US1824503A - Toy gun - Google Patents

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TOY GUN Filed Nov. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 22, 1931.

F. T. RUSSELL TOY GUN Filed Nov. 15, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

%7 AT%EYSQ Patented Sept. 22, .1931

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The object of; the invention isto provide a toy gun very {closelyresemb'ling an actual fire-arm and capable of prodnction at rela tively small cost. The -inv'entiong also -pro- Tfi vides a toy gun having its parts soorganized as to minimize the danger-of a-ccidentand although applicable to" toy guns "generally, whether of the pistol or; rifi e=typ'e-, thejforegoing and other. features are embod ed; by wayof exemplificatiomin the magazlnerifle shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is aside elevation; H Figs. 2 and 3largerscale sectional vlews showing the interiormechanism in its cocke'd and fired positionsrespectivel-y; r

- Fig. 4 a larger scale-horizontal-section on the line IVIV "of Fig. 3;

Fig. '5 a perspective View of the forehand p.920 pi i i Fig. 6 a larger soaleve'rtical section on the line VIVI-ofFig.-2; Fig. 7 a vertical sectionflon the line VII+VII of Fig.1;

Fig. 8 a vertical-=section on VIII-VIII of Fig.2,- andv Fig. 9 a large scaledetail section ofthe magazine and barrel assembly and associated parts.

The body of the guncomprises asingle sheet of metal appropriately} stamped and rolled to form anintegral barrel icasin 1 and receiver 2, the former including a] or.- ward :tubular portion" and an inverted U-shaped portion constituting-shroud flanges 1 which-merge into the 1"e (:ei-ver.' Thelatthe line ter designation refers to that part ofthe body which houses the trigger and -associated parts, as will presently appear; the lower parts of the wings of the"receiyerrbe ing brought together .to' ,f.orin ,the,.trigger guard 8 and preferably 'united, asbyjspotwelding. The rear end of. the; receiver .is closed by the woodenstock 4;. to ;wh ijch;it;is secured by screws ,5. lf desiredzthelcasing may serve, as thebarrel proper andzthe parts above referred to may {be otherwise. organ- .ized or in accordance with common practice but the arrangement-illustrated is preferred 7 of. its impact, the I bullet being loaded into on account of its simplicity and economy of construction.

Thefiring 1 mechanism includes a striker -tubek 6,- ;a. striker 7-- and a striker -spri-ng{'-'8. The striker tubecloselyfits the upper-part of the receiverand casingand-is secured to the former by a rivet -9 -which -extends through the tube and receiver-walls-;a;nd servessasa stop iforthe striker-spring: 1: The striker .is of light weight and made preferablyof aluminumalloy so that'u'nder the 6o 7 :action. of its spring it attains a high velocity in; a short-travel. T It consists of a du-r'nbbell shaped body sliding freely in -thestriku tube and having. an extruded-nose or pin 10 projecting l from ;:its forward end. This pi;n :consti-tutes: the strikerproperor hammer member,Whichistrikes the bullet and drives 'iitzthrough and .outof' the barrel by theforce '70 the gun and; intro ducediinto I the path jof the istrikeras below describedlt has been fou-nd ithatsthe .phenol compound known as '-bake- :litegmolded into balls" under high temperature sand. under pressure; is more desirable 375 than anyi'other known material,the-{bullets thusv made being of; lightweight and capable of expulsion by the strikerwwith suificient 'ulocityzto permit of accurate firing. The striker tube; is: .slotted, as. indicated at 11 by which thezstriker iscoeked.

