US2561849A - Toy smoking gun - Google Patents

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TOY SMOKING GUN Filed y 22, 1950 J I J/ k I; 52 4/ *2 a m "iuuuumu ul 54 3'0 Z4 Z7 Z9 6 NVENTOR. /EEVER ETT. BY

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Patented July 24, 1951 I UNITED-v i t a notation of Oregon Product Engineering 00., enianu;',oreg

-p'ajrtic larly-desigried for the firing of li g a sm 11 quantity of Y pulveiulerit mechanism in which-gr pe a're'actuate'd I s n rinai erre damaging the he rof parts-and;Inateria1lylesseningthe cost of qat nia fl sem i y fthemechani mr lA' u h' r Qbie th Pr sentvent on? i provide an improved; drugged.- mechanism of the character described ji n' whi'ch positive {synchroiiiz'ation of the yario'us movementsis assured by the provision of a single'ytrain ofniechanisrns all actuated through a trigger and a' singleflspring, A further object of the present invention is to provide a simplified double-action mechanism of ajnovel type fincluding a trigger (mounted in the gun througl the provision of- ,pimanq-{not ineans permitting displacement of the trigger pie'cein addition to theusual pivotal moyement l t fi fi fl h e th .ham ilrm lberr tain at nan-cock and the trigger mechanism may [reset itselffollovving each actuation; of the hammer.

11A 1 further, object ,of the rov de elm nflwh h :1 h I ack. mec a ism. to ro uce s rge Qt,am e+sim n fmwd r'ins nch jonisrn ith theeXpl iQn th no serod n e emen a id i which the smoke-producingmechanism1may efillfidwith pulverulent material u ther ecmmhe presentmi z v n i e 1 L t P Wid a 'me'q en miof th lflore o ge cha act r i w h: n le sp in so dis as o v The foregoing"and. otherqobjects andadvantag'esof the present invention maybe more readily; ascertained from .-insp eo,tion oi the following fi fiqi c t qn r tak -m n lgonnecti i rit v hev er ewiaadmwinemhe og like parts,

resent invention a" iiibrfises a double-ac triate the hammer in its' striking 'Inovement,- t1;

of novelty will. be more distinctly pointed out vin 1 6.1 un with;the coverrrernoyed to expose 'the l workin mechanism, the view.- shpwin'g the reI-Q presen ,i ntibn i a b lpw i s. actu t d 1ation i -o ;t er tin par swtl a p has been discharged,powderjs being discharged froin' h muzz e: 'r od ceithe i lu iw mqk W1 the trigger has;r eturned to its normal position;

Figi= 21is agvieW-similar to- Eigl showing; the mechanis med at l e e afl i q rg i with} the hammer; raised to= its li nitof trigger: actuated movement; and the 1 trigger approaching i :limi ero erati mire t i on i Fig; 3 is;a partial-ryiew of the mechanisn after the hammer has; fallen and the tri ger is return in'gtoitsnormahposition; l

,Fig.-;4 is ,a view similar to ig. 3 showing the hammer retained at; half-cock position and the cap magazinel opened; g n

Fig. :5 ;is atvertical'section through a simula'ted cartridge in which a charge of -pulverulent mag terial-is retainemand Fig.- 6 isa partial yiew of the muzzle ofithe gun,uwi-th par,ts broken away, and showingthe method-0f replenishing the powder charge in'the smoke producing apparatus.

The invention is herein illustrated-as embodied in a toy gun simulating,adonMe-actionree volver and thus-enhancing its attractiveness to children. The :gun comprisesa' frame. ID in cluding a central-portion :which isprefer: ably exteriorly shaped to simulate .thecylinder and breech portion of a revolver, "a handle portion' l2 'and'a barrel portion- I3. 7 The gun is com? pleted by means ofja complementary cover. (not shown)" which may be retained. by rivets o'r screws passing through suitable' 'ope'nings suchas indicated at I l,v l5; "l6"ar1d"l1; The trigger guard 'l8is mounted upon the frame part I 0 and thefront'sight' I9 is "mounted' upon the muzzle portion 20' of the cover which ispartially' illusitratedin'Fig. 6. It is'tobeiappreciated thatxthe trigger guard l8 and the front sight 19 are 01f:- set so as to liealgng th vcenterline of the re volver when thetwocornplementary parts are joined together.

. t igger iv t 2:! slwiibli m ni i ra oted on the frame at 33.

a notch in the frame Ill so that the finger portion 23 thereof lies within the trigger guard. The trigger extends inwardly beyond the pivot and the inner end thereof is provided with a pair of vertically spaced projections. the lower one of which constitutes a lock spur indicated at 24, and the upper one of which constitutes a sear indicated at 25. The trigger-is provided with a generally fore and aft slot 26 into which the pivot 2| projects, the slot lying within a transverse, cylindrical boss 2! on the trigger piece. A cap feeding pawl 28 is pivotally mounted at 29 on the trigger piece immediately below the lock spur 24, the feed pawl extending forwardly above the boss 21. A projection 30 on the pawl engages the surface of the boss 21 so as to hold the feed pawl in a normal, inclined position illustrated in Fig. 1. A spiral spring 3| is attached at one end to the projection 30 and its opposite end is attached to the forward edge of a hammer 32 pivtension and passes about the boss 21 in contact with the lower andforward surfaces thereof, then passes diagonally upward behind the pawl 28 to its point of attachment to the hammer 32. The arrangement is such that when the hammer is in its released position the spring exerts a rearward pull on the boss 21 of the trigger piece so as to hold the inner end of the trigger piece rearwardly with the forward end of slot 26 engaging the pin 2|. The spring also urges the trigger forward about pivot 2|, and returns the trigger when released. The trigger is position illustrated in Fig. 1 in readiness for the next firing action.

