Ammunition chain for toy projectiles
AssigneeBuzz Bee Toys (H.K.) Co., Limited
InventorJeffrey C. Zimmerman
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Abstract
A link for a toy ammunition chain made up of a plurality of links hinged together side-by-side in articulated fashion includes a cylindrical body adapted to receive a soft projectile. A first hinge component extends laterally from the body and has a pair of hinge pins. A second hinge component extends laterally from the body at a position opposite the first hinge component and has a pair of recesses each for pivotally receiving a hinge pin of an adjacent link in the chain.
Claims5
A link for a toy ammunition chain made up of a plurality of said links hinged together side-by-side in articulated fashion, the link comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical body formed as a plastics molding and adapted to receive a soft projectile therein;
- a soft projectile releasably held in the body;
- a first hinge component formed integrally with the body and extending laterally from the body and comprising a hinge boss having a pair of hinge pins;
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- a second hinge component formed integrally with the body and extending laterally from the body at a position substantially opposite the first hinge component and comprising a pair of hinge lugs mutually spaced apart sufficiently to receive a hinge boss of an adjacent said link in the chain, each of the lugs having a recess adapted to pivotally receive a hinge pin of an adjacent said link in the chain,
- and wherein at least one of the hinge lugs comprises a cutout in a lug sidewall extending from the recess to enable lateral insertion of a hinge pin of an adjacent said link in the chain so that said hinge pin is snapped through the cutout into the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.