US1816679A - Missile projecting device - Google Patents

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B. F. KAHLER ETAL MISSILE PROJECTING DEVICE July 28, 1931.

Filed Oct. 21, 1929 IIIIIIII I," '1

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5 mounting and which Patented July 28, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE PAUL F. KAHL ER AND STANLEY S. WICKER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS MISSILE r'nomorrne DEVICE Application filed October 21, 1929.

so arranged as will permit manipulationwithout harm or injury to the child or amusing himself with the toy.

thereof playing A still further object of the invention is the novel manner of mounting and positioning the missile in the path of a projector whereby the missile may be mounted in its mounting in the most convenient manner thus greatly increasing the attractiveness of the toy.

A still further object of the invention reprojecting arrangement sides in the novel .which is desi ned to project a missile from a projecting arrangement has a convenient arrangement whereby the parts may automatically be retracted position or in the position to be .released into striking engagement with the missile to project the latter.

A still further object of the invention isv the simplicity of the arrangement of the parts thereby affording the manufacture and marketing of a toy which is not only attractive to a child but which is also inexpensive.

A still further object of the invention resides in the toy comprising the minimum number of parts for the purpose of accomplishing the result of similar toys which have been found to consist of an excessive number of expensively manufactured parts thereby affording this inexpensive manufacture and marketing. a

A still further object of the invention resides in the novel relation betweenthe projecting elements and the elements operating these projecting elements thereby affording positive operation of the device upon each settingto project a missile, a

Other objects will appear hereinafter manually set in ear 21 to which the opposite serial in. 401,213.

The invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereina-fterdescribed and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a cross sectional detail view of the device embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the same;

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail view taken substantially on the line 3-3 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional detail view of a missile projecting device embodying our invention showing a construction; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the device shown in Fig. 4.

slightly modified form of In the drawings we have shown the preferred form of construction and in this connec-' tion, reference being had more particularly to Fig. 1, but improved missile projecting device or toy comprises a body 10 which may be formed of any suitable material so as to provide a hollow interior 11. In the preferable and present instancethis body 10 is shaped to form a pistol like object with a barrel 12 and a hollow handle portion 13. The body 10 may be formed of a single sheet of material bent in the shape of a toy pistol in which the sides thereof may be secured together by means of rivets 14.

Arranged in this body is a spring 15 having its end 16 secured to the barrel 12 as at 17.

The handle 13 is provided with an archated slot 18 through which projects a head 19 movable in a of the slot 18. This head 19is provided by an arm 20. This arm is pivotally supported within the body 10 by meansof one of the plane coincident with the plane rivets 14. This arm provides a perforated spring 15 is connected as at 23; v I

As shown, the'head 19 is substantially in the formof an are for reasons to be hereinafter set forth. v a

The handle 13 is provided with a slot 24 and projecting through this slot 24 is a finger 25 f rmed as part of a trigg r 26 pivot end 22 of the present instance is in of the trigger. 26 the with a substantially rounded or curved head 29.

On the barrel there provided a missile mounting device and in the present instance this missile mounting device includes two spaced cars 30 of yieldable material so that the ears will have a tendency to yield toward each other. These ears may be formed, as in the present instance, by striking the same from the top wall 31 of the barrel. The missile is indicated at 32 and this missile in the the form of a disc.

In. mounting this missile 32. the same is positioned upon the wall 10 so that a portion thereof will be disposed between the ears 3O and is thereby frictionally held in the path of the projector head 19.

In operation the projector head and arm 19 and 20 respectively is retracted into the position shown in Fig. 1 and held against the pulling action of the spring 15 by means of the keeper 27 The missile is mounted in its mounting in the path of the projector head 19. By holding the handle 13 in the hand with the index finger resting on the finger projector head may be released for action by the spring 15 to strike the missile 32 to project the same from its mounting by bringing the index finger against the finger 25 so as to pivot the trigger and move the keeper 27 from engagement with the latch arm 28.