. I A trigger ,l3zispivotally mounted within "th rz-raeceiveriand hasi-an extension :14 terminating in a hook or latch 15 which oper-- ates; {through .slot 11 and (between ears: l7 .on the striker. tube :;:to engage :"theshea'd of thestriker as i willz ;.beunderstood. The il tehs we dvnpw rdly lar g p u ,16,;s o. that wl en the gun has been: firedgias in .;Fig 3,; the latchibears against ythGrCOllS pill-h striker. sp ing -.l e ll6j$fi fi wti mToredrt ih rea its tu t ela c t h nk Ave t o the t ik r d g o d izi l .c0eke, ,;-,as .iniliig 2,' 6.lfl 9 1 b g guided n es .mor nien not lyy e s lbu a s b th 11 whi th tri g r-iirepe is'flocated; such slot being iforinejd' byjthe ,jp m t edg fi ths. she trnet K QQiYQ I- ilt 'may be pointed 'outthat'the 'function of purpose of which is to extend the point blank range as will be understood; The front end of the barrel is supported i-n aneccentric opening in a closure disc 19 for this purpose.

endof the striker tube, the "latter being swedged down or otherwise formed to telescope over and closely fit the barrel. A metal-washer 20 wedged against the-shoulderof the reduced forward end of the strik- 1er tube serves to locate the bullet in position to be fired. The striker pin strikesthe bullet through the hole in the washer which is of less diameter than the'barrelbut large enough to accommodate such pin. A second similar washer 21, of leather or like soft material is'placed behind the washer 20 and serves as a cushion to receive and deaden the noise of the striker impact;

. When the invention is applied to a mag azine or repeating type of gun, which is preferred, the magazine 22 is mounted beneath thebarrel casing, being secured to the cats ing by an assembly clip23.or otherwise, and

comprising aguide tube having a straight 'POItlOIl and an upcurved terminal portion 24; which extends upwardly between the shroud flanges l adjacent the'rear end :of

.the barrel and terminates, forward of .the

receiver, in a strap-25 arranged to embrace the reduced end of the striker tube (Fig.

9). The rear or curved endof the magazineg'is thus rigidly supported on the'striker tube, the whole being readily assembled by passing the barrel and striker tube into the barrel casing and receiver from the rear end of the latter, through strap 25. After inserting the striker and its spring, tube 6 is .in turn locked in position in the receiver-by rivet9... .7 y

. An inner tube 26 encloses the 1 follower spring .27, the latter being anchored by a cotter pin 28 which-passes through the guide tubejand" assembly clip. The other end of the spring carries the follower'29 which is or rubber or otherwise made flexiblefand long'enoughtonegotiate the curvedterminal part of the magazine without deforming the spring, as shown in Fig.9. As also shown in this figure, the lower parts ofthe V telescop ed striker tube and barrelareicut away to'provide a lateral bullet opening and permit free passageof the bullets from the magaz ine to the' barreh It will be observed The rear end of the barrel,-' which is substantially .concentric with the casing, is supported and rigidly held in the that the curved portion of the magazine opens into the barrel at an acute angle, and the front face of washer 20 is cut away, so that the leading bullet is directed toward the rear end of the barrel and comes to rest with its centre displaced somewhat rearwardly from that of the following bullet. By. this means each bullet entering the barrel is pinched against the washer and the upperwall; of the barrel by the succeeding bullets and held -in position to be engaged by the striker, and so as not to roll-out when the muzzle is lowered. After each bullet is firedand until .the gun is again cocked tlie str'iker pin serves to block the opening and hold back the remaining bullets against entry intothe barrel, as shown in Fig. 3. To ensureuniformity in. this action the leading end of the follower is provided with a rounded metal cap 30 shaped to correspond. toa bullet, and serving to hold the last bullet against rolling out of the barrel.

'.T he inner magazine tube 26 has a slot 31 which extends forwardly to apoint just beyond cotter-28 and a pin 32 extending laterally from collar 33, against which the follower springb'ears, operates in slot 31 and serves to limit the movement of the follower sothat the latter cannot enter the barrel farenough to cross the path of the striker. The outer. endof tube 26 is closed by a knurled cap 3 which serves as a finger piece by which the inner tubeis withdrawn for loading "the magazine, a second and shorter slot 35 (Fig. 3) in the inner tube 26 limitingthe outward movement of the tube. As the tube is withdrawn the end of slot 31 engages pin 32 and compresses the follower spring sothat the follower is also ,drawn backand the magazine filler opening 36 uncovered, the latter being normally closed by the inner tube. vAs soon as the cap is released the follower spring actsvto return tube 26 a distance depending on the number ofbullets loaded into themagazine but in any event far enough to again close the filler opening. The inner tube comes to restwhen the movement of pin 32 is stopped bythe engagement of the follower with the bullets and is then manually pushed home to the positionof Figs. 2 and 3. In these figures only a few bullets are shown but when the magazine is full the additional bullets will occupy the inner tube, aswill be understood;

