Toy guns

• US 5,283,970 A
• Filed: 09/25/1992
• Issued: 02/08/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: J. Lloyd International, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Strombecker Corporation
• Inventors: Aigner, Gary D.
• Primary Examiner(s): BROWN, DAVID
• Application Number:
  US07/951,213
• Time in Patent Office: 501 Days
• Field of Search: 89/9, 89/12, 42/54, 42/57, 446/401, 446/405-407, 446/473, 362/110, 362/112-114
• US Class Current: 42/57
• CPC Class Codes: A63H 5/04 Pistols or machine guns operated without detonators; Crackers cracker bonbons A63H37/00
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 3/08 with band supply

Abstract

Toy guns are disclosed which are capable of simultaneously generating light and sound effects, having rotating a barrel assembly, creating vibrations in the body of the toy gun and operating a rapid indexing and cap firing mechanism. The rotating barrels, the cap indexing and firing mechanism and the vibration mechanism are all driven from a motor-driven gear and shaft assembly positioned within the toy gun. A dual action trigger is used to energize the light and sound effects when the trigger is activated to make a first electrical contact. Upon further activation, the trigger makes a second electrical contact which powers the motor and the gear and shaft assembly to drive the rotating barrel assembly, the cap indexing and firing mechanism and the vibration mechanism, as the light and sound effects continue.

Claims

1. A toy gun comprising:

a housing having a fixedly attached grip assembly and

a rotatingly mounted barrel assembly interconnected therewith at opposed ends of said housing;

a trigger mechanism movably connected to said grip assembly;

a first contact means engageable by said trigger mechanism to actuate a first set of operating conditions in said toy gun;

a second contact means engageable by said trigger mechanism to actuate a second set of operating conditions in said toy gun;

said first set of operating conditions including light effects resulting from illumination of a light emitting means positioned in said barrel assembly and sound effects resulting from activation of a speaker assembly positioned in said housing; and

said second set of operating conditions including rotation of said barrel assembly.

2. The toy gun according to claim 1 wherein said trigger mechanism includes:

a trigger element extending outwardly from said grip assembly to enable finger actuation thereof;

means for biasing said trigger element outwardly in a normally inoperative condition;

first operating means associated with said trigger element for engagement with said first contact means for actuation of said first set of conditions as the trigger element is moved a partial distance inwardly against the force of the biasing means; and

second operating means associated with said trigger element for engagement with said second contact means for actuation of said second set of conditions as the trigger element is moved further inwardly from said partial distance.

3. The toy gun according to claim 2 comprising:

a motor assembly including a motor and a gear and shaft assembly driven by said motor;

said motor being operatively interconnected with said second contact means in a manner such that as said second operating means engages said second contact means, said shaft of said gear and shaft assembly is caused to rotate; and

said gear and shaft assembly is operatively interconnected with said barrel assembly in a manner such that as said shaft rotates, it causes said barrel assembly to rotate.

4. The toy gun of claim 3 wherein said gear and shaft assembly intermeshes with engagement means formed on an inner surface of said barrel assembly to cause said rotation of said barrel assembly.

5. The toy gun of claim 3 wherein said second set of operating conditions includes vibration of said housing caused by rotational movement of an eccentric weight armature assembly positioned in said housing and operatively interconnected with said shaft of said gear and shaft assembly so as to rotate as said shaft rotates.

6. The toy gun of claim 5 wherein said second set of operating conditions includes explosive cap firing caused by firing assembly positioned in said housing and operatively interconnected with said gear and shaft assembly so as to operate when said gear and shaft assembly is actuated.

7. The toy gun of claim 6 wherein said first and said second operating conditions are actuated simultaneously.

8. A toy gun comprising:

a housing having a grip assembly connected to said housing at one end and a barrel assembly rotatably mounted to said housing at the other end;

a motor mounted in said housing;

a trigger mechanism mounted in said grip assembly electrically connected to said motor in a manner such that said motor is energized when said trigger mechanism is actuated;

a gear and shaft assembly driven by said motor for rotating said barrel assembly of said housing;

said gear and shaft assembly including an extension shaft engaged with a gear mechanism in a manner such that rotation of said extension shaft causes said gear mechanism to rotate; and

said barrel assembly having means formed on an inner surface thereof for engagement with said gear mechanism in a manner such that rotation of said gear mechanism causes said barrel assembly to rotate.

9. A toy gun comprising:

a housing having a grip assembly connected to said housing at one end and a barrel assembly rotatably mounted to said housing at the other end;

a motor mounted in said housing;

a trigger mechanism mounted in said grip assembly electrically connected to said motor in a manner such that said motor is energized when said trigger mechanism is actuated;

a gear and shaft assembly driven by said motor for rotating said barrel assembly of said housing; and

a mechanism for causing said housing to vibrate upon operation of said toy gun.

10. The toy gun according to claim 9 wherein said mechanism for causing said housing to vibrate includes a rotating arm driven by said shaft of said motor driven gear and shaft assembly and having an eccentric weight mounted on said rotating arm for rotation within said housing.

11. A toy gun comprising:

a housing having a grip assembly connected to said housing at one end and a barrel assembly rotatably mounted to said housing at the other end;

a motor mounted in said housing;

a trigger mechanism mounted in said grip assembly electrically connected to said motor in a manner such that said motor is energized when said trigger mechanism is actuated;

a gear and shaft assembly driven by said motor for rotating said barrel assembly of said housing; and

a mechanism for indexing and firing explosive caps driven by said gear and shaft assembly.

12. A toy gun comprising:

a housing having a grip assembly connected to said housing at one end and a barrel assembly rotatably mounted to said housing at the other end;

a motor mounted in said housing;

a trigger mechanism mounted in said grip assembly electrically connected to said motor in a manner such that said motor is energized when said trigger mechanism is actuated;

a gear and shaft assembly driven by said motor for rotating said barrel assembly of said housing; and

means for creating and transmitting vibrations in said housing;

means for indexing and firing explosive caps;

means for actuating a light emitting device;

means for transmitting sound effects through a speaker positioned in said housing; and

electrical circuit means causing said light emitting device and said means for transmitting sound effects to be energized through an electrical connection which is made when said trigger mechanism is actuated whereby said light and sound are energized along with said motor for rotating said barrel assembly.