To reseat the trigger and arm for another operation the user firmly grips the projector head between the fingers, pivoting the same downwardly against the action of the spring 15. During this downward pivotal movement of the head19 the curved portion i 3 thereof will engage the rounded head 29, pivot thetrigger to dispose the finger 25 outwardly of the slot 24 and move the keeper plate in position to. engage to the rear of the latch arm 28' and thus hold the arm 20 and projector head 19 against pivotal movement by action; of the spring when the latch Sirmis released from the keeper. 1

From. this it will be seen that the parts extremely simple. in arrangement and easily operated by a child.

Referring now; more particularly to. they modified form OfCOIlStIUOllOH shown'in Figs.

4 and" 5.

In this instance the modification primarily resides in the. projecting operating mechanism and missile mounting. Therefore, parts in this modification which are similar to the parts illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive will be indicated by the same reference characters.

In the modification shown in Figs. 4 and 5 the projector in this instance is formed from a sheet of material bent substantially L- shaped to provide an arm 34. This arm 34 has the end 22 of the spring 15 attached thereto as at 23. The arm 34 provides a projector head 35 and a latch arm 36 and is pivoted to one of the rivets 14 as at 37. H j

The trigger is indicated at 38 and this trigger is formed from a block of material having a portion thereon cut away to provide a curved edge 39. This trigger 38 is pivotally connected at one corner 40 to the body 10 by means of one of the rivets 14. The trigger is.

provided with a slot 41 through which projects another of the rivets 14 as indicated at 42, sail slot and rivet serving to limit the pivotal movement of the trigger 38. The finger gripping portion of the trigger is indi cated at 43 .and. as shown this finger portion projects through the slot 44, as does the projector head 35, when the arm 34 is in a retracted position. As shown, the arm 34 provides a curved head 45 for reasons to be herein after understood.

The trigger 38 at its out out portion provides a keeper 46 which is adapted to engage the latch arm 36 when the arm 34 is in its retracted position against the pulling action of:

the spring 12.

The sides 47 of the body 10 are slotted as e at 48 to provide two spaced horizontally arranged fingers 49, between which the missile 50 is yieldably positioned in a horizontal plane. By the use of this missile mounting the thickness of the missile may vary.

In the use of this projecting device the handle 13 is firmly gripped in the hand with the palm of the hand bearing against the finger 43. By squeezing the hand so as to clamp the handle therebetween the palm will pivot'the trigger 38 forwardly releasing, the keeper 46 from the latch arm 36, and permitting the arm 34 to be moved by action of the spring 12 to strike the missile 50 from be-.

tweenthe fingers 49.

To reset the projecting parts of the gun, the projecting head 35 is grasped between the fingers and pivoted downwardly.

ment will come into contact with the curved edge 39 pivoting the trigger 38 outwardly so as to dispose the keeper 46 to the rear of the latch arm 36 and releasably holding the arm the shape and I The .i rounded edge 45during this downward moveconstruction of the body 10 it is to be understood that this body may be of any particular shape or design and formed of any approved material.

While we have shown in Fig. 4: the arm 3A being formed from a sheet of material bent to the form illustrated it is obvious that this arm 34 may be of a solid structure and that the trigger 38 instead of being a solid structure as shown may be formed from a sheet of material of the form shown in Fig. 4.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying our invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification, without departing from the spirit of the invention. lVe, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A projecting toy comprising a pivotally supported projector member including a latch and a projector head, a pivotally supported trigger providing a keeper, said head having a substantially rounded corner and said trigger having a head provided with a curved edge, said projector head serving as a finger gripping portion whereby to manually retract the projector and said rounded corner being adapted when said projector is being moved to retracted position to engage saidrounded edge to move the trigger to dispose the keeper in latched engagement with the latch whereby to hold said projector in said retracted position, means for urging said projector in projecting action when said latch is released from said keeper, and a finger portion for operating said trigger whereby to release said keeper from said latch.

