Easy loading toy projectile launcher

A toy projectile launcher, comprising:

• a housing defining an elongated interior recess;
• a hopper coupled to the elongated interior recess, the hopper configured to house one or more projectiles and to provide the one or more projectiles to the housing directly from a bottom of the hopper so that they can be launched from the housing, wherein the hopper comprises:
• a wall located to one side of the elongated interior recess when the elongated interior recess is viewed along its length in a direction of projectile launch, wherein the wall extends upwardly relative to the bottom of the hopper;
• and
• an agitating member rotatably coupled to the wall and configured to loosen the one or more projectiles within the hopper,
• a wheel having a finger extending therefrom, wherein the agitating member is agitated by intermittent contact between the finger and the agitating member;
• a cover having an underside which faces into the hopper;
• and
• a ceiling collapsibly attached to the underside of the cover.

A toy projectile launcher, comprising:

• a housing defining an elongated interior recess;
• and
• a hopper coupled to the elongated interior recess, the hopper configured to house one or more projectiles and to provide the one or more projectiles to the housing from a bottom of the hopper so that they can be launched from the housing;
• wherein the hopper comprises;
• a first wall located to one side of the elongated interior recess when the elongated interior recess is viewed along its length in a direction of projectile launch, the wall extending upwardly relative to the bottom of the hopper;
• an agitating member rotatably coupled to the first wall and configured to loosen the one or more projectiles within the hopper;
• a wheel having a finger extending therefrom, wherein the agitating member is agitated by intermittent contact between the finger and the agitating member;
• and
• a second wall that is rotatably coupled to the housing and is movable to a degree that accommodates entry of a partially closed fist of a user into the hopper to facilitate loading of the one or more projectiles into the hopper.

A toy projectile launcher, comprising:

• a housing;
• a firing chamber disposed within the housing and configured to receive a projectile;
• a rotating track defining a bottom of the firing chamber, the rotating track receiving the projectile thereon;
• a launching mechanism disposed forward of the rotating track for launching the projectile;
• and
• a push rod;
• wherein the push rod and the rotating track cooperate to advance the projectile from the firing chamber to the launching mechanism.