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Toy top launcher

  • US 4,867,728 A
  • Filed: 10/11/1988
  • Issued: 09/19/1989
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A toy top launcher for a top, said top having a circular enlarged end, an opposite end, and a gear adjacent the opposite end thereof, said launcher comprising:

  • a launch pad having a pair of spaced elongated edges defining an open-ended elongated slot;

    a gear rack along one edge of the slot;

    support means on the launch pad for supporting the top in a substantially vertical starting launching position with the gear in the slot;

    magazine means for holding one or more tops prior to launching;

    loading means for rotating a top from said magazine into the launching position; and

    launch means on the launch pad for engaging the top and urging the gear thereof along the gear rack for imparting rotation and forward motion to the top and expelling the top from the open-end of the slot.

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