Target game with releasable objects and rotating target member

A method of operating a toy for dropping one or more objects from a simulated airborne vehicle onto target positions, said method comprising:

• (a) effecting selective movement along one path of a simulated airborne vehicle supported on an arm extending over a target area through manual actuation of a remote lever,
• (b) causing continuous rotational movement generally transverse to said path by the target area which has a plurality of spaced apart identified target positions on its upper surface,
• (c) sighting one of the target positions on the target area through a relatively short tubular stationary sight located remote from the vehicle, maintaining the sighting eye substantially stationary, and actuating said remote lever to effectuate said movement to move said vehicle and align a mirror located on said vehicle through said sight to bring into view one of said target positions, and
• (d) releasing individual ones of a plurality of of objects carried by an elongate element on the vehicle through manual actuation of a remote release member when the vehicle has been shifted to a position relative to the target area, the action of releasing the objects occurring while the user of the toy operates the remote release member and simultaneously looks through the sight at a remote position from the vehicle to drop the object when the selected target position appears in the desired location through the sight and which target position is achieved through such selective movement of the vehicle.

A target toy comprising:

• (a) means defining a generally horizontal target area disposed on a supporting surface, said target area rotating generally continuously,
• (b) means defining a self standing base having an upright section and a transverse section extending outwardly from the upright section, said transverse section being positioned with at least a portion thereof extending over and spaced above said target area,
• (c) an object carrier supported on said transverse section for movement therealong and over said target area,
• (d) control means on said base selectively manually operable by a user to cause said movement of said carrier on said transverse section,
• (e) at least one object releasably carried by said carrier,
• (f) sighting means comprising a relatively short tubular sighting member on said base, an optical element mounted on said carrier and being optically aligned with said sighting member for the entire path of movement of said carrier on said transverse section to enable a user of the toy to look through the sighting member and to view a portion of the target area by means of the optical element, the length and cross section of said sighting member being such that the user's view through the sight will not extend beyond the limits of the optical element when the carrier is at its furthest position from the sighting member,
• (g) release means on said base in close proximity to said control means and being selectively manually operable by a user to release an object from said carrier, said tubular sighting member being located in relation to said release means to enable a user of said target toy to simultaneously operate said release means while viewing a portion of the target area through said sighting member and in a position remote from said carrier.

A target toy for releasing one or more objects onto a moving target, said game comprising:

• (a) base means,
• (b) a target member rotatably mounted with respect to said base means, and means for generally continuously rotating said member,
• (c) a frame operatively associated with said base means and having a frame element extending over said target member and being spaced upwardly from said target member,
• (d) a simulated airborne vehicle operatively mounted on said frame element for movement therealong and which is radial with respect to said target member,
• (e) control means operatively associated with said frame for causing said movement of said vehicle along said frame element through selective manual actuation by a user,
• (f) retaining means on said vehicle for retaining a plurality of objects which are capable of being dropped from said vehicle,
• (g) release means in proximity to said control means operatively associated with said retaining means and being selectively manually actuable by a user for releasing one of the objects on each actuation thereof when said vehicle has been moved to a proper position with respect to said rotating target member,
• (g) sighting means comprising a relatively short tubular sighting member on said base, an optical element mounted on said vehicle and being optically aligned with said sighting member for the entire path of movement of said vehicle on said transverse section to enable a user of the toy to look through the sighting member and to view a portion of the target area by means of the optical element, the length and cross section of said sighting member being such that the user's view through the sight will not extend beyond the limits of the sighting element when the vehicle is at its furthest position from the sighting member, and
• (i) release means on said base in close proximity to said control means and being selectively manually operable by a user to release an object from said vehicle, said tubular sighting member being located in relation to said release means to enable a user of said targer toy to simultaneously operate said release means while viewing a portion of the target area through said sighting member and in a position remote from said vehicle.