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 comprises two layers of hollow passages extending through the deformable dart cap in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first, longitudinal direction of the elongate dart body, the hollow passages connecting respective openings on opposing sides of the outer surface of the deformable dart cap and being separated by interior walls that extend in the second direction, the two layers of hollow passages comprising;
(1) a lower layer, which abuts the bottom of the deformable dart cap, comprising at least a first lower layer hollow passage and a second lower layer passage, the first lower layer hollow passage and the second lower layer passage being separated by a lower layer interior boundary;
(2) an upper layer, above the lower layer opposite from the bottom of the deformable dart cap, comprising at least a central upper layer hollow passage defined by two upper layer interior walls, the central upper layer hollow passage being offset in position laterally from the first lower layer hollow passage and the second lower layer passage; and
(3) a substantially flat divider extending in the second direction and separating the upper and lower layers.
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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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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 comprises two layers of hollow passages extending through the deformable dart cap in a second direction that is substantially orthogonal to the first, longitudinal direction of the elongate dart body, the hollow passages connecting respective openings on opposing sides of the outer surface of the deformable dart cap and being separated by interior walls that extend in the second direction, the two layers of hollow passages comprising; (1) a lower layer, which abuts the bottom of the deformable dart cap, comprising at least a first lower layer hollow passage and a second lower layer passage, the first lower layer hollow passage and the second lower layer passage being separated by a lower layer interior boundary; (2) an upper layer, above the lower layer opposite from the bottom of the deformable dart cap, comprising at least a central upper layer hollow passage defined by two upper layer interior walls, the central upper layer hollow passage being offset in position laterally from the first lower layer hollow passage and the second lower layer passage; and (3) a substantially flat divider extending in the second direction and separating the upper and lower layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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