US2758585A - Projectile discharging and cap exploding device - Google Patents

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United States Patent PROJECTILE DISCHARGING AND CAP EXPLODING DEVICE Wayne Fields, Cincinnati, Ohio Application May 7, 1954, Serial No. 428,211

'2 Claims. (Cl. 124-2) This invention relates to a toy pistol and has for its primary object to simulate in a toy, a conventional pistol.

Another object is to discharge a projectile while at the same time firing a cap of the type conventionally used in cap pistols.

A further object is to hold the projectile in the barrel of the pistol while at the same time facilitating the introduction of the projectile into the barrel of the pistol against the plunger head.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a barrel having an open end, a plunger mounted in the barrel for movement through the end thereof remote from the open end, a head carried by the plunger for movement therewith in a rectilinear path within the barrel, yielding means carried by the barrel and engaging the head for advancing it toward the open end of the barrel, a trigger released lug carried by the barrel for movement in a path which intersects the rectilinear path, means for yieldingly advancing said lug into the rectilinear path to engage the head and hold it against the effort of the yielding means, a pistol cocking knob carried by the plunger for movement in a rectilinear path therewith adjacent the end of the barrel remote from the open end thereof, a detent carried by the barrel for movement into the rectilinear path between the lug and the open end of the barrel, a spring carried by the barrel and engaging the detent for yieldingly advancing it into the rectilinear path to retain a projectile between the plunger and the open end of the barrel, and a lever carried by the detent for moving it against the effort of the spring and out of the rectilinear path during the introduction of the projectile into the barrel.

Other features include an anvil carried by the barrel adjacent the end thereof remote from the open end, a hammer carried by the barrel for movement adjacent said barrel into engagement with the anvil, and means carried by the hammer and extending into the path of movement of the knob for engagement thereby to advance the hammer toward the anvil.

Still other features include a spring carried by the barrel and engaging the hammer for holding it away from the anvil.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side view of a toy pistol embodying the features of this invention;

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1, showing a portion broken away, more clearly to illustrate certain details of structure;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 3; and

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the illustrated toy pistol designated generally comprises a tubular barrel 2,758,585 Patented Aug. 14, 1956 12 which is open at its forward end and has secured in its rear end an anvil 14 having an axial opening 16 extending therethrough in which is mounted for sliding movement a plunger rod 18 having a head 20 on its forward end. The rear end of the plunger rod 18 behind the anvil 14 is externally screw threaded as at '22 and threadedly engaged with said threaded end 22 is a pistol cocking knob 24. An expanding coil spring 26 encircles the plunger rod 18 between the anvil 14 and the head 20 to drive the head toward the forward end of the barrel 12.

Carried by and extending laterally from the barrel 12 adjacent the anvil 14 is a pistol grip 28 in which is pivot-' engage the forward end of the head 20 when the rod 18' has been retracted to cocked position by means of the cocking knob 24, against the resistance of the spring 26, whereby the plunger rod 18 is held in its cocked position. A depending trigger finger 34 is carried by the rear end of the trigger lever 30. Exerting a rearward pull on the trigger finger 34 releases the lug 32 from the head 20 and permits the spring 26 to drive the rod 18 and head 20 forwardly in the barrel 12. A bowed spring 36 engaged with the pistol grip 28 and with the trigger lever 30 yieldingly projects the lug 32 into the path of movement of the head 20.

Mounted to rock about a pivot 38 on the trigger guard 35 is a detent 40 which moves in an arcuate path which intersects the path of movement of the head 20. Carried by the detent 40 and projecting forwardly therefrom to ward the forward end of the barrel 12 is an arm 42 by means of which the detent 40 may be moved about the pivot 38 to retract it out of the path of movement of the head 20. A bowed spring 44 is engaged with the barrel and with the arm 42 to yieldingly urge the detent 40. into the path of movement of the head 20.

Carried by the grip 28 and extending rearwardly from the rear edge thereof adjacent the anvil 14 is an ear 46 having an elongated slot 48 therein which lies parallel to the bar-rel 12. A cross pin 50 which extends throughthe slot 48 carries hammer 52 having an opening 54 through which the plunger rod 18 freely extends, as will be readily understood upon reference to Figure 3. As shown, the hammer 52 is disposed between the anvil 14 and the cocking knob 24 so that as the knob is moved forwardly by expansion of the spring 26, the knob 24 will strike the hammer 52 and drive it toward the anvil. An expanding coil spring 56 encircles the plunger rod 18 between the anvil 14 and the hammer 52 in order to yieldingly hold the hammer out of engagement with the anvil when the pistol is cocked.