The upper tip of the feed pawl 28 is normally spaced slightly from the lower surface of the anvil 35 so as to permit manual shifting of the strip 34 if the hammer should be slightly raised. However, when the trigger is pulled rearwardly the tip of the pawl engages the strip of caps and presses the same against the anvil. Continued movement of the trigger toward the rear causes the pawl to push the strip upwardly as illustrated in Fig. 2, the extent of feeding movement thereby accomplished being such as to position a fresh cap in alignment with the striker face.

The striker face is preferably transversely ribbed so as frictionally to hold the strip in position during the first portion of the returning movement of the feed pawl.

The springis under The strip 34 is supplied in a roll which may be mounted upon a tapered pin 40 projecting inwardly from a roll mounting flange 4| affixed to the anvil 35 and to a magazine plate 42 pivotally mounted in the frame, the mounting thereof comprising a triangular lug 43 depending from the front end of plate 42 and a pivot pin 44 mounted on the frame and passing through the lug. A magazine latch 45 projects throughthe side of the frame and normally engages a latch notch 46 in the edge of flange 4|, the outer end retained at its normal position by a portion of the trigger engaging the forward end of the notch in the frame through which it projects. The spring 3| also holds the projection 30 against the boss 21 so that the feed pawl 28 is poised to engage a paper strip 34 having caps thereon, and caused to slide the strip upwardly across the surface of an anvil when the trigger is actuated. The hammer 32 is also forced forwardly about its pivot 33 by spring 3| so that the striker portion 36 of the hammer may explode a cap positioned in alignment therewith by the feed pawl. A hammer limiting lug 3'! projects from the frame in position to engage'an abutment on the hammer and prevent further forward movement of the latch (not shown) being manually dis placeable to release the magazine. The latch 45. is biased toward holding position by a coil spring 4'! tensioned between the latch and a point on the lug 43 beneath the pivot 44. When the latch is released the spring 41 contracts to swing the magazine upwardly about pivot 44 to its open position so that a fresh roll of caps may be mount: ed thereon. Details of the magazine, magazine latch and magazine spring not herein illustrated are fully disclosed and claimed in the copending application of Harry F. Everett, Serial No. 163,537, filed concurrently herewith.

In order to increase the simulation of a real revolver and to eliminate the danger of an acof the hammer if the trigger should be pulled is rotated by pulling the finger piece 23 rearas permitted by the slot 26 until the toe clears wardly the spur 24 engages the toe 38 to raise the hammer to the position illustrated in Fig. 2.

' As soon as the trigger passes beyond the position illustrated in Fig. 2 toward a limit position,

as limited by the notch through which the trigger anvil, the hammer thereupon coming to rest in the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 3. The lock spur is now above and overhanging the lock toe, but the trigger may return to its normal position under the influence of spring 3| because of the slot 26. As the trigger is released and begins to rotate forwardly about the pivot 2| the inner end thereof will be moved forwardly by the toe 38 so that the trigger pivot 2| becomes relatively positioned in the rear end of the slot 26 until the lock spur clears the lock toe, whereupon the spring 31 will return the trigger to its normal cidental discharge while loading a fresh strip of caps, the striker face 36 may be held rearwardly from the anvil 35 by moving the hammer to half-cock position. For this purpose the hammer is providedwith a cooking spur 56 projecting rearwardly in position to be engaged by the thumb. Upon pulling the hammer rearwardly by means of the cooking spur the lock toe 38 engages the rear face of the sear 25 on the inner end of the trigger, and moves the trigger forwardly the sear, whereupon the spring 3| will snap the trigger rearwardly to position the sear beneath the toe. Upon releasing the hammer the toe will engage the upper surface of the sear to hold the hammer at half-cock as illustrated in Fig. ,4. The hammer may be released from the half-cock position by pulling the trigger, whereupon the lock toe will first drop onto the lock spur 24 and thereafter will be fully raised and released in the usual manner, or the hammer may be held back by means of the cocking spur and lowered gently to its release position when the trigger has been pulled rearwardly to the limit position beyond the position illustrated in Fig. 2. The arrangement of the sear 25 and lock spur 24 is such that the trigger will be entirely removed from the path of the lock toe when the finger piece of the trigger is held at its rear limit position, thereby increasing the attractiveness of the toy'by per-- mitting actuation of the hammer by manipula der or other smta%lepu1veru1em material indicated at 5|, such means :coniprising a flexibll b e'll'ciws 521 The bellowslpreferably comprises a corrugated, cylindrical sleeve of suitable flexible material and having its end fixed to rigid discs. The front disc 53 is held stationary as by means of slipping its edge into a vertical slot 54 in the frame I and a complementary slot (not shown) in the cover portion. The rear disc 55 is reciprocated at each action of the hammer by means comprising a stiff wire 56 having its front end bent transversely of the frame and passed through an ear 51 mounted centrally of the disc 55. The wire passes rearwardly through a notch 58 in a flange 59 against which the magazine flange 4| rests when in normal position. Therear end of the wire is bent forwardly and hooked through an opening 60 in the hammer 32 into which the upper end of spring 3| is also hooked. When the hammer is drawn rearwardly to the raised position indicated in Fig. 2 the bellows 52 is expanded, and when the hammer snaps forwardly the bellows is rapidly collapsed, thus stirring up the powder charge and expelling air which has been drawn into the expanding bellows through a small tube communicating with the bellows through the upper edge of disc 53 and extending through the barrel to a point near the muzzle of the gun. The rapidly discharged air entrains a small quantity of the pulverulent material to produce a puff of artificial smoke at the muzzle immediately following the sound of the exploding cap. The tube BI preferably extends upwardly at a slight inclination so as to discharge the powder in asomewhat upwardly direction.

