US2545358A - Toy spring pistol - Google Patents

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March 13, 1951 M, JENKINS 2,545,358

TOY SPRING PISTOL Filed July l, 1946 *Y Km fir-- o INVENTOR MARION JENKINS ATTORNEY Patented Mar.v 13, 1.951

naires stares earenr oir-Fics Marion Jenkins', Denver, Colo. Application July 1, 1946, Serial No. 680,551)y This invention relates to improvements in Vtoy pistols and has reference toa spring operated pistol for shooting small pellets, such as marbles, peas or shot of different kinds. f

' It is the object ofY this invention to produce a toy pistol intended more particularly for shooting marbles, but which can, of course, be employed for shooting other projectiles.

l Another object of this invention is to produce a magazine pistol in which a numbe'rbf marbles or other pellets can be loaded into a magazine and each expelled separately and in quick succession.

A further object of the invention is to produce a pistol of the so-called double action type in which the operator, by compressing a lever or trigger, lirst cocks the hammer and then, on a further movement, releases it and discharges the projectile.

Another object of this invention is to produce a toy pistol of the kind mentioned that can be cast from plastic material or hard rubber, metal or any other suitable material and which will also be of such a design that the parts can be formed by dies.

The above and other objects that may become apparent as this description proceeds are attained by means of a construction and an arrangement of parts that will now be described in detail and for this purpose reference will be had to the accompanying drawing in which the invention has been illustrated in its preferred form,

" and in which:

Figure ly is a longitudinal section through the pistol showing the elements in their normal relation;

- Figure 2 is a Section taken on line 2 2, Figurel;

Figure' is a fragmentary section similar to that shownin Figure 1, and shows the parts in the position they assume at the moment the hammer is released;

Figure 4 is a section taken on line 4 4, Figure l;

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5 5, Figure l;

Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6 6, Figurekand v Figure 7 is a modification thereof.

In the drawing reference numerals lll and Il represent the barrel and the magazine of the pistoL- respectively. The barrel and magazine v2 Claims. (Cl. 124 27) ence numeral I2 in Figure 2. The outer end of the magazine is usually closed by means of a cork or other plug I3, and contains a number of marbles or other projectiles like thosedesignated by reference numeral It. The inner end of the magazine isclosed by means of a plug l5. The partition between the magazine and the barrel is cut away, leaving an opening It through which the projectiles may pass from the magazine to the barrel. Asmall rod or a spring like that designated by reference numeral ia is positioned in a transversely elongated opening and serves to prevent the accidental displacement of the projectile in the barrel. f

Extending laterally from the inner ends of the barrel and magazine is a handle portion that has been Ydesignated by reference numeral il. A tubular plug I8 ispositioned in the inner end of the barrel. f *Y Slidably mounted in the opening in the plug is a plunger IS provided at the'ends with heads like those designated by reference numeral 2U. Plunger I9 is freely slidable in the plug i8 and is preferably made from wood or some other light material so as to have a small inertia. The

handle'is of `elongated U-shaped cross section, as shown in Figure 4. A lever which will be here. inafter referred to as the trigger and which has been designated by reference numeral 2| is mounted for rocking movement about pivot 22. A spring 23 is coiled about pivot 22 which normally rests against the inner surface of the curved side thereof. A spring 2d serves to hold the ltrigger in the position shown in Figure l with the projection 25 resting against stop 26. A sear 2l is pivoted at 28 and is' provided with a hub 29 to which it is connected by solder or Aby welding so may be molded so as to form a unitary assembly as to give some rigidity to the pivotal connection. A spring 3l) encloses the pivot and has one end resting against the top of the handle and the other positioned in the notch 3|. This spring is tensioned so as to normally holdthe sear in the position shown in Figure 1 in which the projec tion 32 rests against stop 33. When the parts are in normal position, spring 24 urges the trig-l ger clockwise about its pivot, bringing the upper end of spring 23 into the position shown in Figure l, Where it extends into the notch 3E. The end of the spring 23Yis preferably provided with a cross member 35 so as to form a T. Thelsear is provided with a downwardly extending projection 36 that has a pin 37. g

Let us now assumethat the parts are in the' positionshown in Figure l and thatpressure is applied to the trigger 2l suliciept to compress spring 24 and bend spring 23. The upper end of spring 23 will engage the wall of the notch 34 and hold the spring from movement. The trigger will continue to move until it assumes the position substantially like that shown in Figure 3 when the upper end of the projection 25 will engage pin 31 and move the sear upwardly until it releases spring 23. The latter being now free to move in response to the strains to which it is subjectediwill snap forwardly hitting the rear end of plunger lll and this, in turn, will transmit the impact to marble I4 that is positioned against the front end of the plunger. The marble or projectile i4 will then be given a high velocityand emerge from the barrel at high speed.

As soon as pressure is released on the trigger, spring Z brings the parts backiintonormal position, which positionis showninFigure 1. Aprojectile from the magazine now drops down into *the barrel and is held againsteaccidental displacement by {2E-a. v-'This operation canbefcontinued untill lall cf tneprojecti-les havelbeen used, after-which the magazine-mustbef-reloaded. After each shot, it is preferable 'to-turn the pistolsothat the muzzle points upwardly as this `facilitates the rearward movement oflplun-ger t9. Thelatter may, however, be connectedwith the I-spri-ng ZEb-yfmeans o1"-l 'a'V silk thread -orsome-'suitable' tension member liliefthatindicated by'referenee numeral "3B, altl'rougirsuchA an interconnectionis notnecessary.

