Launching device

A launching device, for a pneumatic toy, comprising:

• a fluid pressure control system with a one-time use pneumatic launch engine;
• a rechargeable inflatable compressed air canister in a toy having a normally open mouth thereof;
• said normally open mouth of said air canister including at least one inwardly projecting notch;
• an intake manifold of said one-time pneumatic launch engine;
• said intake manifold comprising an air outlet for complementally receiving and releasing said open mouth of said compressed air canister during a use;
• an external air inlet having a one-way check valve for permitting external air pressurization of said compressed air canister during said use and selectable external air re-pressurization of said compressed air canister during a re-use thereof;
• an automated launching control system;
• a receiving bayonet member on said air outlet for slidably and guidably receiving said intake manifold of said compressed air canister thereon in said launch engine;
• said bayonet member including a central opening for transmission of said external air pressurization into said compressed air canister during said use;
• said bayonet member including an outer surface having a guiding spiral groove thereon for slidably and guidably receiving said projecting notch and inducing a spiral rotation of said compressed air canister during a launch thereof;
• a movable lock retaining member engaging said open mouth of said compressed air canister during a pressurization of said air canister;
• a lock retaining and releasing system for operating said lock retaining member between a lock and an unlock position during said use;
• and
• a launch direction system with motor control moving said bayonet member through a series of vertical and traversal steps retained in a permanent memory of a control board selected by a user prior to a release of said lock retaining member by said lock retaining and releasing system.