Toy projectile launching device
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsFerenc Fekete, Wayne R. Halford, Michael O. Hirtle
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Abstract
A toy projectile launching device having a main tubular member in fluid communication with an air pump, an air storage tank and a projectile launching housing rotatably coupled to the main tubular member. A valve member manually operable within the main tubular member, and with the valve member in a first position air from the air pump passes into the air storage tank; in a second position of the valve member, the pressurized air within the tank is released to propel a projectile within the housing. A third position of the valve member permits air from the air tank to be released in minute quantities to actuate an air-operated sounding device.
Claims14
A toy projectile launcher comprising:
- a main tubular member;
- air storage means in fluid communication with said tubular member;
- air pump means in fluid communication with said tubular member;
- projectile launching means in fluid communication with said tubular member;
- manually operable valve means having an elongated bar with first and second enlarged end of generally circular configuration in sealing sliding engagement with said main tubular member, said valve means being operable through first, second and third position;
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- air-operated sounding means in fluid communication with said tubular member adjacent to first end of said elongated bar, said valve means when in said first position enabling air to pass from said air pump means to said air storage means, when in said second position enabling air from said air storage means to pass to said projectile launching means whereby to launch a toy projectile therein in response to movement of said air, and when in said third position permitting air to pass through said air-operated sounding means.
In a toy projectile launcher, the combination comprising:
- a generally rigid main tubular member;
- an air storage tank supported by and in fluid communication with said tubular member, said air storage tank being fixedly coupled in generally perpendicular relation with said tubular member;
- air pump means coupled to said tubular member in generally perpendicular relation therewith adjacent one end thereof, said air pump means being supported by and in fluid communication with said tubular member;
- projectile launching means pivotally coupled to the other end of said tubular member, said projectile launching means being supported by and in fluid communication with said tubular member;
- an elongated bar member having first and second valve portions adjacent opposite ends thereof, said bar member being axially movable within said tubular member with said first and second valve portions in sealing sliding engagement within said main tubular member;
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- manually operable means coupled to said bar member for positioning said bar member within said main tubular member, said bar member and said tubular member being so configured that in one position of said bar member, air from said air pump means is transferred to said air storage tank, and in another position of said bar member air from said air storage tank passes to said projectile launching means whereby to launch a toy projectile therein in response to release of the air from said air storage tank.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.