Toy projectile launcher
AssigneeMattel, Inc.
InventorsBrandon C. Sopinsky, Binh Luong, Steed Sun, Peter Fan, Henry Miller
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Abstract
The present invention is a toy projectile launcher in the form of a role play accessory such as a belt. The belt assembly includes a strap, a launcher housing, and projectiles stored on the belt strap. The belt strap feeds through the launcher housing so that projectiles may be launched from the strap. In one embodiment the launcher is hand-held, and includes a handle which serves both for holding the launcher during operation and as a power switch for the launcher. Projectiles may be discharged singly from the launcher or continuously in a rapid-fire mode.
Claims20
A toy projectile launcher, comprising:
- a belt;
- a projectile coupled to said belt;
- and
- a housing movably coupled to said belt, wherein said housing comprises:
- a launching system for feeding said belt through said housing and for launching said projectile from said housing;
- and
- a handle, wherein said handle is movable from a retracted position to an operative position, wherein said retracted position turns off said launching system, and wherein said operative position turns on said launching system.
A toy projectile launcher, comprising:
- a belt;
- a projectile coupled to said belt;
- and
- a housing movably coupled to said belt, wherein said housing comprises:
- a launching system for feeding said belt through said housing and for launching said projectile from said housing;
- and
- a wrist attachment component.
A toy projectile launcher, comprising:
- a belt;
- a projectile coupled to said belt;
- and
- a housing movably coupled to said belt, wherein said housing comprises:
- a launching system for feeding said belt through said housing and for launching said projectile from said housing;
- and
- a belt buckle.
A method of launching projectiles, said projectiles coupled to a belt, wherein a projectile launcher is coupled to said belt, comprising:
- wearing said belt on a waist;
- removing said belt from said waist;
- positioning said projectile launcher at a desired location for said launching;
- engaging said projectile launcher in a mode supporting said launching;
- launching said projectile from said projectile launcher;
- and
- disengaging said mode supporting said launching;
- wherein said engaging and disengaging is controlled by a movable handle coupled to said projectile launcher.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.