US2686987A - Toy aerial bomb - Google Patents

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Aug- 24,- 1954 D. G. GARoFALow 2,686,987

Toy AERIAL BOMB Filed Jan. l1, 1954 :ql mi Donald G. af'ojzlaw BY '94 l ATToEY f Patented Aug. 24, 1954 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The present invention relates generally to a toy 'device of the noise creating type, and it has particular relation to a toy aerial bomb that can be thrown or tossed and which, when striking the ground or other hard surfaces, will eiiect a detonation, simulating an explosion.

There are mainly two different types of toy aerial bombs using caps as the explosive charge, but they are either of the single cap capacity or of the automatic type. Neither type of bomb has had very great commercial success. The single cap capacity type requires disassembling and reloading after each explosion, and therefore has not met with much commercial success because more time is spent in disassembling and loading the bomb than in ring the same. The automatic type of aerial bomb contains a roll of caps and has automatic advancing means for feeding a new cap successively as fired, but this type has not been too successful because its cost is away beyond the reach of most customers and the intricate mechanism has frequent mechanical failures that are beyond the capabilities of their owners to repair.

An object of the present invention is to provide a construction for a toy aerial bomb that is simple, durable and inexpensive.

A further object of the invention is the :provision of a flexible plastic toy aerial bomb that is capable of operating successively for a limited number of times without requiring disassembly or reassembly, but may be reloaded by merely turning the sections approximately sixty degrees with respect to each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a plastic toy aerial bomb that is capable of receiving a plurality of conventional single caps as well as a sheet of conventional disk-type caps which may be inserted as a unit, thereby providing a common source of ammunition since both types of caps are readily available on the open market.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a light weight and durable aerial toy bomb that can be molded of a flexible plastic material into two main sections which are readily separable for loading and/or unloading, and may be easily and quickly assembled by merely snapping said sections together, thereby requiring no tools or having no loose parts which may be dropped or lost `during the disassembly and reassembly operations.

Another object of the invention is to provide a light weight flexible plastic aerial bomb formed of two semi-spherical sections that readily separate and snap together, and which permits relative rotational movement between sections for resetting for each successive explosive charge.

Various other and further objects and advantages of the invention, which result in simplicity, economy and efficiency, will be apparent from the following detailed description, wherein two preferred forms of embodiment of the invention are shown, reference being had for illustrative purposes to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, in which: f

Figure 1 is a side elevational View of a toy aerial bomb constructed in accordance with the principles of the invention;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view on a slightly smaller scale of the toy aerial bomb shown in Figure l, the same having been taken substantially along the line 2 2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, on an enlarged scale, of the toy aerial bomb shown in Figure 1, the same having been taken substantially along the line 3--3 thereof, looking in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the toy aerial bomb shown in Figure 3, the same having been taken substantially along the line 5 4 thereof, looking in the direction of the arrows and showing a disk-type sheet unit containing six caps mounted therein;

Figure 5 is a View similar to the View shown in Figure ll, but illustrating the manner in which a series of six individual caps may be loaded in position for iring successively;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view of the firing pin guiding and aligning means shown in Figure 3, the same having been taken substantially along the line 6 6 thereof, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Figure 7 is a modied form of a toy aerial bomb in which a straight firing pin is used instead of the eccentric ring pin shown in the construction depicted in Figures 1 to 6.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown in Figure l an assembled toy aerial bomb it made of a suitable flexible material such as polyethelene plastic. The aerial bomb IU is of a hollow cylindrical construction having its largest circumference intermediate its ends, and tapers conically in opposite directions. The aerial bomb lil is separable at a point contiguous to its largest circumference into a nose section l l and tail section l2.

The nose section l l, as best shown in Figure 3, has a main circumferentially extending rib I3,

which projects radially outwardly and provides the largest circumference for the bomb l0. The rib I3 has a small arm or protuberance projecting outwardly and longitudinally rearwardly, as indicated at I4, which serves as an indicator in cooperation with a visual indicating means provided on the surface of the tail section I2 as will hereinafter be more fully described. Extending rearwardly of the main rib I3 of the nose section II is a reduced circumferentially extending and longitudinally projecting flange I6, having a narrow semi-circular groove Il extending circumferentially thereof intermediate its ends.

