Projectile propelling attachment for toy figures
US4710146A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1986 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63H13/10
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
Projectile propelling attachments are provided for toy figures that have an arm connected at the shoulder end for pivotal movement relative to the torso through approximately ninety degrees. The attachments include an apparatus releasably mountable on the figure in engagement with the arm. A front end bore receives a projectile from which a tether extends out the back end of the apparatus through a smaller diameter bore. In the larger diameter bore there is a coil compression spring. At the free end of the tether a retainer prevents the tether passing back through the apparatus. In one form, the back end of the tether is attached to a reel carried on the back of the figure. Pulling on the tether pivots the arm to the firing position and then compresses the spring. When the tether is released, the spring propels the projectile.
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