To guard against accidental discharge of the gun I havelprov ide'd an action lock and a novel actuating. mechanism therefor, preferred form of which will now be described. yIt comprises a safety plate 37 mounted to move or slide within the receiver and designedto obstruct some part of the firing mechanism, herein the forward extension ll of the 'trig ger although it may be otherwise .arranged'according to the type of to guide tl e -isafety plate-and to recei-Ye a1:-

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W l an i w e y a r e i9 exten ing e gsinz eeommodate-itheishro dflanges-1i through it to the outside Oigthg.IQCQiYGL Whiehthusseryetoeouoeal-th;action mem The la i hou d n. 1 lo rtu upper enzene str ke wlugiandralsoi holdv other 1 and lowerslots 42; and g3 inthe tubeserying hand pieeeagainsttilting,

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shouldsrmQ e ggea see hat he p at t-s11 thee-strikernt be,iasxalreadyexs cannot get out of line with it. Lock tube-alt plained liesairt thepathiofrtheraotion 'memis also supported on'sleeye 39, The,slower ber 52so that the-qgunuisjycoolrediasi;usual; edge of the trigger ext ns on endtheiu pere by pulling the forehand; piece toward the;

ed 'e f the m s eulder l inbl kins ack suehsmey mentr e ction m ma: y b a relation so that Whehthe triggerisin thei ber;52;;engtg4:thezrfitriker 'lug ;and;;d11aWs-=-; ts: t be .-compress11,1g-.-..- has been fired, the shoulders ar sin -engages; the-str ker -sprn1g-,;unt1l-the striker -reaches;

position of Fig. 3, which isvrwhen the gunf-thQefStrikeebac}e;;1

ment and the safety blocked against rear the positionwof; Fig-:12 1W-henthe triggen; a e t itthe. t igger is .in the; s pringsnaps-ithentr gg ri latch; .15; Over: the. position of Fig. 2, Whichis when the gun-is head-,1 of; the; strike r,;- wh-ieh is thercocked 1 Qmcocked, the safety has moved rearwardly position i, The=-upwa11d,moven;1m of they Where its shoulder is zdireotly"beneathsuthe,triggep lateh allqws thesspwli11gAE73 to unove.

shoulder on the trigger so that the iatter .the-safetyeplate retllwardly-and beneath: is then looked and cannot :be pulleduntil the trigger extenslon 14, as above described.

esgun is snewx fi afe; ansitcanaot Jbe fired Lock tube 41- extends outside-of; the rem. unt11 the,sa;tety: ceiver and forwardly of the gun to the ream Thls can 4111-1 Jo done-thy; pushing the fore? the-safety is againmoved forward.

end-of the magazine Where it isriveted to a handwpieee fortyd; whichcauses thetonguelug H on-the bottom of themagazinetube; 53J- of the;aetiQn meInbe to:.engage nutAS; and appropriatelyfittedtothe curvedeend on-roddtfijandflrayq out the safet -1y; plate '1 et the magazine ins'imulation of an-exten-v from v beneatl sion or continuationof the magazine, back:being gragainst;theZspring 4:7. Should the to the receiver. W ithin the tube is housed: forehandpieee be releasedbefore-thegun is, the actuating: mechanism for the safetyefired the spring Wilbimme iatdyreturn;the:i

which includes a r0d4c5 formed integrally safetyto itstriggmeble king position. -Nut --With or secured to the safety plate sand. 0 adjusted on; rQdASHthat when the passing through a fixed guidedisc lfi; The safiety riszpushed fopwandnfa'r LQIlghJt p r latterserves as a stop for spring 47:;Whi6h; mltzthejguneto be 'fi iaagainmeved orwards;

