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US 7,677,235 B2Granted
Toy gun
AssigneeBuzz Bee Toys (H.K.) Co., Limited
InventorJeffrey C. Zimmerman
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Abstract
A toy gun includes a firing mechanism activated to cause rapid movement of a pneumatic piston to cause rapid ingress of air into a cartridge to cause firing of a soft projectile. A release mechanism causes ejection of spent cartridges from the gun after firing.
Claims6
A toy gun, comprising:
- a body,
- a firing chamber within the body,
- a magazine mounted to the body and housing an array of soft projectile-loaded cartridges,
- a loading mechanism for successively presenting individual cartridges to the firing chamber, said loading mechanism comprising a push rod and a priming lever, wherein pivotal movement of the priming lever causes longitudinal movement of the push rod to provide a loading area into which a cartridge is received,
- a pneumatic piston located within the body and communicating with the firing chamber,
- a firing mechanism, activation of which enables rapid movement of the pneumatic piston to cause rapid ingress of air into a cartridge located in the firing chamber to cause the soft projectile to deploy from the cartridge, and
- a release mechanism bearing against a cartridge in the firing chamber, activation of which causes ejection of a spent cartridge therefrom.
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