Running toy shooting apparatus
First Claim
1. A running toy shooting apparatus for shooting a running toy having flywheel as a drive wheel and a pinion rotating as one body with said flywheel, which are supported freely with an axle, said shooting apparatus comprising:
- a holder means adapted to hold said running toy axle, said holder means being movable between a starting position and a shooting position located forward of said starting position,a stopper means for retaining said running toy axle and said holder means in a stationary state at said starting position, said stopper means and said holder means adapted to hold said running toy axle such that said flywheel is lifted from engagement with any surface while in said starting position,an energizing means for energizing said flywheel by engaging with and rotating said pinion while said flywheel is lifted from engagement with any surface and said running toy is stationary at said starting position,a manual release means for disengaging said stopper means,a runway extending forwardly from said shooting position, anda drive means for driving said holder means and said running toy up to said shooting position upon activation of said release means, to propel said running toy onto said runway with said flywheel engaged on said runway, and thereby propel said running toy from said shooting apparatus.
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Abstract
A running toy shooting apparatus having a toy holder which holds a running toy having a flywheel as drive wheel and is movable between a starting position and a shooting position located in front of the starting position, a spring for driving the toy holder up to the shooting position, a stopper for retaining the running toy held by the holder means, a releasing means for releasing the running toy from the stopper to move the toy holder to the shooting position by the spring, and an energizer for energizing the flywheel of the running toy at the starting position.
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8 Claims
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1. A running toy shooting apparatus for shooting a running toy having flywheel as a drive wheel and a pinion rotating as one body with said flywheel, which are supported freely with an axle, said shooting apparatus comprising:
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a holder means adapted to hold said running toy axle, said holder means being movable between a starting position and a shooting position located forward of said starting position, a stopper means for retaining said running toy axle and said holder means in a stationary state at said starting position, said stopper means and said holder means adapted to hold said running toy axle such that said flywheel is lifted from engagement with any surface while in said starting position, an energizing means for energizing said flywheel by engaging with and rotating said pinion while said flywheel is lifted from engagement with any surface and said running toy is stationary at said starting position, a manual release means for disengaging said stopper means, a runway extending forwardly from said shooting position, and a drive means for driving said holder means and said running toy up to said shooting position upon activation of said release means, to propel said running toy onto said runway with said flywheel engaged on said runway, and thereby propel said running toy from said shooting apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A running toy and shooting apparatus therefor comprising a running toy having flywheel as a drive wheel and a pinion rotating as one body with said flywheel, said flywheel and pinion rotatably secured at an axle of said running toy, and a shooting apparatus copmprising
a holder means adapted to hold said running toy axle, said holder means being movable between a starting position and a shooting position located forward of said starting position, a stopper means for retaining said running toy axle and said holder means in a stationary state at said starting position, said stopper means and said holder means adapted to hold said running toy axle such that said flywheel is lifted from engagement with any surface while in said starting position, an energizing means for energizing said flywheel by engaging with and rotating said pinion and then disengaging said pinion, all while said flywheel is lifted from engagement with any surface and said running toy is stationary at said starting position, a manual release means for disengaging said stopper means, a runway extending forwardly from said shooting position, and a drive means for driving said holder means and said running toy up to said shooting position upon activation of said release means, to propel said running toy onto said runway with said flywheel engaged on said runway, and thereby propel said running toy from said shooting apparatus.
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