. s r; action member; 52is surrounds the-rod and by engagement with thenbeyondthe l mit Qfi t a l f thg t ik plate urges it towardiits,lockinggposition erJ-(Fig -Bhandthereiiore icannotinterfere;

The forward end -of;;;rod 45;is With or be damaged by it. The forward threaded and carriesa round nut'48, which; moyement, of the efonehandqoiece is limited hand piece mountedfor sliding IHQVBIIlBllt-grPOSliQiQIi dQl g longitudinally of thebarrel-ca'sing. Its-may be .he1d. firm1y;-ang1 ith th q d seen to comprisefa U-sl1aped'sheet:;meta1 1 pair of inbentf wings 51 which embrace thesnagazine tube and are, gulded bysitl, A re-.

loosely fits the tube to guide; the rendrjofaby thegengage nenlg oi 51 1 138:in;t11 f t the rod and to providea manufaeturingjadqv with, its,supporting sleeueswg as shown in' .justment, as below described 'It wil-1 1\b.e-: Fig--32- V vseen that the upper slot42in lock tubetli By means of;ithis construeti th m i i extends the entire length :of theetube tor'give. ttlei-d alge 0i?the glln being aecidentallyaccess to thenut' &8 by which the safety fired 'sincezsth isafiety; look{mechanism=re is actuated. n 1 quires that th The cooking mechanism includes .a'. foreleuslyunoyed an held; in; itsvforxyard be variously constructed and organized for? plaeediasmuston ary whenutakingoaim :or this purpose butis preferably of the forms: fi i g- Shown 1n detall 1n F1g4 5rWhe1'ef1tW1111 thoughtlessly andwithout 'in-tention'thatthe b s 49 laving oomplementa d gun be fired. i w n V I I a 0 1- a c I'Y'TWOO '7 i '1 v p 0 etedto it, Thefbasepext-ends bet The, front slght 1s a ,pin head 55 WhlCll yond the grip and is shaped to providea inforcing piece52, shaped as indicated in Fig. 5, is secured to the sheet metal base. t s Qt fl y L s This piece constitutes} the action ,niember; It W111 be understood thlt t l f and has a tongue 53 entering slotezhehjnd construetionfland Q1?gan1 zat1orr,exemplifyz a e nut -7 hef hand: Pie e t u's'slim pige e dslfdrmaof aha i r n ien-,- a d ar ringu The; gun mustthus cwhioha. posit-iong' is irarely assumed may be the'headof; a small rivet passing through'-the:;barr'elcasing K and the closure disc, 19; they rear sight; being shown as an i per ured ee 56'JHPt irnQd e-qm e e of flee subject to modificationv within the limits defined by the following claims:

1. In a toy gun the combmation of a receiver, barrel and striker,-'an action lock located within the receiver, a forehand'pi'ece 2. In a'toy gun the combination of areceiver and a barrel, cocking mechanism including a forehand piece manually movable relatively to the barrel and toward the receiver to cock the gun, an action lock ar ranged in the path of the forehand piece for operation by movement of'the latter away from the receiver and a spring active on said lock to return the same to its safe position when the forehand piece is relieved from manual control. I a

3. Ina toy gun the combination with a barrel and a striker, a magazine having a,

filler opening, a forehand piece slidable longitudinally on said magazlne, a follower spring for feeding the bullets from the mag azlne into position to be e'ngagedby the striker, a cover for the filler opening arranged Within the magazine forclosure by the follower spring and an exterior operating member for said cover.

4. A toy gun including a barrel, a magazine tube mounted below the same and a forehand piece comprising a sheet metal body having inbent ears arranged to embrace the magazine tube for slldmg movement relatively thereto, for the purpose (lescribed,

5. A toy gun including a receiver, a bar rel, a magazine tube mounted below the bar,- rel, a forehand piece having its .front end arranged to embrace the magazine tube for sliding movement relatively thereto and means independent of thetube for supporting therear end-of'the forehand'piece in spaced relation to the receiver.-

6. A toy gun including a barrel, a striker,

a magazine tube mounted below the barrel, a

forehand piece having its front end arranged toslide on the magazine tube, and an action lock having a tubular housing adapted to support the rear end oftheforehand piece.

