Toy vehicle launcher

A toy vehicle launcher, comprising:

• a load mechanism;
• a push mechanism, the push mechanism including a launching member and a biasing member, the launching member including a protrusion with a receptacle with an inner lip, wherein the load mechanism is configured to engage the protrusion to move the launching member along a first axis in a first direction;
• and
• an actuator mechanism, the actuator mechanism including an actuator button, a spring, and an engagement end having an angled edge, wherein when the angled edge is disposed within the receptacle and engaged with the inner lip, the push mechanism is prepared to launch a toy vehicle along the first axis, and wherein when the actuator button is pressed while the angled edge is disposed within the receptacle and engaged with the inner lip, the spring is arranged to compress along a second axis to release the launching member and allow the biasing member to cause the launching member to move along the first axis in a second direction, the second direction being opposite from the first direction.

A toy vehicle launcher assembly, comprising:

• a housing;
• a base, wherein the housing is coupled to the base;
• and
• a launcher at least partially disposed in the housing and atop the base, the launcher including:
• a load mechanism including a rotational component, the rotational component having a handle portion and an engagement extension;
• an actuator mechanism including an engagement end with a catch disposed thereon;
• and
• a push mechanism including a launching member having a protrusion with a receptacle with an inner lip and a biasing member coupled to the launching member and the housing, wherein the load mechanism is configured to engage the protrusion to move the launching member in a first direction along an x-axis such that the engagement end of the actuator mechanism is inserted into the receptacle of the protrusion and the catch engages the inner lip, and wherein the actuator mechanism is configured to disengage the catch from the inner lip when a force is applied to the actuator mechanism in a second direction along a z-axis, thereby allowing the biasing member to impart a launching force on the launching member in a third direction along the x-axis, the third direction being opposite of the first direction.