Variable safety output control system for toy projector
AssigneeNsi International, Inc.
InventorsFrank J. Landi, Jr., Adam Gelder
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Abstract
A variable safety output control system for a pneumatic toy dart projector (toy dart gun) has an adjustable output power (pressure) control system for power adjustment. A variable safety output control system has a manual dual-sided pressure adjustment safety mechanism that controllably limits a pneumatic pump power stroke and the resulting pneumatic pressure for dart release. A guiding and release mechanism for the adjustment safety mechanism operates with spaced-apart pressure-portions and high-pressure requirements allowing an adult-strength-level adjustment while minimizing juvenile-strength-level adjustment for improved safety.
Claims3
A variable safety output control system (50), for use in a pneumatic toy projector (1) comprising:
- a pneumatic pressure generation, storage, and release system (60);
- a dart magazine and transfer system (70) operative to store a plurality of darts for sequential dart release and to position respective ones of said darts in a release chamber prior to projection of said dart from said release chamber through a barrel and outwardly from said pneumatic toy projector;
- a trigger mechanism (80) operative to engage said pneumatic pressure generation, storage, and release system and release said respective ones of said darts upon an individual trigger mechanism cycle;
- a manual dual-sided pressure adjustment safety mechanism (40) engaging with said pneumatic pressure generation, storage and release system to manually adjust a pneumatic power adjustment during a use;
- a guiding and release mechanism (41) in said manual dual-sided pressure adjustment safety mechanism;
- said guiding and release mechanism operating to guide a pressure generation member (61) during said pneumatic pressure generation;
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- said guiding and release mechanism having dual pairs of key-blocks (42, 42), operating to adjustably restrain a pneumatic pump power stroke during said use and to restrain said pressure generation member (61).
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