Toy Sword
First Claim
1. A toy sword, comprising:
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a plurality of telescoping tubes mounted to the hilt, the plurality of telescoping tubes being movable between active and stowed positions, each of the plurality of telescoping tubes being fully retracted into the hilt when in the retracted position, each of the plurality of telescoping tubes being extended from the hilt when in the active position.
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Abstract
A toy sword is disclosed which more accurately replicates the functionality and appearance of fictional light sabers. The sword uses a plurality of telescoping tubes which are fully retractable into the hilt of the sword, and a spring movable between extended and active positions. The spring works in conjunction with a projectile which upon release launches with a smallest diameter tube of the plurality of telescoping tubes and advances same distally away from the hilt. The tubes are telescopingly manufactured so that as the smallest diameter tube reaches the end of its travel, it frictionally engages a distal end of the next smallest diameter tube and in so doing carries that tube distally. In so doing, the entire plurality of tubes is outwardly launched in a cascading fashion. When manually depressed back into the hilt, each of the telescoping tubes is entirely retracted into the hilt, thus not being visible to the user in the retracted position.
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22 Claims
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1. A toy sword, comprising:
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a hilt; and a plurality of telescoping tubes mounted to the hilt, the plurality of telescoping tubes being movable between active and stowed positions, each of the plurality of telescoping tubes being fully retracted into the hilt when in the retracted position, each of the plurality of telescoping tubes being extended from the hilt when in the active position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. The toy sword of claim 10, further including audio and visual electronics.
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11. A toy sword, comprising:
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a hilt; a plurality of telescoping tubes mounted to the hilt, the plurality of telescoping tubes movable between stowed and active positions; and a spring provided entirely within the hilt with no springs being provided within the plurality of telescoping tubes, the spring being movable between a compressed state wherein the plurality of telescoping tubes are in the stowed position, and a released state wherein the plurality of tubes are in the active position. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A toy sword, comprising:
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a hilt; a plurality of telescoping tubes mounted to the hilt, the plurality of telescoping tubes being movable between stowed and active positions; a spring movable between compressed and released positions, the spring launching the plurality of telescoping tubes from the stowed to the active position when released from the compressed state to the released state; a latch releasably holding the spring in the compressed state, the latch including a hook end and a latch end and being pivotally mounted to the hilt between the hook end and the latch end; and a projectile including a head and a shoulder, the head engaging the plurality of telescoping tubes against the spring in the compressed state, the hook end of the latch engaging the projectile shoulder when the spring is in the compressed state. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A toy sword, comprising:
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a hilt; a plurality of telescoping tubes mounted to the hilt, the plurality of telescoping tubes being movable between stowed and active positions; and a spring provided entirely within the hilt and remaining in the hilt regardless of the position of the tubes.
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22. A toy sword, comprising:
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a hilt; a plurality of telescoping tubes mounted to the hilt, the plurality of telescoping tubes being movable between stowed and active positions; and a spring provided entirely within the hilt and remaining in the hilt when the plurality of telescoping tubes are in the stowed position as well as when the plurality of telescoping tubes are in the active position.
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Specification