2. A missile projecting toy comprising a body having an open slot, a pivotally supported projector including a latch and a projector head movable through the slot and projecting outwardly therebeyond a pivotally supported trigger provi ing a keeper, said head having a substantially rounded corner and said trigger having a head provided with a curved edge, said projector head serving as a finger gripping portion whereby to manually retract the projector and said rounded corner being adapted when said projector is being moved to retracted position to engage said rounded edge to move the trigger to dispose the keeper in latched engagement with the latch whereby to hold said projector in said retracted position, means for urging said projector in projecting action when .said latch is released from said keeper, and a finger portion for operating said trigger whereby to release said keeper from said latch.

3. A projecting toy comprising a pivotally supported projector member including a latch and a projector head, a pivotally from said keepen. and a fingerportion for operating said trigger 'whereby'to release said keeper from said latch.

' 4. A missile projecting toy, comprising a body having an open slot, a pivotallysupported projector including'a latch and a projector head movable through the slotand arojecting outwardly ally supported trigger providing a keeper, said head having a substa'ntially rounded corner and said trigger having a head provided with a curved edge, sa1d pro ector head a serving as a finger gr pping port1onwheretherebeyond, a pivotbyto manually retract the projector and adapted when said said rounded corner being to retracted p0s1- projector is being moved tion to engage said rounded edge to move keeper 1n latched 1 the triggerto. dispose the engagement with the latchwhereby to hold said. projector in said retracted position, a spring member for urging said-projector in projecting action When said latch'is released from said keeper, and a finger portion for operatmg said trigger whereby to release said keeper from said latch. I i

j a 5. A missileprojecting toy comprising a body havingan open slot formed therein, a projector memberpivotally supported by the I bodyand-having ap'rojector head movable through the slot and extending outwardly therefrom, a trigger pivotally supported by the body, a keeper provided by the trigger, a latch provided by the projector member and engageable by the keeper when in a retracted position, and means providing a slid able connection between the trigger and the body for limiting pivotal movement of the trigger in opposite corresponding directions.

6. A missile projecting toy comprising a body having an open slot formed therein, a projector member pivotally supported by the body and having a projector head movable through the slot and extending routwardly therefrom, a trigger pivotally sup ported by the body, a keeper provided by the trigger, a latch provided by the projector member and engageable by the keeper when in a retracted position, and a slot and pin connection providing a slidable connection between the trigger and the body for limiting'pivotal movementyof the trigger in op-' posite corresponding directions;

7. A missile projecting device comprising a body providing a stock and a barrel, said 6 body having an arcuate slot extending from the rear end of the barrel downwardly along the rear wall of thestock, a projecting member pivotally mounted in said body and including a head projecting out of and adapt,- ed to-travel. through said slot in the path of a missile adapted to be supported on the upper wall of the barrel in the path of movement of said head, means for impelling said head through said slot, and means forcontrolling'movement of saidprojecting member and said head, said means including a latch provided by said projecting member and a pivotal trigger, including a keeper portion adapted in inoperative position toengage said latch and prevent movement of said. projecting member;

8. A missile projecting device comprising a body providing va stock and a barrel, said body having an arcuate slot extending from -the rear end of the barrel downwardly along the rear wall of the stock, aprojecting member pivotallymounted in said body and including ahead projecting out of and adapted to travel through said slot in the path of a missile. adapted on the upper wall of the barrel inthe pathof movement of said head, means for impelling said head through said slot, and means for controlling movement of said projecting member and said head, said means including a latch provided by said projecting member and a pivotal trigger forming a part of said. stock, said trigger 1ncludinga portion adapted to project through said slot so as to be operable by manual pressure from the rear of the stock, and including a keeper portion adapted ininoperative position, to engage said latch and prevent movement of said projecting member;

In, testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

PAUL F. KAHLER. STANLEY S. WICKER.

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