Foam dart having a safety cap
First Claim
1. A toy dart, comprising:
- an elongate dart body extending from a head end to a tail end in a first, longitudinal direction; and
a deformable dart cap affixed to the head end of the elongate dart body, the deformable dart cap having a top, a bottom that is affixed into the elongate dart body, and an outer surface extending from the top to the bottom of the deformable dart cap in the first, longitudinal direction;
wherein the outer surface of the deformable dart cap has two layers of hollow passages, each of the hollow passages extending from a respective first opening on the outer surface through the deformable dart cap in a second direction to a respective second opening on the outer surface, wherein the second direction is substantially orthogonal to the first, longitudinal direction of the elongate dart body, the two layers of hollow passages comprising;
(1) a lower layer, that abuts the head end of the elongate dart body, comprising at least two of the hollow passages extending through the deformable dart cap and a lower layer interior boundary between the at least two hollow passages of the lower layer; and
(2) an upper layer, above the lower layer and covered by the top of the deformable dart cap, comprising at least three of the hollow passages extending through the deformable dart cap,wherein upper layer interior boundaries between the at least three hollow passages of the upper layer are offset in position laterally from the lower layer interior boundary between the at least two hollow passages of the lower layer.
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Abstract
A toy dart includes a deformable cap that safely impacts a target. The cap includes two layers of substantially parallel hollow passages that provide spaces that allow the cap to deform. The lower layer, having two hollow passages, is supported by exterior posts and an interior wall between the two hollow passages. The upper layer, having three hollow passages, is supported by exterior posts and interior walls that are laterally offset from the interior wall of the lower layer. The upper and lower layers are separated vertically by a substantially flat divider. Due to the difference in the number of hollow passages and interior walls in each layer, the upper layer is more rigid than the lower layer such that the lower layer of the cap deforms more than the upper layer of the cap upon initial impact with the target.
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25 Claims
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1. A toy dart, comprising:
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an elongate dart body extending from a head end to a tail end in a first, longitudinal direction; and a deformable dart cap affixed to the head end of the elongate dart body, the deformable dart cap having a top, a bottom that is affixed into the elongate dart body, and an outer surface extending from the top to the bottom of the deformable dart cap in the first, longitudinal direction; wherein the outer surface of the deformable dart cap has two layers of hollow passages, each of the hollow passages extending from a respective first opening on the outer surface through the deformable dart cap in a second direction to a respective second opening on the outer surface, wherein the second direction is substantially orthogonal to the first, longitudinal direction of the elongate dart body, the two layers of hollow passages comprising; (1) a lower layer, that abuts the head end of the elongate dart body, comprising at least two of the hollow passages extending through the deformable dart cap and a lower layer interior boundary between the at least two hollow passages of the lower layer; and (2) an upper layer, above the lower layer and covered by the top of the deformable dart cap, comprising at least three of the hollow passages extending through the deformable dart cap, wherein upper layer interior boundaries between the at least three hollow passages of the upper layer are offset in position laterally from the lower layer interior boundary between the at least two hollow passages of the lower layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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