Shooting toy

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016016086-A1
Application number	US-201414774687-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 12, 2014
Priority date	Mar 12, 2013
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The shooting toy ( 1 ) includes a shooter ( 5 ) and a projectile ( 4 ) to be ejected from the shooter. A trigger element ( 6 ) is movably mounted in a shooter body ( 7 ) and has a pusher part ( 10 ) adapted to push the projectile ( 4 ) away from its loaded position. The shooter ( 5 ) is adapted to eject the projectile ( 4 ) along a centre axis of a cylindrical surface of the projectile ( 4 ). A pinching element ( 8 ) is adapted to prevent ejection in said direction of the projectile ( 4 ) in its loaded position in the shooter body ( 7 ) by means of frictional force acting between a pinching surface of the pinching element ( 8 ) and the cylindrical surface of the projectile ( 4 ). The pinching surface is adapted to guide the cylindrical surface of the projectile ( 4 ) in the ejection direction.

First claim

1 . A shooting toy ( 1 ) including a shooter ( 5 ) and a projectile ( 4 ) to be ejected from the shooter, the shooter ( 5 ) including a shooter body ( 7 ), at least one pinching element ( 8 ) adapted to pinch the projectile ( 4 ) and thereby hold it in the shooter body ( 7 ) in a loaded position and a trigger element ( 6 ) being movably mounted in the shooter body ( 7 ) between a passive position, in which the projectile ( 4 ) may occupy its loaded position in the shooter body ( 7 ), and an activated position, the trigger element ( 6 ) having a pusher part ( 10 ) adapted to push the projectile ( 4 ) away from its loaded position when the trigger element ( 6 ) is moved from its passive position to its activated position, the trigger element ( 6 ) having a finger touch part ( 11 ) adapted to be activated by an operator, and the projectile ( 4 ) having a cylindrical surface ( 12 ), characterised in that the shooter ( 5 ) is adapted to eject the projectile ( 4 ) along a centre axis ( 16 ) of the cylindrical surface ( 12 ) of the projectile ( 4 ), in that the at least one pinching element ( 8 ) is adapted to prevent ejection in said direction of the projectile ( 4 ) in its loaded position in the shooter body ( 7 ) by means of frictional force acting between at least one pinching surface ( 17 ) of the at least one pinching element ( 8 ) and the cylindrical surface ( 12 ) of the projectile ( 4 ), and in that said at least one pinching surface ( 17 ) is adapted to guide the cylindrical surface ( 12 ) of the projectile ( 4 ) in the ejection direction of the projectile ( 4 ) along the centre axis ( 16 ) of the cylindrical surface ( 12 ) of the projectile ( 4 ) during ejection of the projectile.

2 . A shooting toy according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one pinching element ( 8 ) has the form of a tubular or at least partly or substantially tubular element adapted to interact with the cylindrical surface ( 12 ) of the projectile ( 4 ) by means of the at least one pinching surface ( 17 ).

3 . A shooting toy according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the tubular or at least partly or substantially tubular element forming the at least one pinching element ( 8 ), at least along a part of its length, is divided into parts ( 22 ) by means of at least one cut-out ( 23 ) in a wall ( 21 ) of said element.

4 . A shooting toy according to claim 2 or 3 , wherein the at least one pinching surface ( 17 ) has the form of a raised surface on an at least partly cylindrical surface ( 20 ) of the tubular or at least partly or substantially tubular element.

5 . A shooting toy according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the shooter body ( 7 ) is at least partly formed by a tubular or at least partly or substantially tubular element having a first part ( 24 ) forming the at least one pinching element ( 8 ) and having a second part ( 25 ) accommodating the trigger element ( 6 ).

6 . A shooting toy according to claim 5 , wherein the trigger element ( 6 ) is mounted pivotally in a slot ( 26 ) in a wall ( 27 ) of the shooter body ( 7 ) so that the pusher part ( 10 ) is located inside the at least partly or substantially tubular element and so that the finger touch part ( 11 ) is located outside said element.

7 . A shooting toy according to claim 6 , wherein the trigger element ( 6 ) is so arranged in the shooter body ( 7 ) that a line ( 28 ) extending through the pusher part ( 10 ) and the finger touch part ( 11 ) forms an acute angle with a central axis ( 29 ) of the tubular or at least partly or substantially tubular element of the shooter body ( 7 ).

8 . A shooting toy according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the trigger element ( 6 ) has a V-formed part, each leg of the V-form forming a separate pusher part ( 10 ) at its end, and wherein the entire trigger element ( 6 ) is symmetrical or substantially symmetrical about the symmetry axis of the V-form.

9 . A shooting toy according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the projectile ( 4 ) has the form of a circular stud coupling ( 13 ) in the form of a rotationally symmetrical unit comprising a coupling stud ( 14 ) on its top surface and a coupling skirt ( 15 ) on its underside which is complementary relative to the coupling stud ( 14 ), wherein the at least one pinching element ( 8 ) is adapted to interact with the coupling stud ( 14 ) of the projectile ( 4 ), and wherein the shooter body ( 7 ), opposite the at least one pinching element ( 8 ), is provided with a coupling stud ( 31 ) corresponding to the coupling stud ( 14 ) of the circular stud coupling ( 13 ) and adapted to interconnect with the coupiing skirt ( 15 ) of the circular stud coupling ( 13 ).

Assignees

• Lego As

Inventors

• Garling Aske Klejnstrup

Classifications

• A63H13/10 Primary

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• F41B15/00

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• A63H17/006

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