The forward end of the tube 6| is retained in a tightly fitting cylindrical opening in the outer end of the barrel. produced by an internal flange 63 in the frame In and a complementary flange (not shown) on the cover, the flanges being spaced inwardly from the muzzle opening to define the inner end of a chamber into which powder may be poured. The outer surfaces of the flanges are preferably rounded inwardly from the muzzle to produce a bell-shaped mouth in which a small charge of powder may be deposited, as illustrated in Fig. 6, when the barrel is held vertically with the muzzle upward. If the powder is deposited in the muzzle portion when the hammer is down and the bellows collapsed, the charge may be sucked into the bellows when the hammer is drawn back to expand the bellows. This is preferably accomplished by manually raising the hammer by engaging the cocking spur 50.

Preferably the gun is sold in combination with a number of dummy cartridges such as indicated in Figs. 5 and 6, each comprising a shellsimulating container 65 having a bullet-simulating plug 66 which may be screwed into or otherwise suitably retained in the open end of the shell to retain a load of powder.

Having illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention permits of modification in arrangement radium f a e is eg d ail. ,1. c im a m m ifitatio'ri's atbo'irie within scope of the appended claims I claimf'fi iii. 1. g gggy gun comprising em.l a memii fi ve fiqael ic new bellows, and flange means internally of said muzzle embracing the forward end of said tube and retaining the free end of said tube in said barrel inwardly from the muzzle thereof, there being a' short section of the barrel of the gun between the muzzle thereof and said flange of larger internal diameter than said tube.

2. A toy gun comprising a frame including a barrel and a hollow, cylinder-simulating portion, a hammer pivotally mounted in said frame, means to actuate said hammer comprising a trigger and spring mechanism, a bellows comprising a forward end disk, a rear end disk and a flexible sleeve having its ends connected to said disks in bellows-forming relationship, means near the forward end of said hollow, cylindersimulating portion to retain said forward end disk in relatively fixed relation to said frame, a rigid link connecting said rear end disk to said hammer whereby raising said hammer causes expansion of said bellows and lowering said hammer causes collapse of said bellows, a tube extending through said barrel to a point near the muzzle thereof, said forward end disk having an opening therethrough through which said tube extends in tightly fitting relation, and flange means internally of said barrel near the muzzle thereof embracing the forward end of of said tube and forming with the muzzle of said barrel an open chamber capable of holding a small charge of pulverulent material.

3. A toy gun comprising a frame including a hollow barrel, a hammer pivotally mounted in said frame, means to actuate said hammer including a spring operatively associated therewith, a bellows mounted forwardly of the hammer, cooperative means on saidbellows and frame anchoring the forward end of said'bellows in said frame, the remainder of said bellows being freely positioned within said frame and having expansive movement in a rearward direction, a link having one end connected to the rear end of said bellows and its opposite end connected to said hammer whereby drawing the hammer rearwardly expands said bellows and movement of the hammer forwardly collapses said bellows, a tube of smaller diameter than the interior diameter of the barrel communieating with said bellows through the forward end thereof and extending forwardly through said barrel, and means retaining the free end of said tube in said barrel comprising a flange in said barrel spaced inwardly from the muzzle thereof and forming with the forward portion of said barrel an open chamber in which pulverulent material may be placed, said flange embracing the free end of said tube.

HARRY F. EVERETT.

(References on following page) 7 REFERENCES grmn Number Number Name Date Johansson June'l, 1926 Peake A'ug.'16, 1932'- Bixler June '29, 1937 Will Oct; 13,- 1942 Buchanan July 20, 1943 Cimaglia Oct. 8, 1946 'Baggott Sept. 19, 1950- FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date France- 1 Aug. 4,1927

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