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US 6,523,535 B2Granted
Toy projectile launcher
AssigneeRehco, LLC
InventorsSteven Rehkemper, Jeffrey Rehkemper, Todd Hannon, Ryan Kratz
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Abstract
This invention is a toy projectile launcher that launches projectiles. The launcher includes a housing having an entrance and an exit in communication therewith to define a channel, a pair of flywheels supported by the housing and positioned about and in communication with the channel, and a pump handle for rotating the flywheels such that a projectile entering the channel may be engaged by the rotating flywheels and impelled through the channel and out through the exit.
Claims17
A projectile launcher comprising:
- a housing supporting a hand grip and a launch channel, the launch channel having an entrance opening and an exit opening;
- at least one projectile positioned in the entrance opening, each projectile has a predetermined shape defined by a tip and a body;
- a preventing means for preventing said projectile positioned in the entrance opening from entering the launch channel;
- a pair of flywheels in communication with and separately positioned on either side of the launch channel, each flywheel includes a predetermined contour that permits the pair of flywheels to engage the tip of the projectile and further allows the body of the projectile to move past the flywheels substantially unengaged;
- a pump handle slidably connected to the housing, the pump handle is operably connected to the pair of flywheels such that when the pump handle is moved inwardly, the flywheels rotate to store energy;
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- a triggering means for releasing the preventing means, such that when the triggering means releases the preventing means, a projectile moves from the entrance opening to the launch channel and when the flywheels are rotating, the projectile is impelled out of the launch channel through the exit opening.
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A projectile launcher comprising:
- a housing having an entrance in communication with an exit channel to define a channel;
- a hand-held grip supported by the housing;
- a projectile positioned at the entrance;
- a pair of flywheels supported by said housing and positioned on either side of the said channel, the pair of flywheels positioned to engage the projectile when said projectile enters the channel;
- a pump handle slidably connected to the housing, the pump handle is operably connected to the pair of flywheels such that when the pump handle is moved, the pair of flywheels rotate to store energy, wherein when a projectile enters the channel, the projectile is engaged by the pair of energized rotating flywheels and impelled through the channel and out through the exit;
- and a portion of the exit channel is pivotally attached to the housing such that when the exit channel is pivoted, a projectile impelled by the pair of flywheels will come into contact with one side of the exit channel imparting a spin on the projectile such that the projectile will have a curved trajectory.
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A projectile launcher comprising:
- a housing having a launch channel, the launch channel having an entrance opening and an exit opening, the entrance opening sized to receive a projectile, the projectile includes a predetermined shape defined by a tip and a body;
- a pair of flywheels separately and rotatably connected on either side of the launch channel;
- a means for rotating the pair of flywheels;
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- each flywheel having a contour that permits the pair of flywheels to engage the tip of the projectile while allowing the body of the projectile to pass between the flywheels substantially friction free.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.