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US 6,119,671 AGranted
Toy projectile launcher
AssigneeJohnson Research & Development Company, Inc.
InventorsJoseph Jay Smith, Bryan R. Keller, Thomas Matthew Walraven
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Abstract
A toy projectile launcher in the form of a toy gun has a first and second barrel. The second barrel is pivotably mounted to a housing for movement from a first position to a second position in which the second barrel is axially aligned with the first barrel for firing a projectile from the second barrel.
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A toy projectile launcher comprising:
- a first barrel adapted to receive a first projectile for launching therefrom;
- a second barrel adapted to receive a second projectile for launching therefrom, the second barrel pivotably mounted adjacent to the first barrel for movement between a first position and a second position in which the second barrel is axially aligned with the first barrel;
- a launching mechanism coupled to the first barrel, and with the second barrel in the second position, to the second barrel via the first barrel, the launching mechanism adapted to provide a projectile launching force to the first projectile with the second barrel in the first position and to the second projectile with the second barrel in the second position;
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- a trigger coupled to actuate the launching mechanism.
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A toy projectile launcher comprising:
- a first barrel adapted to received a first projectile;
- a second barrel adapted to receive a second projectile and pivotably mounted adjacent to the first barrel for movement between a first position and a second position in which the second barrel is axially aligned with the first barrel;
- each of the first barrel and the second barrel adapted to discharge the first projectile and the second projectile, respectively, responsive to a flow of pressurized fluid;
- a launching chamber containing a pressurized fluid, the launching chamber coupled by a launching valve to the first barrel, and with the second barrel in the second position, to the second barrel via the first barrel;
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- a trigger coupled to the launching valve for selectively discharging the pressurized fluid from the launching chamber into the first barrel for launching the first projectile with the second barrel in the first position and the second projectile with the second barrel in the second position.
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A toy projectile launcher comprising:
- a housing;
- a first barrel adapted to receive a first projectile for launching therefrom, the first barrel secured within the housing and coupled to a projectile launching mechanism;
- a second barrel adapted to receive a second projectile for launching therefrom, the second barrel secured within a second barrel housing, the second barrel housing being pivotably mounted to the housing for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein in the second position the second barrel is substantially axially aligned with the first barrel and is coupled to the projectile launching mechanism via the first barrel, and
- the launching mechanism comprising a launching chamber and a triggering chamber each containing pressurized fluid, the launching chamber coupled by a launching valve to the first barrel, the launching valve arranged, in a first position, to discharge pressurized fluid from the launching chamber into the first barrel and, in a second position, to inhibit the discharge of pressurized fluid from the launching chamber into the first barrel;
- the triggering chamber coupled by a triggering valve to the atmosphere, the triggering valve in a first position, sealing the triggering chamber from the atmosphere, and in a second position, discharging the pressurized fluid from the triggering chamber to the atmosphere;
- the pressurized fluid within the triggering chamber urging the launching valve to its first position and the pressurized fluid in the launching chamber urging the launching valve to its second position upon the discharge of the pressurized fluid from the triggering chamber to the atmosphere;
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- a trigger member coupled to the triggering valve for moving the triggering valve between its first and its second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.