US1226273A - Toy gun. - Google Patents

Description

T. E MOON.

TOYGUN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-7, 1916.

1,226,273., Patented May15,1917.

KIN

THOMAS ELWOOD MOON, OF SABINA, OHIO, ASSIGNOE 0F ONE-HALF T0 ORLANID J. MOON, OF NEW HOLLAND, OHIO.

TOY GUN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 15, 1917.

Application filed August 7, 1916. Serial No. 113,516.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. Moon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sabina, in the county of Clinton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toy Guns; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to toy guns or pistols and more particularly to a gun or pistol having a spring-impelled piston and especially designed as a toy to be used in shooting marbles or balls in such games as those in which it is desired to give small balls or other objects an impetus and rolling motion along a smooth surface.

The objects of my invention are to provide a simple and efficient device of the character referred to for imparting to balls and other objects an impetuous rolling motion along a smooth surface, and to avoid the necessity for loading the gun or putting the ball or other object to be impelled into the gun-barrel or connecting it in any way with any part of the gun; also to adapt the device to" operate in such manner that the user may guide or aim his shots so as to impel the ball or other object in various directions, either straight ahead, in the direction of the axis of the gun-barrel, or at an angle thereto, which is necessary in many games, but impossible when the ball or other object to be impelled is confined upon or within the gun-barrel.

The invention will first be hereinafter more particularly described, with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are to be taken as a part of this specification, and then pointed out in the claims at the end ofthe description.

In said drawings, Figure 1, is a perspec tive view of my improved toy gun showing the parts arranged in position for discharging; and Fig. 2, is a side elevation partly in section in order to more clearly disclose the arrangement of the operating parts.

Referring to sald drawings, 111 which the same reference letters are used to denote corresponding parts in different views, the letter A denotes the handle or stock of the gun, which is elevated above the barrel B, being preferably arched or curved in an upwardly extending direction from the barrel, in order to aflord adequate room for the hand of the operator as the gun rests in operative position upon a flat or level surface. This stock or handle may be rounded or formed with beveled edges a, in order to provide a smooth and easy grip for the hand of the operator. As shown in Fig. 2, there is formed within the under side of this stock A, a recess or slot (1. to receive the pivoted ends of a trigger C and a fulcrum-piece or lever D, the respective purposes of which will be more specifically defined in the description which follows. At the terminus of the stock A, extending from the under side thereof and forming the outer rear wall of the barrel, is a vertical portion a which provides a shoulder or abutment and differentiates the stock from the barrel and also provides a stop or bumper for the lever D when the gun is discharged. The barrel B is preferably Slightly flattened along its under surface in order to rest firmly upon any level surface upon which it may be placed. Within the barrel B, is a piston E, to which is perma nently fastened, in any desired manner, a connecting rod 6 which passes through the rear wall I) of the barrel. This connecting rod 6, at its outer extremity, may be bent into a hook form, and passed through an aperture provided at the lower end of the lever for the purpose and thereby or otherwise securely fastened to the lever D. Within the barrel B, between the piston E and the rear wall b of the barrel is a spiral spring F, which may be of any desired tension or strength. As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, wherein the spring is compressed sufliciently to adapt it to force the plunger forward when released by the trigger, the plunger protrudes from the free or muzzle'end of the barrel in order that it may be directed against the ball or other object lying on the floor or smooth surface in front of the plunger, as indicated in dotted lines, in such manner that the ball will be given an impetuous rolling motion in whatever direction the operator may choose, either in the direction of the axis of the gun-barrel or at an angle thereto. The lever D is pivoted at its upper extremity within the recess a by means of a pin or small bolt (Z passing through the stock, and is provided along its inner edge with a series of downwardly extending notches or teeth (1 adapted to be engaged by the tongue or hook 0 of the trigger C, which is pivoted at its upper end to the stock A within the recess a by a pin or small bolt 0 in the same manner as the lever D. Attached to the under side of the stock A and abutting the trigger C, is a spring G, preferably of right-angle form, which serves to push the trigger forward and hold it in firm engagement with the notches (Z of the lever D when the parts are arranged in tensioned position and ready to be released for impelling the piston.