In operation, pull is exerted on the cocking knob 24 to retract the plunger head 20 against the effort of the spring 26. Upon passing the lug 32, the head 20 will depress it against the efiort of the spring 36 and upon passage of the head 20 beyond the lug 32, the lug 32 will spring upwardly in front of the head 20 and hold the head retracted against the effort of the spring 26. Obviously, as the head 20 passes the detent 40, it will rock the detent rearwardly about the pivot 38 against the effort of the spring 44 and as soon as the head has passed the detent 40, the detent will spring forwardly and upwardly into the path of movement of the head 20. With the pistol cocked, a projectile can be inserted into the barrel through the forward end and Will roll rearwardly in the barrel until it encounters the detent 40, at which time the user presses on the arm 42 upwardly torock the detent 40 against the effort of the spring 44 and permit the pro jectile to pass and engage the head 20. Thus, the projectile will be retained in the barrel until such time as the trigger finger 34 is pulled to retract the lug 32 from the path'of movement of the head 20 and plunger rod 18 at which time the plunger will be driven toward the forward end of the barrel 12 and discharge the projectile therefrom. As. the head 20 approaches the open end of the barrel 12, the cocking knob 24 will engage the hammer 52 andd-rive it forwardly against the effort of the spring SGand into contact with the anvil 14 so as to detonate a conventional cap which has been placed between the anvil and the head. onated substantially simultaneously with the discharge of the projectile from the barrel 12.

While in the foregoing there has been. shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without. departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. In atoy pistol, a tubular barrel having an open forward end and a rear end, an anvil secured in said rear end, said. anvil having an axial bore, a plunger rod passing through said anvil bore and having a forward end and a rear end,- an enlarged head on the forward end of the plunger trod, an expanding coil spring circumposed on the plunger rod and compressed between said head and said anvil, said plunger rod having a rear end portion reaching rcarwardly beyond said anvil, a cocking knob on and secured to said rear end portion of the plunger rod and spaced rearwardly from said anvil, a hammer hav ing a bore freely receiving said rear end portion of the plunger rod, said hammer being positioned between said cocking knob and said anvil, means slidably mounting said hammer on said barrel, a spring compressed between the anvil and the hammer, a trigger lever pivotally mounted on said barrel at a point intermediate the: ends of the trigger lever, said trigger lever having an upstanding lug projecting through an opening provided in the barrel and arranged to retainably engage the forward end of the plunger red head in a retracted position of the plunger rod, and spring means acting between said trigger lever and a portion on the barrel and yieldably positioning said trigger lever with its lug in retaining engagement with the forward end of the plunger rod head.

In this way, the cap may be det-- 2. In a toy pistol, a tubular barrel having an open forward end and a rear end, an anvil secured in said rear end, said anvil having an axial bore, a plunger rod passing through said anvil bore and having a forward end and a rear end, an enlarged head on the forward end of the plunger rod, an expanding coil spring circumposed on the plunger rod and compressed between said head and said anvil, said plunger rod having a rear end portion reaching rearwardly beyond said anvil, a cocking knob on and secured to said rear end portion of the plunger rod and spaced rearwardl-y from said anvil, a hammer having a bore freely receiving said rear end portion of the plunger rod, said hammer being positioned between said cocking knob and said anvil, means slidably mounting said hammer on said barrel, a spring compressed between the anvil and the hammer, a trigger lever pivotally mounted on said barrel at a point intermediate the ends of the trigger lever, said trigger lever having an upstanding lug projectingthrough an opening provided in the barrel and arranged toretainably engage the forward end of the plunger rod head in a retracted position of the plunger rod, and spring means acting between said trigger lever and a portion on the barrel and yieldably positioning said trigger lever with its lug in retaining engagement with the forward end of the plunger rod head, and a spring pressed detent pivotally mounted onsaid barrel forwardly of the trigger lever, said detent having a port-ion normally extending through said barrel opening for holding a projectile in the barrel and at the forward end of the plunger rod head in. aretracted position of the plunger rod'.

References Cited: in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 153,689 Steinbok Aug. 4, 1874- 270,738 Butterweck Jan. 16, 1883 1,306,584 Droege et al June 10, 1919 2,221,506 Brandon Nov. 12, 1940 2,225,629 Fraser Dec. 24, 1940 2,455,558- Burton Dec. 7, 1948 2,652,822 Griflith Sept. 22, 1953

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