US3624946A

US3624946A - Safety toy revolver with steel pin preventing the use of cartridges with bullets

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Publication number: US3624946A
Application number: US813028A
Authority: US
Inventors: Francesco Cagnoni
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1968-10-19
Filing date: 1969-04-03
Publication date: 1971-12-07
Anticipated expiration: 1988-12-07

Abstract

A SAFTEY TOY REVOLVER WHICH COMPRISES A BARREL BODY MADE OF A RELATIVELY FRAGILE ALLOY, AND A PIN OF CASEHARDENED STEEL WHICH HAS POINTED ENDS AND COLLAR INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS AND IS INSERTED IN THE BARREL BODY SO AS TO COMPLETELY OBSTRUCT THE BARREL BORE, SAID PIN BEING DIMENSIONED SO THAT ONE END THEREOF IS JUST CLEAR OF A ROTATABLE MAGAZINE OF MINIMUM THICKNESS, IN SUCH A MANNER AS TO PREVENT CARTRIDGES WITH BULLETS TO BE INTRODUCED INTO THE ROTATABLE MAGAZINE.

Description

Dec. 7, 1971 F. CAGNONI 3,624,946

SAFETY TOY REVOLVER WITH STEEL PIN PREVENTING THE USE OF CARTRIDGES WITH BULLETS Filed April 3. 1969 v wivdwivmy j [N VENTOR. TuucEsco Qqq United States Patent O 3,624,946 SAFETY TOY REVOLVER WITH STEEL PIN PRE- VENTING THE USE OF CARTRIDGES WITH BULLETS Francesco Cagnoni, Via S. Vittore 36, Milan, Italy Filed Apr. 3, 1969, Ser. No. 813,028 Claims priority, application Italy, Oct. 19, 1968, 22,743/68 Int. Cl. F41c 3/ 6 US. CI. 42-58 2 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A safety toy revolver which comprises a barrel body made of a relatively fragile alloy, and a pin of casehardened steel which has pointed ends and a collar intermediate said ends and is inserted in the barrel body so as to completely obstruct the barrel bore, said pin being dimensioned so that one end thereof is just clear of a rotatable magazine of minimum thickness, in such a manner as to prevent cartridges with bullets to be introduced into the rotatable magazine.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to toys, and more specifically to a safety toy revolver and a method of producing the same.

It is known that many types of conventional toy revolvers or pistols can be converted into offensive firearms by appropriate modifications which may be obtained by easy mechanical operations or other provisions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is, therefore, the object of the present invention to provide a novel safety toy revolver and a method of producing the same; which method comprises the steps of die-casting a barrel body of a relatively fragile metal alloy selected from the group consisting of Zamak alloys i.e. zinc-aluminum alloys which may also include small amounts of copper and magnesium and are especially suitable for die casting, and inserting a pin provided with a collar intermediate said ends in the barrel body during the die-casting operation, in such a maner that said pin completely obstructs the barrel bore, said collar being embedded in the barrel body so that said pin cannot be removed Without demolishing said barrel body.

The safety toy revolver produced in accordance with said method comprises a barrel body made of relatively fragile alloy, and a pin of case-hardened steel which has pointed ends and a collar intermediate said ends and is inserted in the barrel body so as to completely obstruct the barrel bore, said pin being dimensioned so that one end thereof is just clear of a rotatable magazine of minimum thickness, in such a manner as to prevent cartridges with bullets to be introduced into the rotatable magazine.

Since the barrel body of the safety toy revolver is made by die-casting and a relatively fragile metal alloy selected from the group consisting of Zamak alloys is used which will crack if subjected to mechanical operations, it is absolutely impossible to convert the safety toy revolver according to the invention into an offensive firearm.

The pin is preferably made of case-hardened steel and is inserted in the barrel body during the die-castin g process so that it cannot be removed without demolishing the barrel body.

3,624,946 Patented Dec. 7, 1971 The method according to the invention further provides that the rear end of the pin in the barrel body is just clear of the rotatable magazine containing the ammunition. This allows only the use of ammunition of a length not exceeding the thickness of the magazine, which thickness is very limited and in each case deliberately below the length of any live ammunition on the market,

As in the safety toy revolver as proposed by the invention the bore in the barrel body is completely obstructed by the pin, the explosion chamber is located in the stationary drum portion which, therefore, opens outwards, i.e. preferably in the forward direction of the revolver.

It is important to note that the revolver proposed by the invention is completely different from all other types of toy revolvers or real revolvers in that the rotatable magazine carrying the ammunition is of minimum possible thickness, whereas the drum is immovable and only a mock drum forming an integral portion of the case barrel body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING An embodiment of the invention will now be described by way of example and with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is aside elevational view of a safety toy revolver according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a similar view, but showing essential parts of the safety toy revolver in longitudinal section, and

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view, partly in section, of the revolver in its opened position, the rotatable magazine being shown removed from the stationary drum.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring to the drawing, a safety toy revolver according to the present invention comprises a barrel body 1 accommodating a pin 2 having pointed ends. The rear end 2 of said pin 2 is located, as shown in FIG. 2, in front of one of a plurality of bores 3' provided in a rotatable magazine 3 for carrying the ammunition to be fired by means of a striker 4.

The rotatable magazine 3 is provided with a cylindrical hub portion 3" fitted for rotary movement on a cylindrical supporting shaft 5' forming an integral part with a stationary drum portion 5 of the barrel body 1. The cylindrical supporting shaft 5' receives a locking pin 6 having a pointed end 6' which is urged by a spring 7 into an appropriate notch in the body and handle assembly of the revolver. In this locked position the revolver is ready for use.

Intermediate its ends the pin 2 is provided with a collar 2" which is embedded in the barrel body 1 during the diecasting process. The function of the collar 2" is to prevent the pin 2 from being expelled by percussion without destroying the barrel body 1. The whole barrel body 1 is rotatable about a pivot 9 after the locking pin 6 has been withdrawn against the force of the spring 7 by pulling an unlocking element 8, as is shown in FIG. 3.

What is claimed is:

1. A safety toy revolver comprising a barrel body having a bore and being made of a relatively fragile alloy; a pin of hardened steel, said pin having pointed ends and a collar intermediate said ends and embedded in said barrel body; and a rotatable magazine of minimum thickness provided with a plurality of bores, said pin being inserted in the barrel body so as to completely fill the barrel bore and being dimensioned so that one end thereof is located in front and just clear of one of said plurality of bores provided in said rotatable magazine in such a manner so as to prevent cartridges with bullets to be introduced into the bores of said rotatable magazine.

2. A safety toy revolver as claimed in claim 1, wherein a stationary drum portion is provided as an integral part of the barrel body and includes an explosion chamber opening externally in the forward direction of the safety toy revolver and comprised between the pin of hardened References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,046,652 7/1936 Peake 42-58 BENJAMIN A. BORCHELT, Primary Examiner C. T. JORDAN, Assistant Examiner US. Cl. X.R.

steel and a cylindrical hub portion of the rotatable 1 4Z54 magazine.