The operation of my improved toy gun' will be readily understood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. By means of the depending fulcrum-piece or lever having a series of notches therein for engagement with the depending spring-pressed catch or trigger, the springactuated piston may be drawn back and held under different degrees of tension to adapt it to exert greater or less force as desired for heavy or light shots. hen it is desired to set the gun in operative position, it is necessary simply to push the piston within the barrel until the desired tension under the force of the spring F is reached, and the connecting rod will force the notched lever against the trigger which will in turn engage with one of.

the notches, and will be held in position against the lever by means of the spring G, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The gun is thenv placed in position back of the ball which is indicated in dotted lines, and when the trigger is released the piston will strike it with sufficient force to give it a rapid and direct rolling motion. If it is desired to insert the missile within the barrel, the piston may be shortened to a greater or less extent, or in proportion to the size of the missile to be thrown.

The unique form and simple construction of this toy gun makes it a very handy toy, and the elevated handle in arched form is designed to give the hand of the operator plenty of room between it and the surface upon which it rests, thus effecting a very comfortable and eflicient article for the use to which it is adapted. It has the further advantage of being absolutely harmless, com: bined with simplicity in construction, which enables it to be manufactured at very little expense.

It will be understood that the word gun as used in the appended claims is intended to include a device of the character referred to having the form of either a gun or pistol according to the ordinary acceptation of the term. 7

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A toy gun having a barrel extending in a horizontal plane to adapt it to rest upon a level surface, a rearwa'rdly extending, upwardly gand downwardly curved handle elevated above the barrel so as to provide a clear space for the hand between said handle and said surface, a piston in said barrel, a spring behind the piston, and releasable means depending'from said handle includlever provided with a series of notches therein and having a direct connection with said piston and a depending pivoted catch or trigger adapted to engage the notches in said lever whereby the spring may be compressed and held under different degrees of tension for varying the force exerted by the piston in impelling a ball.

2. Ina toy gun, a stock having an arched handle elevated above the barrel, a barrel extending longitudinally therefrom in a plane substantially parallel with the horizon, said barrel having a spring-actuated piston therein protruding from its open end and a connecting rod secured thereto extending through the closed end of the barrel and.

pivoted to a notched fulcrumed lever, said lever being pivoted and depending fromthe handle of the gun, together with a catch adapted to engage the notches in said lever and hold said spring under tension.

8. A toy gun having a stock, a'barrel, a

piston in said barrel, a fulcrumed lever depending from the stock having notches therein, and deta'chably secured to a rod connected to said piston, a trigger having a catch thereon adapted to engage the notches in said lever, and means for impelling the piston when said trigger is released.

at. A toy gun comprising a barrel adapted to rest on a flat surface in line with an object lying on said surface, and a stock having a rearwardly extending handle elevated above the barrel, so as to give free action to the hand of the operator, and provided with a pivotally attached 'notched'ba'r and trigger for engagement with said bar depending from its under side; said barrel havinga reciprocating plunger therein, a spring adapted to be compressed by saidplimger,

and a rod connecting said plunger and notched bar. V

5. A toy gun having a barrel extending a level surface, an arched handle elevated above the barrel so as to provide a clear mg a depending pivoted fulcrum-piece or r in a horizontal plane to adapt it to rest upon 7 space for the hand between said handle and a trigger for retaining said releasable and said surface, a piston protruding from means in different adjusted positions. 10 the muzzle end of said barrel, a spring be- In testimony whereof I aflix my signahind the piston, releasable means dependture in the presence of two Witnesses.

5 ing from said handle having a directcon- THOMAS ELWOOD MOON.

nection with said piston for compressing and Witnesses: holding the spring under different degrees GEO. M. PLYMIRE, of tension as desired for heavy or light shots, CHAS. L. WILSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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