The forward end of the nose section Il, which is that portion projecting forwardly of the main rib I3, tapers conically and is provided with a series of circumferentially spaced and longitudinally extending ribs I8 and a series of relatively wide and at circumferentially extending ribs I9, providing an attractive step-like surface embellishment for the intermediate portion of the forward nose section I I. The forward open end of the embellished portion of the nose section Il. is provided with a spider 2 I, as best shown in Figure 2, which serves as a support for a greatly reduced and slightly tapered nose 22. The nose 22 is provided with an axial bore 23 for receiving a firing pin as best shown in Figure 3. The apertures 26 between the arms of the spider 2| provide openings where the smoke and noise caused by the explosion of the charge may escape.

The tail section I2 tapers con-.ically rearwardly, but its forward end is provided with an axial bore 3l of a length and diameter adapted to receive the liange i3 of the nose section i l in a frictional sliding fit. A circumferential rib 32 of a semicircular shape projects inwardly of the bore 3l, and is adapted to snap into the correspondingly shaped groove Il of the nose section I I when the two sections are cooperatively assembled. The outer surface of the tail sectionl is provided with a series of four longitudinally extending stabilizing iins 33 spaced ninety degrees from each other, said stabilizing nhs 33 increasing in height as they extend rearwardly of the tail section I2 to form substantially a straight line along their outer edges. Forwardly of the front ends of the stabilizing iins 33 is a circumferentially extending band of relatively short longitudinally extending ribs 34 forming an attractive embellishment for an intermediate portion of said tail section I2. A circumferential visual indicating scale or indicia 35 extends forwardly and contiguously of the ribs St of the tail section I2, which, when it is assembled telescopically over the rear end of the nose section Il, as best shown in Figure 1, provides means for indicating by the position of the knob hl on the scale 35 the position of the ring pin 2d with respect of an explosive charge.

A removable metal plate member 36 is adapted to be mounted xedly between the assembled nose section II and tail section I2 to provide a suitable anvil for exploding the caps. The plate member or anvil 3 is circular in shape and is provided with a series of six circumierentially spaced notches 3? spaced at sixty degree intervals, which correspond in shape and spacing with integral protuberances 8 located on the inside of the tail section I2. The plate member 36 has a series of radially extending raised ribs 39, which are formed by punching and bending portions of the metal plate outwardly from the main plate member. These radial ribs 39 form centering or positioning means for a circular sheet 4I of conventional disk-type caps 42, as best shown in Figure 4, which have slots cut therethrough between the individual caps 42 corresponding substantially in size and shape to the ribs 39. When it is desired to use single caps 43 as the explosive charge for the bomb II), such single caps i3 may be provided from the conventional roll of caps (not shown) by merely tearing them ofi to form single caps 43, as best shown in Figure 5.

The ring pin 2li is a piece of heavy metal wire or rod-like material, which is bent eccentrically, as best shown in Figure 3'. It is inserted through the bore 23 of the nose 22 from the inside of the nose section I I while the bomb It! is disassembled with its, forward end d projecting outwardly a short distance. Its opposite or ring end l5 is positioned between two spaced guide ribs il@ and Lil. (see Figure 6) which serve to hold the inner end of said ring pin in position for alignment with the caps 42. The overall length of the firing pin 2c is such that, when*I its forward end lil projecting through the nose22 strikes a hard surface, its rear iiring endl :l5 will strike and explode a cap` l2 against the metal plate member or anvil 36 without permitting the forward end to pass entirely within the nose section I I.

When the protuberances 3a on the inside of the tail section I2 engage the notches 3l' in the anvilplate member 3S, the caps l2 or 43, whichever type is being used, will be aligned with the visual indicating indicia 35 so that one cap is directlybelow each number on the scale. In this way, one cap 42 or 43 is always in alignment with the firing' pin 2li when the indicator knob Il is aligned with a number.

When the toy' aerial bomb Ill has been loaded with caps and assembledwith the indicator knob ILE' pointing at the numeral l on the visual scale 35, it is ready to be exploded. This may be accomplished merely by tossing it high in the air or throwing it directly at a target. The stabilizing ns 33' will always cause the 'ooinb IB to strike the targetV or other hard surface area nose iirst, whereby the projecting end @il ol"` the firing pin 2li is driven back into the nose section II and causing its rear end lll to strike a cap 42" or 4'3 held against the anvil il, exploding the same. When an explosion takes place, the smoke and'. noise will have a tendency to pass out through the open ends of the bomb It. The bomb It may be picked up immediately. When its tail section I2 is turned with respect to the nose section II until the next number 2 is aligned with the indicator It, again the bomb Ill isreset, and ready to be thrown and again exploded. This operation may be repeated until all six caps have been detonated. The bomb will then require reloading.