The pistol Acan be used by boys Vshooting marl'les 'as itipermits-the marble to-be aimed and shot with -greatpreoisien- It may alsorbe used for shooting peas or BB shot or any'oth'er projectiles.

The pistol:ispreferably-inadein twoparts divided "alongline -l, in Figure 2, in wliichcase it' is held together byza number lof rivets :or screws.

"Means 'has been provided for increasing 'fthe tension of spring 23 so as to compensateforprogres'sive'weakness dueto. age and use and alsol to increase'the force o'f the shot. To effect this adjustment ajplate .is applied to one side of the trigger as shown'in Figure ll. 'This plate is Vprovided with a .plurality of teeth or notches llinto whichjthe spring '23 maybe moved. By moving the spring .towards the right when viewed asin Figurel, theA tension willoe increased. -The upper .end of the trigger is alsoprovi'de'd with inwardly extending angesl that form a 'slot 32 in which the spring 23 moves which guides .the spring in'its movement towards the endof vthe plunger.

"In Figure .a slightly modiedform ofconstruction has .been shown in which `tlsiepart .2 ia is. used merely for. tensioningv the ,spring and instead .ofsear 2l' shown in Figuresl and 3, asear 21a.V is `used whichis in the shape ofafbelllcrank and terminatesv in .a downwardly .extending .trigger' 43. .A spring d'4 is positioned between trigger 43 arid spring'2'3 vand .takesthe place fsprng 24 infFigures l and .3. Instead of using .the plungerA l an` elongated plunger I 9c. is-employed which isconnected with springlat .45. ,The end of sear .21a serves as-a .stopfen .the spring 4.2.3 and holds .it from .movement while itis being ,lputunder tensionand after it .has been tensioned=..by moving Zia. into .the Yposition shown inFigure 3, t-hetrigger -43 v4is pulledV rearwardly, .whereupon plunger ma isoprojectedtowardsthaleia striking fthefrnarble lll .andexpellingthe same through the barrel. The modiicationshown in Figure 7 contains.. somamore parts .than the. .other .and increasesthesize dueto the .use of..plunger lila which .must have .a-.considerable ilength iin,..or,der

`'ment of projectiles, the wal-l separating the magazine and the barrel having an opening communir.eating the rear ends thereof and through which projectiles may pass from the former to the latter, meansifor releasably retaining a projectile in the rear end ofthe barrel, the improvement for use with the above recited elements of means for Zip'l'lyggto aA projectile a propelling force, comprising.; a sear pivoted to the handle at a point above'the upper limit of the barrel, the sear extending rearwardly, spring means urging the rear end Nkf the .gear downwardly,means limiting the downwardmovement of the-Sear, a trigger pivoted to 'the handle at a point below the barrel, -a hammer spring having its lower end connected with thetrigger andits upper end projectingabovethe trigger 'into the path of the sear, the latter having a 4stop Ysurf-aceA for engaging the upper -end or" the hammerspring to limit its Y'forward movement, spring means interposed between vthe trigger and the handle for urging the portion of the trigger below its pivotforwardly, whereby the upper end ci thehammer spring will normally be positioned to the rear ,of the stop surface, wherebya rearward movement of the .lower end of the trigger willbend the hammerspringma plunger' positioned in the path Uof thejihammer spring, between said spring andthe barrel, vand means comprising a portion of the trigger for moving the sear to inoperativev position to release the hammer spring, 'iter the latter hasbeenput under strain.

`2. In a .toy pistol cr the like of the type having a barrel `and a tubular .magazine inlaxial parallel relation, a handle extending downwardlyinom the breech..end .ofthe barrel, theV breechendof the magazine .beingclosed to the rearward-nievement of projecti1es.the `wall separating .the mag.- azine vand .the barrel having anopening coin mnnicat'i-ng the rear ends thereof l and through which projectiles may pass from. the former to the lattengneans-ior releasably retaining-.a .sprcjectile in the rear end of the barrehtheimprovementiornse with the above recited elementsrof means fior .applying to a projectile vva. propelling force, comprising; a sear pivoted to the handleat a-. point..above the .upperlimit of the :barrel,the sear extending rearwardly, spring meansurging therear `end rc ffthe sear downwardly, ineanslimitin the .downward movementof the seara .trigger piveted tothe handle ata .point belowthe barrel, a hammer spring having its lower-end connected with they trigger .and its .upper endpizoiecting above the trigger into the path of the seanthe latter having a stop surface for Yengaging :the upper end of the hammer spring to limit :its .forward mor-ement. .spring means interposed fbetween the trigger and the handle ion-urging .the portion of the trigger ,below -its pivot forwardly, whereby vthe upper end .of .thehammeixsplting will normally .bepositioned to the real-'lof .the stop surface, .whereby .a .rearward .movement of .the lower end .ef -the ,trigger .willbend .the .hammer springa.pliuiger .positioned .in thepath ,ofthe hammer springmetween said :spring .and the barrel, and means comprising a rearwardly extending portion of the trigger for engaging the rear end of the sear and raising it to hammer spring releasing position as the trigger approaches its rearmost position.

MARION JENKINS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

Number 6 UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Jonassen Oct. 3, 1922r Morche Feb. 5,1935 Kiesel Sept. 1, 1936 Smith et al. Aug. 14, 1945

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