US 4,267,661 A · Multiple vehicle launcher

Abstract

A launching device for launching toy vehicles or other objects includes a mechanism for sequentially launching of a plurality of the vehicles. The landing device includes a handle with a launching ramp defined thereon. Rotatably mounted on the handle is a vehicle support platform capable of holding a plurality of vehicles or objects to be launched. Propelling devices such as rubberbands are attached to the platform and are extended or tensioned by placement of a vehicle onto the platform. A latch is released to launch the vehicle by a trigger mounted on the handle. The toy also includes a biasing member for automatically rotating the platform relative to the launching ramp to position successive vehicles to be launched adjacent to the launching ramp. The rotating member may be a rubberband in which energy is stored by rotating or winding the platform relative to the handle through the employment of a winding mechanism.

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Dependent claims

A toy for launching a plurality of objects mounted on said toy, comprising:

a vertically inclined launching ramp for launching said objects onto a surface such as a floor or the like;
a carrier for said objects to be launched rotatably mounted on said ramp;
means on said carrier for holding at least one of said objects to be launched;
launching means on said holding means for launching said object;
said launching means including a stored energy element secured to said holding means in position for simultaneously biasing all of said plurality of said objects for launching each of said objects;
and
means for rotating said carrier to align said holding means with said launching ramp.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Multiple vehicle launcher

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Multiple vehicle launcher

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Abstract

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