US 2013/0340734 A1Published application

Elastic band projectile toy gun and method of assembly

AssigneeBobco Designs, LLC

InventorRobert M. Coulston

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Abstract

A toy gun comprising a plurality of pre-cut thin layer members along with a plurality of pin members, wherein the toy gun is adapted to store a number of elastic bands and to shoot the stored elastic bands in rapid succession. A barrel top notch is adapted to receive front end of a stretched elastic band that will be fired by the toy gun. The stock comprises a series of recesses each of which is adapted to accommodate the rear end of a stretched elastic band. The fore-end member is movable and includes a series of secondary recesses along its back end, staggered in relation to the stock recesses, wherein any particular secondary recess is slightly below the corresponding stock recess and functions as means to transfer each elastic band from its stock recesses to an adjacent stock recess in the upward direction, toward the firing recess.

Claims14

Dependent claims

A toy gun kit comprising:

a plurality of layer members aligned along five planes, wherein the third plane is the center plane and the first and the fifth planes are outer planes, wherein the assembled layer members form a toy gun comprising:
a hand grip;
a stock extending upwardly above the hand grip comprising a series of recesses each of which is adapted to accommodate a rear end of a stretched elasticized band;
a trigger mechanism comprising a trigger, a trigger recess member, and a trigger elastic band, wherein the trigger elastic band loops around the back of the trigger, thus urging the trigger into forward position, and wherein the trigger is adapted to push the trigger recess member and the firing recess backwards thus releasing an elastic band from the firing recess;
a barrel comprising a top notch for receiving firing elastic bands and a bottom notch;
and
a movable fore-end pump member comprising a series of secondary recesses along its back end, wherein the secondary recesses are staggered in relation to the stock recesses such that any particular secondary recess is slightly below the corresponding stock recess and functions as means to transfer each elastic band from its stock recesses to an adjacent stock recess in the upward direction toward the firing recess.

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A toy gun comprising:

a plurality of layered segments joined together by a plurality of fasteners thereby forming a toy gun body;
a trigger member;
one of said plurality of layered segments comprising the center-most layer, said center-most layer including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said proximal end includes a first plurality of teeth and wherein said distal end includes both a top notch and a bottom notch;
a firing pin member slideably engaged with a space located in said central-most layer, said firing pin member including a gap adapted for receiving an end of said trigger member, and said firing pin member further including a release tooth;
another layer of said plurality of layered segments comprising a pump-action layer including a second plurality of teeth offset from said first plurality of teeth, said pump-action layer being slideably engaged with said central-most layer;
and
a pump grip member slideably engaged with said central-most layer.

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A method of assembling a toy gun comprising the steps:

providing a plurality of layered segments and a plurality of fasteners adapted for connecting said layered segments to one another, said fasteners comprising a first connector and a second connector;
joining said plurality of layered segments with said plurality of fasteners to form a hand grip portion, a stock portion, a barrel portion, a fore-end pump member, a trigger member, and a firing pin member, wherein said hand grip portion, said stock portion, and said barrel portion are rigidly engaged;
slideably engaging said fore-end pump member with said stock portion;
placing said trigger member into a receiver slot located on said firing pin member;
slideably engaging said firing pin member with said stock portion;
wrapping a first elasticized band around said trigger member and a nub located in proximity with said hand grip portion;
tying a second elasticized band to a third elasticized band such as to form a pair of elasticized bands having a first end and a second end;
looping said first end of said pair of elasticized bands onto a bottom hook located on said barrel portion;
and
looping said second end of said pair of elasticized bands onto said fore-end pump member.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/925,524Filed 24 Jun 2013
Priority: 22 Jun 2012
Published: 26 Dec 2013
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

F41B 7/025
The spring forming part of the missile or projectile: rubber-band projecting guns
F41B 7/003
Spring guns: spring guns in pistol or rifle form
Y10T 29/49826
Method of mechanical manufacture: assembling or joining
F41B
Weapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge