Projectile launcher

• US 5,738,079 A
• Filed: 06/29/1995
• Issued: 04/14/1998
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/1995
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hasbro Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hasbro Inc.
• Inventors: Wierwille, Kurt, Brown, Robert Louis, Keller, Bryan R., Meiser, Daniel G.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ricci, John A.
• Application Number:
  US08/496,791
• Time in Patent Office: 1,020 Days
• Field of Search: 124/8, 124/16, 124/26, 124/27, 124/37, 124/61, 124/59, 124/64-67
• US Class Current: 124/66
• CPC Class Codes: F41B 11/642 the piston being spring operated

Abstract

A toy projectile launcher includes a body portion, two pairs of launching assemblies on the body portion, and a trigger assembly for actuating the launching assemblies for launching projectiles from the body portion. The trigger assembly includes a single trigger element which is alternatively operative for actuating one pair of the launching assemblies for simultaneously launching two projectiles or for actuating both pairs of launching assemblies for substantially simultaneously launching four projectiles.

Claims

1. A toy projectile launcher comprising:

a body portion;

first, second, third and fourth launching means on said body portion for launching first, second, third and fourth projectiles therefrom; and

actuating means comprising a single trigger element which is operative for simultaneously actuating said first, second, third and fourth launching means to simultaneously launch said first, second, third and fourth projectiles from said body portion.

2. In the toy projectile launcher of claim 1, said first and second launching means comprising first and second piston and cylinder assemblies for launching said first and second projectiles from said body portion.

3. The toy projectile launcher of claim 1 further comprising means for simultaneously moving said first and second launching means to a loaded position.

4. In the toy projectile launcher of claim 1, said trigger element being alternatively operative for substantially simultaneously actuating only two of said launching means or all of said launching means.

5. In the toy projectile launcher of claim 1, said body portion comprising a pair of side portions and a handle portion extending between said side portions, said first and second launching means being mounted on one of said side portions, said third and fourth launching means being mounted on the other of said side portions, said trigger element being mounted on said handle element.

6. In the toy projectile launcher of claim 5 said trigger element being alternatively movable for initially actuating only said first and second launching means, or for substantially simultaneously actuating said first, second, third and fourth launching means.

7. A toy projectile launcher comprising:

a body portion;

a pair of launching means on said body portion, each of said launching means including a pair of barrels and being operative for launching a pair of projectiles from the pair of barrels thereof; and

actuating means comprising a single trigger element which is selectively operative for actuating a first one of said launching means for launching a first pair of said projectiles from the respective barrels thereof or for simultaneously actuating both of said launching means for simultaneously launching both pairs of said projectiles from the respective barrels thereof.