US 9,097,476 B2 · Projectile launcher with rotatable clip connector

Abstract

A toy launcher apparatus with a rotatable clip connector mounted to a lower portion of a housing. The housing also includes an upper portion, a barrel portion and a grip portion. Pivotally mounted to the upper portion of the housing is a handle and mounted to the grip portion is a trigger and a switch. Attached to the clip connector may be eight projectile clips and the clip connector is rotatable 45° every time the handle is pivoted forward. Mounted within the housing are a battery compartment, and a wheel and motor assembly. Batteries in the battery compartment may power the wheel and motor assembly after the switch is activated by a user. Pulling the trigger causes a projectile, such as a foam dart, to be pushed from a clip aligned with the barrel portion toward spinning wheels of the wheel and motor assembly, and the wheels cause discharge the dart.

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Dependent claims

A projectile launcher comprising:

a housing having upper and lower portions;
a rotatable clip connector connected to the lower portion of the housing, the clip connector having a plurality of recesses, each of the plurality of recesses structured and dimensioned to receive a projectile clip, the projectile clip being configured as a separately connectable case for holding multiple projectiles therein;
and
a movable structure mounted to the housing and further including a linkage operatively connected to the clip connector for causing rotation of the clip connector to enable alignment of a clip for discharge of a projectile.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Projectile launcher with rotatable clip connector

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Abstract

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