Decal-coated projectile launcher
AssigneeZuru IP Ltd.
InventorMathew Peter MOWBRAY
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Abstract
A non-lethal projectile launcher toy that comprises a full-colour, high DPI, printed aggregate coating on an outer shell (101, 301); the decal coating is not limited to flat surfaces, allowing for substantially unrestricted product design, and is substantially undisturbed visual continuity when crossing part lines between discrete parts that make up the outer shell. Methods of producing the decal-coated toy gun using inkjet printing technology are also provided, allowing for high-detail and comprehensive colour range aggregate coatings that may be programmatically controlled to maximise the visual quality of the applied decal.
Claims15
1-29. (canceled)
A projectile launcher comprising:
- at least two abutting shell parts configured to be selectively separable from one another, comprising:
- a first abutting shell part of the at least two abutting shell parts defining a first surface;
- and
- a second abutting shell part of the at least two abutting shell parts defining a second surface;
- wherein:
- each of the first surface and the second surface forms at least part of an outermost surface of the projectile launcher;
- and
- at least one the first surface and the second surface has at least two faces that are not coplanar and non-parallel;
- an aggregate coating comprising:
- a first sub-coating formed by depositing ink on the first surface;
- and
- a second sub-coating formed by depositing ink on the second surface;
- wherein each of the first sub-coating and the second sub-coating is formed in a single printing orientation on the respective at least two faces before the first and second abutting shell parts are assembled and to position the first sub-coating contiguously to the second sub-coating to define the aggregate coating that is visually continuous.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.