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US 2014/0274501 A1Published application
Toy projectile and method of making
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsKin Fai Chang, Chun Wing Wong, Peter Kit Fan, Him Fung Hau
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Abstract
A toy projectile and method of making the toy projectile is provided herein. The toy projectile having: an elongated dart body secured to a tip assembly, the tip assembly comprising: a tip insert secured to a forward end of the elongated dart body and a tip secured to the tip insert, wherein the tip comprises a styrene ethylene butylene styrene copolymer (SEBS rubber) tip.
Claims20
A toy projectile, comprising:
- an elongated dart body secured to a tip assembly, the tip assembly comprising:
- a tip insert secured to a forward end of the elongated dart body and a tip secured to the tip insert, wherein the tip comprises a styrene ethylene butylene styrene copolymer tip.
A toy projectile, comprising:
- an elongated dart body;
- a tip assembly, secured to the forward end of the elongated dart body, the tip assembly comprising:
- a tip insert and a tip portion insert molded thereto, the tip insert having a plurality of annular features extending from an exterior surface of the tip insert, wherein at least one of the plurality of annular features is covered by the tip portion when it is insert molded onto the tip insert and wherein at least one other of the plurality of annular features is only covered by a forward portion of the elongated dart body when it is secured to tip assembly.
A method of securing a SEBS rubber tip to an extruded dart body, comprising:
- forming a tip assembly by inserting a tip insert into a die of an injection molding machine, wherein the tip insert has a central opening extending therethrough and a plurality of features extending from an exterior surface of the tip insert;
- insert molding a SEBS rubber material wherein the die of the injection molding machine is configured to allow a portion of the SEBS rubber material to extend into a portion of the central opening and cover some of the plurality of features extending from the exterior surface of the tip insert;
- removing the tip assembly from the injection molding machine;
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- securing a forward end of an extruded dart body to at least one of the plurality of features of the tip insert that is not covered by the SEBS rubber material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.