Reloading of the bomb Iii may be accomplished by holding the nose section Il in one hand and the tail section` I2 in the other hand, twisting the two sections with respect to each other and at the same time pulling them apart. The bomb Ill will separate easily and quickly into two sections, i. e., nose section II and tail section l2. whereupon the metal anvil plate 36 may be removed, cleaned of refuse from the burnt-out caps and relled with a fresh supply of caps. The two sections of the bomb I0 may then be telescoped together until the rib 32 engages the groove VI. It is now ready for six more successive explosions.

Referring now to Figure 7, there is shown a modified form of aerial bomb 5I, consisting of a hollow cylindrical construction having its largest circumference intermediate its ends, which ends taper conically in opposite directions. The aerial bomb 5I is separable like the aerial bomb lll into a nose section 52 and tail section 53. The aerial bomb 5| is constructed substantially like the aerial bomb I except for its firing pin 54 and internal supporting structure, which serve to hold said ring pin in position. In the aerial bomb the firing pin 54 is made in the form of a rivet, having an enlarged head 51. The firing pin 54 is held in position within the nose section 52 by means of spaced ribs 58, which are molded as an integral part of the nose section 52. The rear end of the ribs 58 serve to limit the forward distance of travel of the firing pin 54 since its enlarged head 51 is too wide to pass therebetween. In all other respects, except for a slight variation in the design, shape and other inconsequential features, which are obvious from the drawing, the structural and operating features of the aerial bomb 5| are similar to or identical with the corresponding features of the aerial bomb I 0,

Although I have only described in detail only two modifications which the invention may assume, it will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art that various other modifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit thereof or from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A toy aerial bomb comprising a hollow cylindrical structure being readily separable into a nose section and a tail section, said nose section carrying a ring pin having one end projecting forwardly of its nose, said tail section having stabilizing means for causing said bomb to land on the projecting end of said firing pin, and an anvil mounted between said assembled nose and tail sections adapted to hold a series of caps in spaced arrangement, one of said sections being rotatable with respect to the other section whereby said caps mounted on said anvil may be positioned one at a time behind said ring pin.

2. A toy aerial bomb comprising a hollow cylindrical structure open at opposite ends and being readily separable into a nose section and a tail section, said nose section carrying a firing pin having one end projecting forwardly of its nose, said ring pin having means for maintaining it within said nose section, said tail section having stabilizing means for causing said bomb to land on the projecting end of said ring pin, and an anvil mounted removably within said hollow structure adapted to hold a series of caps in spaced arrangement, one of said sections being rotatable with respect to the other section whereby said caps mounted on said anvil may be positioned successively behind said firing pin.

3. A toy aerial bomb comprising a exible plastic material in the form of a hollow cylindrical structure having openings at opposite ends, said hollow structure being readily separable into a nose section and a tail section, an anvil carried by Said tail section, a firing pin carried by said nose section having one end projecting forwardly of said bomb and its other end adjacent said anvil, said anvil having means for receiving a plurality of caps in spaced circumferential arrangement, one of said sections being movable with respect to the other section for aligning said caps on said anvil one at a time with said ring pin, and means carried by said tail section for causing said bomb when thrown to land on the projecting end of said firing pin.

4. A toy aerial bomb having a multiple cap arrangement comprising a nose section and a separable tail section, means for releasably securing said sections together to form a hollow structure, an anvil adapted to be secured xedly between said sections when they are assembled, a ring pin carried by said nose section, said iiring pin having a length to project through the end of said nose section when its opposite end is adjacent said anvil, said firing pin having means adapted to cooperate with means formed integrally with said nose section for maintaining its position within said nose section, index means carried by one of said sections and positioning means carried by the other section, said index means being adapted to cooperate with said positioning means to indicate the position of said anvil with respect to said ring pin, and means carried by said tail section to cause said bomb to land on the projecting end of said firing pin when thrown.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 821,942 Johnson May 29, 1906 2,534,976 Kidder Dec. 19, 1950 2,633,671 Felberg Apr. '7, 1953

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