7 A toy gun comprising in combination a barrel, a receiver, a striker tube therein.

and a striker in said tube, a magazine tube mounted below the barrel and having its rear end secured to the striker tube and a forehand piece slidably mounted on the magazine tube and operable to' cock the striker. i

8. Atoy gun comprising in combination with a receiver, a barrel casing and firing mechanism, a magazine tube secured to the forward end of the casing, an action lock and a tubular housingtherefor mounted in fixed relation to the receiver with its forward end secured to the'magazine tube, and a forehand piece having its front end slidably mounted on the magazine tube and its rear end slidably mounted on said housing.

9. A toy gun comprising in combination with a barrel, a striker and an action lock,

7 a control for the latter including a forehand piece manually movable longitudinally of the barrel, connections between the forehand piece and the lock for moving the latter to its firing position when the forehand piece is moved forwardly of the barrel and spring means for automatically returning the lock to its safe position when the forehand piece is relieved from manual control.

10. A toy gun comprising a sheet metal barrel casing and receiver, a barrel and striker tube mounted within the casing and receiver with their adjacent ends telescoped, and a magazine tube having its ends respectively secured to the casing and to the striker tube.

11. In a toy gun the combination of a sheet .metal receiver and barrel casing, a magazine tube mounted below the casing with its rear end terminating forward of the receivcr,.and another tubular structure extending between the rear end of the ma azine tube and the receiver in simulation of a rearward extension of the magazine tube to the receiver.

12. In a toy gun the combination of a re ceiver, a barrel, a magazine tube mounted below the barrel and terminating forward of the receiver, another tubular structure ex tending between the rear end of said tube and the receiver in simulation of a rearward extension of the magazine tube and a forehand piece mounted for sliding movement relatively to the barrel and arranged to cover. thejunction of the said tubular structure and the magazine tube.

13. In a toy gun the combination of a sheet metal receive-r and barrel casing, and a magazine tube mounted below the casing with its dischargeend located at the rear and terminating forward of the receiver, said casingdiaving shroud flanges extending from the rear end of the magazine tube to the receiver.

14;. In a rifle, the combination with a barrel, firing mechanism and an action lock, of a control member for the latter mounted adjacent thenormal forward grip position with respect to the barrel and manually movable relativelythereto to release said lock, and spring means for automatically return ing the lock to its safe'position when said member is relieved from manual control.

15. The combinationin a firearm of a receiver, firing mechanism therein and a barrel, an action look, a forehand-piece manually movable relatively to the barrel to release said lock and spring means arranged to oppose such manual movement, said forehand piece mounted for free movement out of its lock-releasing position, under the action of said spring means, when relieved from manual control. e

16. In a toy gun, the combination of a receiver, a barrel, a striker and an actuating spring therefor, a forehand piece mounted for manual movement relatively to the barrel in one direction to retract the striker against its spring, a latch adapted to engage and hold the striker so retracted, a trigger for.

releasing said latch, an action lock adapted to be released by movement of the forehand piece in a reverse direction and a second spring opposing the latter movement and adapted to render active saidilock when the foriahand piece is relieved from manual contro 17 In a toy gun, the combination of a barrel, a frame and a trigger-guard integrally made of sheet metal, the top portion of the:

frame being semi-circular in cross-section and in axial alinement with and of the same radius as said barrel, the sides of said frame being parallel and extending downwardly tangentially from said semi-circular top, the lower edges of said sides being flanged integrally with the sides respectively and extending transversely toward each other into abutting relationship and rigidly secured together to form a closure for thebottom of said frame with a trigger slot therein, saidtrigger-guard being narrower than said frame and integral with and depending from said flanges forming said bottom and com prising complemental extensions of triggerguard shape and channel shaped in transverse cross-section, and having alined abut-- ting edges, a transverse cross-section through said trigger-guard being substantially 'rec-' tangular, the corners being rounded, and said strigger-guard being hollow.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

FREDERICK T. RUSSELL.

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