. The cross-bar 21 is adapted to be drawnrearwardly to a point in rear of the line of the magazine to place the elastic straps under tension', to be held in suoli position until it is desired to discharge the projectile in the barrel, and to be released so 1 5 that the cross-bar will be drawn forward with force by the contraction of the elastic straps 24 and expel the projectile with great speed. The ends of the cross-bar form` arms by 'which said bar may be conveniently drawn backward to set the sling for use, and these arms are adapted to be engaged by a pivoted detent comprising a pair of levers 26 disposed on opposite sides of the breech and pivotally mounted upon suitable pivot supports 27, the forward ends of said levers having curved dogs 28 to engage the ends of the bar 21 and the rear ends ofthe leversbeing'` connected by a cross pin 29 connected by a pin or link 30 with a trigger 31 arranged adjacent to and 30 in advance of the latch finger 17. The pin or link 30 is slidable vertically in the grip of the stock, which is recessed to receive a coil spring 32 whereby the trigger and detent are normally held in engaging position. The

4 35 ends ofthe dogs 28 are curved or beveled to allow the arms of the bar 21 to slide thereover and into locking engagement with said Y ..45 the feeder to bear upon the lower-most pro- Y Y jectile. The' spring pressure of the feeder forces the body of projectiles upward, so that the up e'rmost ione, after the sling has been vset, w,illl be forced into the bore of the barrel ln order to revent the feed of a'projectile into the bore i efore the sling or propelling device is set, an automatically-operated device is provided to close the bore above the magazine. T his device is adapted to be retracted by the crossbar of the sling when the latter is set, and comprises a follower 33 having a groove or recess 34 to receive the tongue 22 'and provided upon its rear face with a pin or projection to engage the coil of a coil spring 35, the

rear coil of which is adapted to engage a similar pin or projection upon a plug or stopper 36 closing the rear end of the bore. lll/"hen the cross-bar 21 is drawn rearwardly, the

e5 tongue 22 engages the follower and forces the same back into the extension 9 of the barrel in which the spring 351s compressed, the said cross-bar on its release by the actuation of `the trigger being propelled forward by the combined energy of the sling straps and exf pansion of the spring 35, which moves forward to the position shown in Fig. As a rcsult, communication between the bore and magazine will be closed until the-sling or propulsion device is again set, thus preventing a projectile from being fed into the bore and interfering with the resetting of the sling.

lt will be seen from the foregoing description that the sling may be reaeily and conveniently set and'that the bore will be charged s o with projectiles by the action of the automatic feeder until the store of projectiles is exhausted, and that upon pulling the trigger 31 the dogs28 will be depressed, thus releasing the sling to effect the discharge of the proje'ctiles. Communication between the .inagazine and barrel will then be closed until the sling is again reset, when the feeder will force a projectile up into the barrel in advance of the bar 21. The elastic straps of the sling maybe made of any desired length, and any suitable equivalent therefor may be employed, and through thel conjoint action of these straps and the spring 35 the projectile will be expelled with considerable force and 9 accuracy. The projectiles may vary in sizeand character for shooting game or for target work, and the gun will be found useful for shooting small game at short range.

As the construction is simple, it will be seen 10c that the gun may be manufactured at a comparatively low cost and contains few parts that are liable to readily get out of order. I

The detent levers 26 are preferably disposed between the sides of the breech and plates 26 detachably secured thereto, said plates forming covers to protect thedetent, while permitting of its ready removal for repairs or substitution of new parts when--occasion requires. 1 10 Havin thus fully described the invention,

what is c aimed as new is y 1. A toy gun embodying a barrel, a magazine chamber in communication at its upper end with the barrel, a pivoted, channeled cover plate for closing the lower end of the magazine, projectile propelling means operating in the barrel, trigger mechanism therefor, a transverse pivot pin extending between the side walls of the channeled cover plate, a

concavo-convex feeder pivotally mounted at its forward cnd'on said pin to fold into the channeledcover plate and to swing upward into the magazine, said feeder having its conver; surface uppermost to engage the projectiles in the magazine, and a spring coiled about said pivot pin andhaving arms bearing respectively on the cover plate and feeder.

2. A toy gun embodying a slotted barrel open at its rear. end, a closure for said open rear end,l a self-projected sling operating in the barrel and including a cross-bar movable in the slotted portion thereof and provided with a tongue or projection, a trigger mechanism therefor, a magazine in communication at its u per end with the barrel, an automatic feeder o erating therein, a follower movable in the arrel in rear of said crossbar and having a recess to receive said tongue or projection, and a longitudinally expansible s ring arranged in the barrel between saic closure ancI follower, said spring -being insertible and removable through the 3. 'A toy gun embodying a slotted barrel, a self-pro )elled sling arranged to travel therein and. inclluding a cross-bar having its ends projecting beyond o posite sides of the barrel, a pair of ooaxia 1y pivoted dogs having upwardly extending hooked forward ends to engage the ends of the cross-bar and hold the sling sot for operation, a connection between said dogs in rear of their fulcrumed portions, a pin vertically slidable in the stock of the gun and engaging said connection, a spring ,acting upon said pin to normally hold the dogs projected, and a trigger operated to move said pin against the resistance of the spring to retract the dogs.

In testimony whereof I afX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JESSE B. GRIFFITH.

Witnesses:

W. Y. WALLACE, J. S. JEFFREss.

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